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Quote: Picture this. You can see the cow elephant waiting behind a thorn tree, watching its back trail, waiting to ambush anyone following it. Yoiu can see its rough outline but not enough to shoot. The PH tells you to go forward, around the tree and shoot the cow elephant. You will be about 8 feet away from it when you go around the tree ... I can tell you, having a big bore double rifle, gives one a lot more confidence than any bolt action will in such a circumstance. Also not all of us hunt dangerous game only in the company of a guide or PH. Many hunt solo. No back up then. Haven't read the article yet, but a problem is many dudes buy a rifle before their safari, hardly shoot it, then hunt with it, then sell it when they get home. They really have no experience with it or a DR. Compare this to eg the expert guys who shoot a lot of BGRC. Lots and lots of good practice. A huge difference to the one off shooter. |