Two Royal Bengal Tigers In One Night

[Ridgewalker]

Very enjoyable reading your story and then reading the back and forth conversations. Shotgun vs rifle, rifle vs shotgun. Funny!
Thanks for another exciting episode from your hunting life!

 

[Professor Mawla]

Very enjoyable reading your story and then reading the back and forth conversations. Shotgun vs rifle, rifle vs shotgun. Funny!
Thanks for another exciting episode from your hunting life!

@Ridgewalker
Thank you very much . In short , the answer is a large calibre rifle of at least .450 bore . Employing a 500 grain premium quality soft nosed bullet traveling at a velocity of 2100-2350 feet per second . My personal preference is for a .458 Winchester Magnum , employing a 500 grain Nosler Partition soft nosed factory ft nosed factory load .

 

[Vetaikaran]

Thank you for the great report. Fascinating to read that such hunts happened so recently.

My father was in the Indian Forest Service in South India. He shot 2 tigers with Astra Hammer double SXS shotgun using Lethal Ball and LG, 2.5 inch paper case, in 1952.

Both were cattle killers terrorising villagers.

 

[Professor Mawla]

Thank you for the great report. Fascinating to read that such hunts happened so recently.

My father was in the Indian Forest Service in South India. He shot 2 tigers with Astra Hammer double SXS shotgun using Lethal Ball and LG, 2.5 inch paper case, in 1952.

Both were cattle killers terrorising villagers.

@Vetaikaran
I am honored that you have enjoyed this . As one says , it was the “ End of an era “ . I believe that your courageous father used the Eley Grand Prix 2 1/2 inch lethal ball shell ( discontinued in 1956 ) and the Eley Grand Prix 2 1/2 inch LG shell ( which holds six antimony hardened lead slugs of .36 calibre ) . I used Eley Alphamax 2 3/4 inch LG plastic shells ( which held eight antimony hardened lead slugs of .36 calibre ) . By the time that I began hunting ( 1972 ) , plastic shotgun shells had completely replaced paper shotgun shells .

It is fascinating that your father used to own an Astra 12 bore . Hundreds of Astra 12 bore Imperator Model side by side shotguns were imported into Bangladesh , during the time when it was East Pakistan ( mostly during the 1950s and the 1960s ) . These invariably featured 2 3/4 inch chambers , extractors and 28 inch barrels . The left barrel was fully choked . The right barrel was a modified choke . Many can still be found on the second hand racks of arms shops in Bangladesh , today .

 

[DieJager]

Late to the party. But what a great story, thank you for sharing.

 

[jacques smith]

Also late in the reading. But stories like this are timeless. Thank you so much for relating
I also am amazed at closing distance from 150 to a mere 20. Guess they were engrossed in something else

 

[Professor Mawla]

Late to the party. But what a great story, thank you for sharing.

@DieJager
I am truly honored that you have enjoyed this .

 

[Professor Mawla]

Also late in the reading. But stories like this are timeless. Thank you so much for relating
I also am amazed at closing distance from 150 to a mere 20. Guess they were engrossed in something else

@jacques smith
I am truly honored that you have enjoyed this . Perhaps , this article ( which I have also authored for AH forums ) may be of some interest to you . It details stalking Royal Bengal tigers at night . I refer you to the “ Stalking “ and “ Notes & Observations “ section .

Hunting The Royal Bengal Tiger : The Essentials

In the last 48 years of my life , I have shot 11 marauding Royal Bengal tigers . And a few more which were shot prior to 1974 ( when hunting Royal Bengal tigers for sport became formally prohibited in Bangladesh, as per the Wildlife & Conservation Act - 1974 ) . These 11 marauders were shot...

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[Aaron.F]

Great story, I appreciate you taking the time to share it.