| Ripp |
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| 02/10/22 11:31 AM |
Re: Which .416 For Africa?
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375H&H is a very good caliber no doubt..but, does better in my mind as a plains game caliber to use when hunting in DG country such as Zim or Cameroon.
Untold thousands of safari hunters experience probably disagrees.
As for the .416 being an all-rounder including on plains game, I wonder how the average safari client fares on accurate plains game with .416 recoil? Clients bragging expert tales are often are far different from their PHs experience with the same. Those missed kudu at 30 yards evaporate! I think the recoil of a .416 for plains game shots is too much for the average whitetail stand hunter. The reason the .375 shines as an all-rounder. Recoil is still stout but milder. As for buffalo, guys like Harry Manners shot thousands of buffalo with a .375 in Mozambique. For close thick cover hunting I'd turn to a .450 or bigger in a double rifle anyway.
They all do the job. Only the law prevents the good old buffalo killing .318 WR also being used.
I am not saying the 375 doesnt work..I AM saying the 416 does it considerably better. Per my experience on buffalo and other large game.
My first trip to Zim, my plains game rifle was a 300 RUM, the 180 Accubonds were blowing up on game, so ..for the next 20 days all I used was my 416 from Duiker to buffalo, it worked perfectly..used 400gr A-Frames..roughly2400fps.. same for solids, 400gr Barnes Solids.. Shot game from 50 yards to 265 (bushbuck)..
I really don't find the recoil of my 416 Rem to be bad at all.. 375 is certainly less, but I stand by my statement that in my experience .375 makes a perfect PG rifle in DG areas.. Your going to wish you had a 375 vs a .270 in your hand when you get charged by a tunskless in the dark sneaking into a blind.. YES, that did happen..Twice.. not both tuskless..
The 375 killed everything I shot while in Cameroon.. However the effect on game when getting hit with a 416 vs 375 is visible to the naked eye.. I've taken a min of 50 head of game with my 416. Not a ton but enough to see a trend forming. If it doesnt drop immediately, its very quickly thereafter.. My experience from PG to ele to cape buffalo...