 His fondness for such cartridges as the .450/.400 Nitro-Express, .500/.465 Nitro-Express and .375 Holland & Holland Magnum are expressed again and again in his writing.Of the 450/.400 he says, Speaking of the .375 Magnum (a cartridge still sold) he writes, 
Having hunted over thirty years on the African continent, Taylor killed over 1,000 elephants, many of these illegally.Taylor's personal life in later years was one of misfortune.