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Pichon comes from Pichon Comtesse de Lalande my favorite wine,which does come from France.By the way the book is worth a read.Speak to you soon.

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Don't let Nitro read that.

I think he did go back for a visit and a hunt with a rich visitor. That's what Alex Maitland said anyway.

Don't believe everything you read from Capstick.

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Capstick was good friends with Bob Langeveld,a legendry elephant hunter and says that he was involved cropping elephant with him for some time.Given that one doesnt B...l S..t about hunting with mates I believe he(Capstick)must have some fair experience shooting jumbos.

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I was told by a good source Capstick shot 3 or 5 (can't remember which) elephants.

He claims on his elephant hunting film to have shot 800 elephants, but the film is immediately cut as the last word of the sentence was said. Probably because he burst out laughing or something ........

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As for Taylor, I have a book with a mention of a short visit/holiday back to Africa after a visit to Australia. I will put the quotation and the source up at a more convenient time.



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He claims on his elephant hunting film to have shot 800 elephants, but the film is immediately cut as the last word of the sentence was said. Probably because he burst out laughing or something ........

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John, you may be correct in your opinion of PHC's ele shooting experience, but not of the quote in the film! I believe the actual quote is, "I have shot some 800 Elephant...... I say shot, but I mean in on the shooting of!" . My information is that he only shot 5 elephant for himself, but was in on the shooting of client's eles, and did cropping for the parks people. I've never taken an Elephant either, but I placed two 500 gr solids in the heart of a 70 pounder, that belonged to a friend, who botched the first frontal brain shot, and my shots would have killed the bull quickly, however, my friend placed his second shot as the ele turned, in the neck reaching the brain, puting him down in a cloud of dust! SO...... I guess, I could say I shot a 70 pounder! It's not a lie, but it would be misleading if not explianed!

PHC's Book on Taylor was intirely written from the information given him by Brian Marsh, and a couple others, and was simply put into intertaining prose by Capstick! I firmly believe the stories people love to spread are nothing but over the back fence, gossip that has far less to back it than anything PHC wrote. My question is, how many here who are offering opinion as fact, have ever even spoken to PHC face to face?

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My quotation comes direct from his own mouth on his video. I have been all through this before and re-watched the film to get his exact words, so don't intend to do it again, or again! Watch the video.

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John , maybe we are talking about two different videos! Come to think about it, I may be off center, because it just zinged into my old 70 yr old mind, that the quote I posted may have been from his AUDIO interview with Ken Wilson, and not on a video at all.

Still it explains what he meant by the statement! Like you, I have all his films, and books, and I don't realish viewing them all again to prove a point that is not needed to further world peace!

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Hi Mickey
any chance of letting us in on how you know PHC never shot any elephants with Langeveld?
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I'd like to read the answer to that one, as well!

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I suggest you review the Rhino hunt he did on video. I think there are a couple of hints in there.

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Welcome to the forum.

A couple of books you may be interested in getting;

"Shooting the British Double Rifle" by Graeme Wright

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"The Hammerless Double Rifle" by Alexander Gray

They have nothing to do with Taylor but thought if you were interested in Double Rifles they would be right up your alley. Wrights book is the better of the two in my opinion but Gray's book is also good (although don't spend too much on it as there are some people who think it is worth its weight in gold).

Also highly recommend you getting "African Rifles and Cartridges" by Taylor if you dont already have it. Some very good info.

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The Alexander Grey book "The Hammerless Double Rifle" is a fine book, but you will need it really bad if the pay the going price for it! It is going now for between $750, and $800 USD. I have a prestene copy, but I paid $45 for it when they were not so rare!

The Graeme Wright book will answer a lot of questions, you had no idea needed answering, or even asked!

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"If I die today, I have had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"

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