I'm not preoccupied with the idea of some sort of 'minimal' monster caliber that'll hammer a buffalo into the ground, on the spot. If you hit 'em right, a number of cartridges will do that, and I've dropped 'em stone, dead, on the spot ,with the 458 Win. Mag., 416 Rem. Mag., and even the 300 Win. Mag.

I'm more interested in what's the biggest caliber the individual hunter can shoot well, and that to me is the real bottom-line fine print of the entire concept. Most guys talk a better game than they play. I don't care if a man has the ability to buy a 505 Gibbs, a 500 Jeffery, or whatever; if he can't personally hit with it, he's bought himself a problem -- not a solution.

Close only counts in horsehoes and handgrenades.......

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