 But when shot, it was usually done quickly, at close range, and at an animal that can maim or kill the shooter.Although the 9.5×57mm MS was considered light for four of the “big five” in Africa (elephant, hippo, cape buffalo, and rhinoceros), it could handle any thin-skinned game including the dangerous ones.It was considered by some African guide-hunters to be an ideal lion gun and cartridge combination in the years just prior to World War I.