Eight Years Wanderings in Ceylon
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12 to No. 10. There can be noimprovement upon such a weapon for the range generally requiredby a good shot.
I am very confident that the African elephant would be killed bythe brain-shot by Ceylon sportsmen with as much case as theIndian species. The shape of the head has nothing whatever to dowith the shooting, provided the guns are powerful and the hunterknows where the brain lies.
When I arrived in Ceylon one of my first visits was to themuseum at Colombo where I carefully examined the trans...versesections of an elephant's skull, until perfectly acquainted withits details. From the museum I cut straight to theelephant-stables and thoroughly examined the head of the livinganimal, comparing it in my own mind with the skull, until I wasthoroughly certain of the position of the brain and thepossibility of reaching it from any position.
An African sportsmen would be a long time in killing a Ceylonelephant, if he fired at the long range described by mostwriters; in fact, he would not kill one out of twenty that hefired at in such a jungle-covered country as Ceylon, where, inmost cases, everything depends upon the success of the firstbarrel.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
12 to No. 10. There can be noimprovement upon such a weapon for the range generally requiredby a good shot.
I am very confident that the African elephant would be killed bythe brain-shot by Ceylon sportsmen with as much case as theIndian species. The shape of the head has nothing whatever to dowith the shooting, provided the guns are powerful and the hunterknows where the brain lies.
When I arrived in Ceylon one of my first visits was to themuseum at Colombo where I carefully examined the trans...versesections of an elephant's skull, until perfectly acquainted withits details. From the museum I cut straight to theelephant-stables and thoroughly examined the head of the livinganimal, comparing it in my own mind with the skull, until I wasthoroughly certain of the position of the brain and thepossibility of reaching it from any position.
An African sportsmen would be a long time in killing a Ceylonelephant, if he fired at the long range described by mostwriters; in fact, he would not kill one out of twenty that hefired at in such a jungle-covered country as Ceylon, where, inmost cases, everything depends upon the success of the firstbarrel.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Samuel White Baker to read onlineMoreLess
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