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Sometimes you do have to chose the lessor of two evils.
And yes the recoil did that. Perhaps that's why I didn't feel any recoil, it was diverted to the elephant and gave him a stroke? I think we discovered a new law of physics. The formula is:
recoil (in ft.lbs) X puckerfactor(squared) + 400 gr solids = dead elephant
Wow, I need to contact Popular Science.
BH63