gryphon

For someone who hasn't hunted DG and has never faced
a charge of any kind, I just think what you said was a very
big statement.

How many double rifles do you own / have you shot
and what calibres ?

"and you have to admit some folks can be better shots than the average Joe too
plus a "readability" of game that many will never get..." read the story by
Boddington on his charge and other Lion and Leopard charges and tell me how
you can read game when you can't see it !. And he's got more experience than everyone on this forum

With such a big statement, I'd almost like to pay for you to
face a charge from a Leopard or Lion and just see how you fare.

One of you would end up dead and that would settle the argument
once a for all.

I know plenty of very good target shots who are useless in the field
shooting at animals.

I am confident of my abilities as I have practised it at the range and
know what is required in the field in regards to charging game.
The best I have done (under pressure in competition) is 4 shots
from a Win Mod 70 30-06 at 3 separate targets spaced 10- 15 yards
apart at 25 yards distance.
Total time taken was 9 seconds and all turned out to be killing shots
in the 10 rings. The targets were a picture of a charging lion and the
scoring rings were on the back.

My reference to "charging sambar" lthat you almost took umbrage to
was because I was trying to work out what you had been charged by
in making such a statement.

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