I hope he never meets a ".45 is the only round that will stop an elephant on meth". Frankly can't think of where an elephant could find a meth supplier that could meet its needs. As for stopping it with a .45 I don't think a straight up .45 would stop a baby elephant let alone a full grown one straight or jacked up.
And having dealt with, on a personal level as a LEO, Meth addicts I believe I'm safe in asking was the guys eyes brown? Cause he was full of it. There is a documented case of a drug dealer back in the 80's that was roughly 6 foot and in shape. He took 6 rounds from a .44 center mass and lived, Well sort of lived, for a year in the hospital. Now the last time I checked pretty sure that a .44 has a tad more force and penetration behind it, and it has trouble stopping Grizzlies. Unless the guy stood rock steady and waited until the last second and Hit the brain first shot in the instant off spot. Even dead that elephant will still keep coming until the rest of it realizes it's dead and needs to fall down. BTW the guy would have to be standing to the side to hit the elephants brain at all since it's well back of the frontal bone or forehead. We're talking pistols here not rifles.