I used a double .500NE for my buffalo and a .375 bolt gun for plains game. Looking back, I could easily have used the double on everything I shot. Maybe a little heavy for the plains game but oh well, what the hell. My double was wearing a Trijicon RMR. Traditional, well, kinda not really...... That firey tiny little red dot really works for my old eyes and it makes me VERY fast to get on target easily out to 100 yards and maybe some stretch beyond that.

I have been contemplating dispensing with the notion of using scoped rifles entirely except for maybe barren ground caribou where distances can be a factor. Anyhow, my next double will be a .450NE with a second barrel set in .375 flanged magnum. Both barrel sets will wear RMR sights and I'm pretty pumped about using it for most all of my hunts. I do hope to return to Africa one day, good health and several buckets of money permitting. Aside from that, NA hunting will keep me in the field and hopefully carrying a double!