| JPK |
| (.375 member) |
| 24/12/08 02:52 PM |
Re: 500/416 experience's
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As I think about this, and after watching the 2 dvd's on Boddington on Elephants, it is quite clear, it really does not matter it you shoot them with a .275 or a 600 Nitro..if you don't hit the brain, they ain't going down ...there are several shots in the DVD series I watched where more than one shot was fired on charging elephant..just as often as not, they did not go down if not hit correctly...
I'm not an expert, but disagree with that statement in bold. They may not die, but may well drop stunned even unconscious.
This is true. More frequent with cows than bulls, by alot. But either way a close miss may save your bacon, or that of the PH, trackers or game scout - if your using a big bore.
See again Buzz Charlton's DVD, where his refrain is, "...if the shooter were using a rifle shooting a 500gr bullets, this elephant would have dropped..." Recall, Buzz shoots a 416 Rigby.
JPK