“_October 13th, 1906_
“DEAR MR. TEASDALE-BUCKELL,—I don’t think it necessary to distinguish
between African and Indian elephants. No doubt the former is more
difficult to kill with the frontal shot, but you must try and get
another shot; then, again, the 480 grain (450) bullet gives enormous
penetration, and probably would penetrate the head of an African
elephant as well as any bullet you could use. For a charging elephant,
there is nothing like the big bore for stopping, or at any rate turning
the animal. Velocity: it is a curious thing that we appear to get
_practically_ the same elevation with the 375 (450) bullet as the 480
gr. one, and practically the same velocity. We attribute this to the
extra weight of the 480 gr. offering more resistance to the powder, and
thereby setting up higher pressure, greater heat, though practically
making the powder do more work.