At the end of October I will be heading to the Deka area in Zimbabwe for an elephant / buffalo hunt. I have a 470 double rifle that I will definitely be taking, and hopefully using on both the buff and ele. My question is which of the following bolt rifles do you guys recommend as a second gun?
416 Rigby
375 HH

Whichever one you shoot better.

On my last DG safari I took my 470 NE and my 416 Rem Mag.

My next DG safari will be taking my 470 NE and my 375 H&H.


Lots of help huh!

I agree with John

I agree with Jaco.

I'm with Jim. For me the .470 NE and the .375. I might change in the future, however, and take my .458 Lott in place of the .375. . . .

I'd take the .416, all else being equal, just because it is more gun, and IMO, more is better.

You shouldnt go anywhere without a 375.

I am leaving for Zimbabwe on the 26th of August. Hunting with Russ Broom for buffalo the 4th through the 10th of September. I will be taking my 470 Chapuis and my 375 Weatherby MkV DGR.

Willie
What company are you hunting with. Who is your PH. I hunted Deka in March. I plan to return in Oct.
If I was only hunting buff and elephant I would take the 416. If I was going to hunt general plains game after the buff and elephant I would take the 375.

Willie

In 2004 Ozhunter and I hunted Zim (for buff and ele) with his 470 Merkel and my 375H&H Parker Hale. This combination proved to be quite effective.

As for your 2nd DGR, my quite biased in favour of the 375 - but as Toomany Tools mentioned, I'd also suggest you pick the one you are most proficient with, assuming you own both.