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Africa perfect rifle for elephant,buffalo,plains game?
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<blockquote data-quote="LR3" data-source="post: 560841" data-attributes="member: 15336"><p>Just an update after 3 trips to Africa and chats to friends. A friend I hunted with did great with a 30-06 on plains. The rifle was very accurate and he handled the recoil very well. 375 also did great on plains but these animals are tough. A steinbok with guts shot out still kept on going. Had a 416 Rigby but it jammed and could not get it open. Yes bolts do have problems also. Two buffaloes came at us and we opened fire on the one that did not turn. Two 375, one through both lungs and one through heart did not stop him. Ran a crcle behind us as we ran side ways, took another at least two 375 s and finally went down with a 470 double i put into the spine. A relative has hunted 14 buffs including charges and had a buff with 3 375 s in the heart that still did not stop. Alos had 6 shots of 458 wiinchester fail on elephant. He swears by Gibbs 505 for this reason (not 375 or 416) for buffalo and elephant. The suggestion of two rifles is a good one if you are planning several trips. A 300 or 338 for plains will work well. Remember the heavy rifles become an issue if you are walking 10-15miles a day for plains. If you do bring two, a bore larger than 375 is wise. If you shoot regularly a bolt, stay with a bolt. If you take a double, put at least 100 rounds though it so you know how to handle it including the trigger and fast loading. The Barnes triple shocks in the 30-06, 375 and 416 worked very well on plains and buffalo although many would argue for solids for buffalo after first shot. For buffalo I still think a 416 is a good choice. Out of some 25 animals the longest shot was an inyala at 215 paces. Hope this is useful for those of you planning a trip even though there is no perfect answer of what to bring and the most important factors are practice, what you are comfortable with and shot placement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LR3, post: 560841, member: 15336"] Just an update after 3 trips to Africa and chats to friends. A friend I hunted with did great with a 30-06 on plains. The rifle was very accurate and he handled the recoil very well. 375 also did great on plains but these animals are tough. A steinbok with guts shot out still kept on going. Had a 416 Rigby but it jammed and could not get it open. Yes bolts do have problems also. Two buffaloes came at us and we opened fire on the one that did not turn. Two 375, one through both lungs and one through heart did not stop him. Ran a crcle behind us as we ran side ways, took another at least two 375 s and finally went down with a 470 double i put into the spine. A relative has hunted 14 buffs including charges and had a buff with 3 375 s in the heart that still did not stop. Alos had 6 shots of 458 wiinchester fail on elephant. He swears by Gibbs 505 for this reason (not 375 or 416) for buffalo and elephant. The suggestion of two rifles is a good one if you are planning several trips. A 300 or 338 for plains will work well. Remember the heavy rifles become an issue if you are walking 10-15miles a day for plains. If you do bring two, a bore larger than 375 is wise. If you shoot regularly a bolt, stay with a bolt. If you take a double, put at least 100 rounds though it so you know how to handle it including the trigger and fast loading. The Barnes triple shocks in the 30-06, 375 and 416 worked very well on plains and buffalo although many would argue for solids for buffalo after first shot. For buffalo I still think a 416 is a good choice. Out of some 25 animals the longest shot was an inyala at 215 paces. Hope this is useful for those of you planning a trip even though there is no perfect answer of what to bring and the most important factors are practice, what you are comfortable with and shot placement. [/QUOTE]
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