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shakari
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Re: Leopard charge.
      27/03/09 12:32 AM

Alan,

All this is really a matter of personal choice but I'd say whatever rifle the shooter is most at home with and can handle fastest. My own carry rifle is my 500 Jeffery, weighs about 12.5 lbs fully loaded and is fitted with mercury tube recoil arrestor, 19 inch barrel, shallow vee rearsight and red fibre optic foresight. The rifle is made to fit me and handles like a shotgun when it comes to fast target acquisition. Although I say it myself, I'm helluva fast with it when I need to be........ that rifle is the perfect charge stopper for my use. For cats, my choice of bullet, which is equally important, is the Woodleigh SP..... and I've never had an occasion where there was time for a second shot, so the first one has to be bang on target. Maybe others have had time for a second shot, but I never have.

I don't really have enough experience with shotgun and solid slug to comment, but I guess it'd work. The sights might be a problem but that said, I never remember the actual shot in a charge, so don't know if I conciously use the sights or not. All I ever remember is identifying the beginning of the charge and the animal laying dead afterwards. The bit in between is always a total blank.

As for the marlin. Yes, I guess it'd work but again have never used one so I don't really have any experiences to base my comments on.

I think the most impportant thing is to use a firearm that is capable of doing the job and that the shooter is 110% familiar with and can shoot very, very quickly.

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Steve "Shakari" Robinson
Kuduland Safaris (Africa) Ltd
info@kuduland.com
www.kuduland.com



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* Leopard charge. beleg2 20/03/09 08:20 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. iqbal   20/03/09 01:19 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. alexbeer   20/03/09 08:50 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ozhunter   20/03/09 03:30 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. beleg2   20/03/09 09:38 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. Ripp   20/03/09 11:44 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   21/03/09 12:33 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ozhunter   21/03/09 02:12 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 500Nitro   22/03/09 08:11 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DuggaBoy   21/03/09 02:56 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ozhunter   21/03/09 03:24 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   22/03/09 12:13 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. albertan   22/03/09 08:34 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 500Nitro   22/03/09 08:37 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   22/03/09 01:45 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   22/03/09 03:03 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. albertan   22/03/09 06:22 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   22/03/09 06:42 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   23/03/09 12:21 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. SharpsNitro   25/03/09 01:11 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ozhunter   24/03/09 06:22 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   24/03/09 07:05 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ozhunter   24/03/09 08:00 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   24/03/09 10:56 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   26/03/09 09:48 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   26/03/09 10:41 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   26/03/09 10:56 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   27/03/09 12:01 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. Ripp   27/03/09 12:34 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DarylS   27/03/09 02:26 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. BeltedMagnum   27/03/09 09:51 AM
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. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   27/03/09 12:32 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   26/03/09 10:03 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. xausa   25/03/09 12:47 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   25/03/09 12:20 AM
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. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   25/03/09 12:39 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 450_366   25/03/09 01:17 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. dale   25/03/09 05:29 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   25/03/09 12:22 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   25/03/09 05:46 AM
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. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   24/03/09 11:36 PM
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. * * Re: Leopard charge. xausa   23/03/09 01:07 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DarylS   23/03/09 03:52 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   23/03/09 04:32 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   22/03/09 11:59 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. xausa   23/03/09 01:26 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   23/03/09 01:37 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. xausa   23/03/09 04:19 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   23/03/09 04:41 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   23/03/09 03:06 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   23/03/09 03:29 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. albertan   23/03/09 06:37 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   23/07/12 10:14 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   23/07/12 10:23 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. Ripp   23/03/09 10:30 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. rscott   23/03/09 11:37 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DarylS   24/03/09 02:28 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DuggaBoy   24/03/09 02:41 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   24/03/09 03:19 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. BeltedMagnum   24/03/09 10:21 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   24/03/09 01:39 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. RLI   24/03/09 01:33 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. lancaster   24/03/09 05:40 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 500Nitro   24/03/09 05:48 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   23/03/09 04:46 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. RLI   25/03/09 08:08 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   25/03/09 09:17 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. RLI   25/03/09 10:39 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   25/03/09 11:02 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   25/03/09 11:28 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   25/03/09 11:31 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   26/03/09 12:03 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DarylS   26/03/09 01:39 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   26/03/09 01:47 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   26/03/09 02:02 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 450_366   26/03/09 03:15 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   26/03/09 03:34 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 500Nitro   26/03/09 03:24 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   26/03/09 03:37 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 500Nitro   26/03/09 03:41 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   26/03/09 05:34 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   23/03/09 12:50 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. Ripp   23/03/09 04:15 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DarylS   20/03/09 10:18 AM

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