It would get my vote for the most versatile all-round double rifle cartridge, period. Light to carry at 9 1/2 or 10 lb max, light in recoil, excellent buffalo cartridge with bonded-core softs, and fine for ele with steel-jacketed solids. Most rifles so-chambered are accurate enough for plains game to 150 metres, or further in the hands of a good shot.

John Taylor agreed, though he referred mainly to the 3 1/4-inch .400 cartridge as his favourite in 'African Rifles and Cartridges'.