| DPhillips |
| (.375 member) |
| 06/05/05 01:52 PM |
Re: Will the PH save your life?
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In reply to:
DPhillips,
Do you recall a story from Tanzania last season about Bob Fontana? Mr. Fontana was hunting kudu with a 30-06. A buffalo charged him unprovoked from behind a bush, instantly killing Mr. Fontana. In that instance, there was no time for anyone to shoot. But assuming there had been 3 or 4 seconds warning, most of us would prefer to be holding a .375 or bigger instead of a 30-06. The same goes when hunting plains game in an area with a lot of elephants especially cows. Of course it is not necessary everywhere. In most of RSA and Namib you can hunt PG without ever seeing any DG.
500,
I do remember that, but like you say, a shot wasn't fired so it wouldn't have made a difference one way or the other. Problem is, a 375 isn't going to do the job either, based on the need for "stopping any animal one might encounter from any angle". A 375 is not a stopping rifle. In a lot of places, especially where there are surly elephants or even big Cape Buffalo, I think most agree that a stopping rifle should start with a big 45 caliber rifle.