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JPK
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Re: second rifle for zimbabwe...
      27/04/08 01:34 PM

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I'll cast a dissenting vote for the 375 as your second rifle. I just don't see them breaking that often. Scopes yes, but not rifles. For the animals you specified, the 06 is dandy, personally I would take the 338 with 210 TSXs. jorge




Ripp and Jorge are right handed. I think my hesitancy regarding second rifles in grounded in the fact that I'm a lefty and the idea of hunting DG with a right handed rifle doesn't appeal to me, but since a 375H&H doesn't give up much in trajectory, and even less the Ruger, I don't see the reason not to wear both a belt and suspenders.

Member Allen Day has had a rifle become inopperable on safari btw, so the potential of the problem isn't too far fetched.

Besides, I'm not much of a longer range shooter or shot, and if the range is getting out there for a 375H&H trajectory or similar, it getting out there for my ability, or at least my confidence, too. Guys from out west may find the 375H&H limiting, I don't. The Ruger has a flatter trajectory than the 375H&H and at ~2700fps with 300 grainers, it is on par with a 30-06 with 180 grainers or a 338wm with 225 grainers.

But good choices make good debates, and all of your choices and all of the others' opinions have merit.

JPK

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* second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx 24/04/08 02:19 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   27/04/08 10:46 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   24/04/08 03:39 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... WyoJoe   26/04/08 02:17 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... jorge   27/04/08 06:04 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   27/04/08 01:34 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... poprivit   27/04/08 06:06 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   27/04/08 09:19 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... rscott   27/04/08 10:03 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... ozhunter   27/04/08 10:36 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   27/04/08 01:46 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... NE450No2   27/04/08 02:11 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... albertan   27/04/08 03:34 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   28/04/08 07:34 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   28/04/08 10:09 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   28/04/08 11:08 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... poprivit   30/04/08 07:00 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... EricD   19/05/08 08:55 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   18/05/08 06:44 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   19/05/08 07:29 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   19/05/08 09:51 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   19/05/08 07:56 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   20/05/08 12:28 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   10/06/08 07:37 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   19/05/08 12:17 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... mickey   02/05/08 12:22 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Anonymous   02/05/08 12:45 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... EricD   02/05/08 04:35 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   03/07/08 10:16 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   04/07/08 01:19 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   28/06/08 02:55 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   02/05/08 11:35 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... albertan   02/05/08 12:51 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JabaliHunter   02/05/08 06:24 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Plains99   25/04/08 12:16 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   25/04/08 12:50 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   25/04/08 01:16 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   25/04/08 01:40 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... albertan   24/04/08 02:53 PM

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