The famous African professional hunter John Kingsley-Heath killed a bull elephant quite suddenly with a .243. He used a bullet custom-made by Speer specifically for the purpose, and put it in the ear-hole. Crash!

Kingsley-Heath admitted that was something of a stunt, but firmly believed the .243 was the best leopard cartridge ever. This always gets a rise from "modern" African hunters, whether amateur or pro, but JKH's reasoning was pretty clear: The .243 didn't kick enough to bother anybody, and the bullets expanded perfectly for killing 150-pound animals, especially at typical bait-hunting ranges. Over a career that was over a half a century long, he not only killed a pile of leopards himself but guided clients to hundreds, in several African countries.

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