Well the thing with Bell was that he did most of his hunting before WW-I, and he lived to tell the tale and retire in comfort in Scotland! Bell used a lot of rifles, what he liked was light rifles and recoil to go with it, he knew how to shoot and shoot well, my guess he had exceptionally good eye sight, he also served in the RAF as a Fighter Pilot in the First World War. So many have repeated the story in so many articles about hunting and cartridges in general, that if you write something about the 7 x 57 or 7mm Mauser or 275 Rigby and don't drop his name, you are considered in some circles rude! He was an astute businessman, after all he shot elephants for money! And there is no doubt he was one of the few that was really successful at it, but its more than 100 years ago now, these days the big Ivory on the old bulls are very very valuable, considering what it costs to hunt elephant these days and you might just get to do it just once in a life time if ever!
