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cowboy
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Re: If only One double cartridge???
11/07/10 09:22 AM

Bake,

I wrestled with this problem myself. It is nice not to have to drag a lot of rifles

around, I think 2 guns is probably the maximum you really want to go to Africa with.

If dangerous game is on your quota (elephant, buff, hippo, lion,...) & one rifle is

a double then it is nice to have a scoped bolt gun as a back-up. I had a 416 Rigby

but traded it in for a nice 375 H&H. When cat hunting you need to shoot a lot of bait

& for plains game it works well. You can also use it for anything bigger as well, including

elephant. With the 5kg weight limit on ammo, the difference in weight between a 416

& 375 was noticeable (especially when taking along 30-40 rounds of a larger NE double)

For an all-around double I have a vintage 450/400 3 1/4" NE Charles Lancaster & have

taken elephant, lion & 2 buff with it. It is not scoped, but that would certainly make it

more versatile. I guess I have been reading too many posts about being "undergunned"

with a 450/400 when going after elephant, so I went and acquired a nice 500/465 H&H

that I will be taking this Sept to Tanzania to use for elephant. This is my solution to your

dilemma, a 375 H&H bolt action paired with a larger double (500/465).

Good Hunting, Jim

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If only One double cartridge???	bakerb	24/06/10 06:52 AM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	grandveneur	11/07/10 05:25 AM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	cowboy	11/07/10 09:22 AM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	FATBOY404	12/07/10 08:07 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	ozhunter	12/07/10 09:08 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	FATBOY404	12/07/10 09:27 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	doubleriflenut	26/06/10 12:09 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	bonanza	25/06/10 10:53 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	jcs271	26/06/10 02:10 AM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	CHAPUISARMES	26/06/10 12:26 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	ozhunter	26/06/10 04:34 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	CHAPUISARMES	26/06/10 04:45 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	Mike_Bailey	26/06/10 08:24 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	CHAPUISARMES	26/06/10 09:39 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	Yochanan	10/07/10 08:40 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	CptCurl	10/07/10 10:14 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	JabaliHunter	11/07/10 02:01 AM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	Dutch44	26/06/10 07:57 AM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	CHAPUISARMES	24/06/10 09:14 AM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	AkMike	24/06/10 11:59 AM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	DarylS	24/06/10 12:17 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	pato	24/06/10 08:44 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	93mouse	24/06/10 11:01 PM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	Grenadier	25/06/10 07:34 AM
Re: If only One double cartridge???	CHAPUISARMES	25/06/10 09:21 AM

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