![]() ![]() They are much easier to kill than elephant or buffalo. Neumann, in his book," Elephant Hunting in East Equatorial Africa," mentions how deadly he found the "303 for these animals, and we know of many being killed in Central Africa with the same bore, as well as with the Mannlicher and Mauser. ![]() So many of these beasts have been killed with modern small-bore rifles that we think they are the best weapons to use for this animal. The brain of a rhino is very small and far back in the skull, and, if broadside on, a bullet about the earhole should reach it. Many of our remarks on the elephant, as regards vital shots, are applicable to this animal, with the addition, perhaps, of a shot in the centre of the neck but this is a difficult shot, and we don't recommend it being tried at first.
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