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Glamdring · July 22, 2000, 08:47 AM

About those Elephants with 7x57 and 6.5's they used FMJ bullets at low velocity for brain shots at very close range. They weren't "hunting" either. They were just killing them for ivory.

July 22, 2000, 08:47 AM	#26
Glamdring Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2000 Location: MN Posts: 1,388	About those Elephants with 7x57 and 6.5's they used FMJ bullets at low velocity for brain shots at very close range. They weren't "hunting" either. They were just killing them for ivory.