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I was over in Zimbabwe last year & was told of an elephant ivory poacher that had just been arrested. This particular poacher used a .22lr & would walk up close to an elephant & shoot it between the ribs, into the lungs, then wait some hours for the elephant to die & then remove the ivory. A .22 was used because it was quiet.
An ethical sporting shooter should always try to kill an animal humanely & quickly preferable with one shot & for this task the .22lr or .22mag are unsuitable for big game.
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