Love the points made in this article. I'm advising my friend on getting a rifle that will serve him both for Africa and for the Rocky mountains. He is leaning towards the 375 Ruger African, which with hand-loading will work for practically anything on the planet. I told him the most important thing is to get a dedicated hunting rifle and PRACTICE. Hunt, target shoot, fine-tune your reloading. The caliber can be fun to play with, but you can't substitute experience.