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bipbigbore
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Best 40 Caliber Choice
      27/09/08 03:34 AM

All,

I am going on a mixed bag hunt in the Selous next year and I plan on bringing only one rifle. The bag will include Buffalo, Waterbuck, Impala, Warthog etc. I expect shooting distances to be up to 100 paces for buff and up to 200 for everything else.

I am very torn on rifle selection. I am not comfortable with a .375 on Buff, so i am looking bigger. I have a great 458 Lott, but that seems nuts for the plains game. I also have a 416 remington, but I have heard about actions sticking in the hot weather.

I have a Brno 602 magnum mauser that I can build a gun on for the hunt. I am considering basically any of the 40 calibers. I have toyed with 400 H&H, 416 Rigby (though it requires a lot of gunsmithing), 404 dakota, 404 jeffrey, 425 express etc, and I cannot make up my mind.

Any guidance or suggestion would be appreciated.

Thanks

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* Best 40 Caliber Choice bipbigbore 27/09/08 03:34 AM
. * * Re: Best 40 Caliber Choice NE450No2   27/09/08 01:51 PM
. * * Re: Best 40 Caliber Choice bigmaxx   28/09/08 12:08 AM
. * * Re: Best 40 Caliber Choice JabaliHunter   28/09/08 01:45 AM
. * * Re: Best 40 Caliber Choice rscott   28/09/08 02:51 AM
. * * Re: Best 40 Caliber Choice Ripp   29/09/08 02:21 AM
. * * Re: Best 40 Caliber Choice JabaliHunter   29/09/08 10:20 PM
. * * Re: Best 40 Caliber Choice ovny   29/09/08 04:13 AM
. * * Re: Best 40 Caliber Choice Squarebridge   27/09/08 06:44 PM
. * * Re: Best 40 Caliber Choice Cinghiale   27/09/08 07:35 PM
. * * Re: Best 40 Caliber Choice bigmaxx   27/09/08 06:01 AM
. * * Re: Best 40 Caliber Choice hoppdoc   27/09/08 06:13 AM
. * * Re: Best 40 Caliber Choice bigmaxx   27/09/08 07:37 AM
. * * Re: Best 40 Caliber Choice TerryR   27/09/08 06:00 AM

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