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We decided not to get the paradox, preferring to trust to hitting the small vital spots rather than transport the weapon by hand through long tropical marches. The nine-millimeter rifles were said to be large enough for nearly all purposes, but not reassuring in extremely close quarters.
The .256 Mannlichers are splendid for long range shooting, as they carry a small bore bullet and have enormous penetrating power. The presumption, therefore, was that we should first shoot the lion at long range with the .256, then at a shorter range with the nine-millimeter, then at close range with the .475 cordite, and then perhaps fervently wish that we had the paradox or a balloon.
The most popular type is the .450 and .475 cordite double-barreled ejector, hammerless rifles, and these are the ones that every elephant hunter should have. We started out with the definite purpose of getting three .450s one for Mr. Akeley, one for Mr. What we really got were three .475 cordites, two nine-millimeter Mannlichers, one eight-millimeter Mauser, and two .256 Mannlichers.
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