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Shackleton
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Elephants killed by rimfire???
#84048 - 15/08/07 01:59 AM

About 10 years ago Guns&Ammo did a special issue about big bores, stopping power and dangerous game. They mentioned that there were a couple known and verified cases of elephants killed by a .22 rimfire rifle. Anyone know any specifics about these? Maybe a farmer trying to drive it away who just happened to hit the "right" spot? Extremely lucky poacher trying to get ivory without much noise? Just curious how this actually happened.

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Charles_Helm
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Re: Elephants killed by rimfire??? [Re: Shackleton]
#84051 - 15/08/07 02:20 AM

Capstick discusses it in one of his books. If I recall correctly, it was something about trying to run one out of the garden and hitting a "sweet spot" behind the front leg. Then the inevitable disbelief and repetition of the experiment.

I can't seem to locate it at the moment, and of course it is anecdotal only.

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Tatume
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Re: Elephants killed by rimfire??? [Re: Charles_Helm]
#84052 - 15/08/07 02:45 AM

John Taylor tells of an elephant killed by Bell, using a 22 Hornet.

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Ripp
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Re: Elephants killed by rimfire??? [Re: Tatume]
#84065 - 15/08/07 11:13 AM

There is a story about Bell doing this--If I remember correctly the "Sweet Spot" was directly behind the front leg as the animal would be turning--you had to time your shot precisly and enter the loose skin between the body and leg--at which point the bullet had enough energy to hit the heart..

Ripp

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