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Africa perfect rifle for elephant,buffalo,plains game?
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 562140" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>I agree that you have to be able to adapt between rifles. I've been shooting my African rigs for over 25 years plus hunt birds with an English double for 40 years. I ended up settling in a 375 H&H Whitworth Mauser with a quick detach German quick detach mount that goes on and off with no change in zero, and a fixed 4x Leupold over express sights. This rifle handles, shoots, and has the felt recoil of a 30-06 after you work it a bit. Shot a load of plains game out to 300 yards and buffalo. It worked for buffalo, but i think it's too light if the situation gets close or sticky. My 450 H&H double is a remarkable rifle. It handles just like fine English double shotgun, has the felt recoil of a 12 ga....push not kick. Everything I shot with it was flattened! This rifle</p><p> was made in 1904 and still holds 4 shots, 2 shots each barrel into 1,5" at 50 yards, the factory spec. Sold my 416 Rigby. Very accurate but too much for plains game and not as flat shooting as the 375. Ok with the big guys but i thought the 450 was more effective The recoil in a 10 pound rifle was miserable. Far more than the 450. On paper the 416 looks like a good one rifle solution, but in practice I don't think it's optimum for either. Just my viewpoint. Lots of guys swear by this caliber. In the end, for one rifle, the 375 works well. On most hunts you shoot a lot more plains game and</p><p> will want the benefits of it's handling ,trajectory, and accuracy. The PH will try to set up your dangerous game portion of the hunt to take into account the lighter caliber. That's why I prefer two guns. It makes for a more flexible shooting situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 562140, member: 10291"] I agree that you have to be able to adapt between rifles. I've been shooting my African rigs for over 25 years plus hunt birds with an English double for 40 years. I ended up settling in a 375 H&H Whitworth Mauser with a quick detach German quick detach mount that goes on and off with no change in zero, and a fixed 4x Leupold over express sights. This rifle handles, shoots, and has the felt recoil of a 30-06 after you work it a bit. Shot a load of plains game out to 300 yards and buffalo. It worked for buffalo, but i think it's too light if the situation gets close or sticky. My 450 H&H double is a remarkable rifle. It handles just like fine English double shotgun, has the felt recoil of a 12 ga....push not kick. Everything I shot with it was flattened! This rifle was made in 1904 and still holds 4 shots, 2 shots each barrel into 1,5" at 50 yards, the factory spec. Sold my 416 Rigby. Very accurate but too much for plains game and not as flat shooting as the 375. Ok with the big guys but i thought the 450 was more effective The recoil in a 10 pound rifle was miserable. Far more than the 450. On paper the 416 looks like a good one rifle solution, but in practice I don't think it's optimum for either. Just my viewpoint. Lots of guys swear by this caliber. In the end, for one rifle, the 375 works well. On most hunts you shoot a lot more plains game and will want the benefits of it's handling ,trajectory, and accuracy. The PH will try to set up your dangerous game portion of the hunt to take into account the lighter caliber. That's why I prefer two guns. It makes for a more flexible shooting situation. [/QUOTE]
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