Posted on 12/17/2006 3:38:24 PM PST by jome
It is always about bullet placement. Some large caliber high velocity bullets don't have the edge on penetration you might expect. "Karamojo" Bell dropped more than a few with a 6.5 x 54 Mannlicher-Schoenauer, 160 grain solids. I believe that "high velocity" has been overplayed, there isn't much magic in ballistics.
Anything that makes it to the brain is equal to anything else.
Anything that makes it to the brain is equal to anything else.
That is true..In case of elephant the skull bones are pretty thick nearing 5-6 inches or more in certain angles. The bullets might not reach the brain..Also there are instances of men walking around just fine with bullets in the brain..I guess same would hold true for an elephant....
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