I have a friend GM,who will be going Leopard hunting in AFRICA next year and who has taken a leopard before with a 338WM but wants a BIGGER Leopard and better armament.Shooting a blur at warp speed on the ground with a scoped rifle is dicey. He luckily took the animal with a second running shot on the ground but jokes he had to clean up his drawers secondary to his own loss of bladder/bowel control! Can't say I would be any different.

Any suggestions for an improvement in armament if the hunted leopard launches a ground attack? Would a 12x12x8x57J with an off center scopemount be an option? The 8x57J would be used for precision shooting the animal if stationary, the 70 cal bore for closer intimate confrontation.
If so whats best? I would tend to prefer slugs over shot and of course a softnose bullet for the 8x57J.

Is there better armament to hunt such an animal requiring both precision shooting and massive stopping power for the blinding speed of its potential attack?

Thanks to all forum members beforehand for their thoughts and suggestions!!