Originally Posted by yukonphil
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.


I have no doubt the AK-47 has killed thousands of elephants by ivory hunters, and you may very well be correct that the 7.62x39 has killed more than any other. Good call. I do wonder how many shots it takes on average to kill one, even with FMJs to the head.

This is getting way off subject.