gryphon
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What would you use on him 
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Gibbs505
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My 505 would, or for longer shots, my 375 H&H 
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470Nitro
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My .416 will work really fine with him  . Now we need to find a wild lion like this 
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Bigfive
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anything that i've got in my hands for a trophy like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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iqbal
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gryphon,is this mane for real or have you just extended it.Never seen anything like this before.What a trophy it would make.
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Bakes
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I'd use a long toothed comb to get the knots out, then a slicker brush to give it a good shine
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Dark_Helmet
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whatever is in my hands man... don't stop shooting until he (or you) is dead.
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gryphon
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gryphon,is this mane for real or have you just extended it
Mate i couldnt get close enough to extend it hahaha,the mane is real,i do believe that this lion was photographed in the wild fella`s!
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470Nitro
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Ummmm  There's a fence just behind him 
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NitroX
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I use an automatic SLR, a camera that is. 
He looks like he would pose real nicely.
PS That does look like a fence behind him and the trees and ivy distinctly Northern hemisphere.
But if this fellow was really in the wilds of Africa, man, they would would ask really BIG dollars in trophy fees for him.
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DPhillips
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Isn't that one of the "Barbary" Lions? I would suspect in a zoo or conservancy.
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gryphon
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HHhahaha i knew someone would spot the wire,some didnt !!!!
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mickey
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Damn, I just picked up a Mod 95 takedown in 405. Lion Medicine, and now I have to get a silencer for it. 
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Bigfive
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I'll try and get you a pick of a similar maned lion here in South-Africa.A friend of mine has a lion breeding station here in SA where he breeds lions for national parks all over africa.They aren't tame so don't try your luck.He has got 75 on his property wich is about 5000ha big.They stay in camps to cut down on fatalities.Al the males walk in their own camps and are only introduced to females who are ready to mate.
The big male that he's got he bought from a zoo in Europe somewhere.I think italy.
The one on the picture is definitly a zoo lion.
Another reason for its mane looking so good is because the lion dont move in natural bush.The bush thins out the mane everyday and old lions can have very little mane.
E.G Kenia and Lion have lots more impressive manes than lions in Kruger National Park South-Africa.Here the bush is a lot thicker and here is a lot more thorn trees where as Kenia is open Savvanah with mostly open planes.
Just some info- 
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Looks like a Barbary lion, from a zoo.
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