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Something I Don't understand. Why do you need a .375 or .416 on african game if their killing them with inlines? | ||
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Who said you need a 375 or a 416? What sort of African game are they killing? What sort of inlines are they using? Who is they? | |||
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Jim Shockey has killed alot of Dangerous game with an inline in his shows. The Hippo hunt was a wild episode. His PH on that hunt had balls of steel(better yet, DIAMONDS!), that guy just stood there while everyone else tucked tail and scrammed and he nailed that hippo at mere feet during the charge. I think I would have been ahead of the trackers in getting the heck out of dodge  Back to the topic, I don't think a .458 cal in the 350-400 grn range would be too shabby at 2300+ fps from a Savage ML102. The one shot deal would steer me away. Rather be toting a double in case a follow up is needed. Reloader | |||
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1. Most PH's recommend it. 2. buffalo,hippo,and everything else. 3. TC encores 4. Jim shockey for starters. | |||
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.375 is the minimum rifle cartridge for DG in most if not all African countries. With M/l's, most are using .50 with special bullets (some experimental) pushed by 200 grains of BP substitute. You would be backed up by well armed PH's. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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It seems you meant to say _dangerous_ African game. Most other game in Africa falls over quite neatly to a 30'06. After seeing the effectiveness of a .429 300 gr LBT WFN @ 1375 fps on a variety of African antelope and warthog I wouldn't hesitate to use a .50 muzzleloader fed bore diameter conicals on anything that wouldn't hunt me back. | |||
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