Originally Posted by Dog_Hunter
I think that was in reference to Walter Bell, who killed well over 1000 elephants with a 7x57 and IIRC, very precise brain shots with the bullet passing through an opening in the skull (the elephant's "temple" maybe?) and bypassing bone.


from memories at least half have been wounded ... i ve met some old ivory hunters that never met Bell but used too small calibers. but those guys were crazy.
my reference too was all the guerillas around that used ak to make meat and of course ivory traffic ..

all the best.