Bake,

I wrestled with this problem myself. It is nice not to have to drag a lot of rifles

around, I think 2 guns is probably the maximum you really want to go to Africa with.

If dangerous game is on your quota (elephant, buff, hippo, lion,...) & one rifle is

a double then it is nice to have a scoped bolt gun as a back-up. I had a 416 Rigby

but traded it in for a nice 375 H&H. When cat hunting you need to shoot a lot of bait

& for plains game it works well. You can also use it for anything bigger as well, including

elephant. With the 5kg weight limit on ammo, the difference in weight between a 416

& 375 was noticeable (especially when taking along 30-40 rounds of a larger NE double)

For an all-around double I have a vintage 450/400 3 1/4" NE Charles Lancaster & have

taken elephant, lion & 2 buff with it. It is not scoped, but that would certainly make it

more versatile. I guess I have been reading too many posts about being "undergunned"

with a 450/400 when going after elephant, so I went and acquired a nice 500/465 H&H

that I will be taking this Sept to Tanzania to use for elephant. This is my solution to your

dilemma, a 375 H&H bolt action paired with a larger double (500/465).

Good Hunting, Jim