In some of the huntingbooks I have regarding "India"...275Rigby, 318 Westley Richards, 303British are most representent in the boltaction scene. I haven`t yet read anything on german sporting rounds....but ofcouse they have been there.
In and book called "Sport & travel in the far east"(1910) the author hunts in Baltistan, malaysia, China and Kashmire using a singleshot 32-40 and a double H&H 500-450 Nitro Ex.