The rifle was a Swiss Army Vetterli, a single shot rifle chambered for a 10.4 MM rim fire cartridge. We knew it as the .41.
The hunter was Jules Sandoz, a rough and rater disagreeable loner who lived in a sod house on the plains.
We know the story from his biography Old Jules, written by his daughter Mari.
The book is an excellent read.
I can imagine what Jack O'Connor might have said about trying to hunt plains antelope with a .41 rim fire rife. It was the farthest thing from a .270.
Mari tells us that Jules did not like it either--the low velocity and high trajectory made hitting a running antelope a doubtful proposition.
Jules later acquired a 7MM Mauser--probably a Model 1895.
Here's a teaser from the book. I recommend it.
books.google.com/books?id=vmzIcWfNAW4C&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=was+jules+sandoz+vetterli+a+single+shot+rifle&source=bl&ots=7gH7waYZiZ&sig=ACfU3U0FTqvok-YpiEs5r9qu-1vQtQVAFg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwisK-_fnoAhUBQawKHcIZB0sQ6AEwA3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=was%20jules%20sandoz%20vetterli%20a%20single%20shot%20rifle&f=false
The hunter was Jules Sandoz, a rough and rater disagreeable loner who lived in a sod house on the plains.
We know the story from his biography Old Jules, written by his daughter Mari.
The book is an excellent read.
I can imagine what Jack O'Connor might have said about trying to hunt plains antelope with a .41 rim fire rife. It was the farthest thing from a .270.
Mari tells us that Jules did not like it either--the low velocity and high trajectory made hitting a running antelope a doubtful proposition.
Jules later acquired a 7MM Mauser--probably a Model 1895.
Here's a teaser from the book. I recommend it.
books.google.com/books?id=vmzIcWfNAW4C&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=was+jules+sandoz+vetterli+a+single+shot+rifle&source=bl&ots=7gH7waYZiZ&sig=ACfU3U0FTqvok-YpiEs5r9qu-1vQtQVAFg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwisK-_fnoAhUBQawKHcIZB0sQ6AEwA3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=was%20jules%20sandoz%20vetterli%20a%20single%20shot%20rifle&f=false