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OK, which rifle for leopard?
      18/06/11 03:32 AM

I have a Namibian leopard hunt this year, and I'm kinda' wondering about which rifle to take.

1) Ruger .416 Mag Hawkeye w/mag-na-brake (still kicks like a rabid mule). Ammo: Hornady .416 - 400-gr. soft point
2) Weatherby .257 Mag. Ammo: Weatherby (Norma load) 100-gr. spire point (soft)

The 416 has a 1-4 Leupold while the Weatherby has a 3-9 Leupold. The lower power scope would be better for hunting from a blind, but the 3-9 would work well on plains game/bait.

This will be my 5th African safari, and I'm fairly good at placing a shot. The 257 is a very fast cartridge at 3000 fps and Roy Weatherby took a Cape Buffalo with it. The 416? Wellll, it SHOULD be enough for anything. It's just that the bloody thing is so damn unpleasant to shoot - even with the brake. It's too light for caliber, but that makes it easy to carry.

The 257 will do the job, and the rifle shoots 1/2 MOA. I'm kind of leaning to taking it, but what do you think.

257 or 416???

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* OK, which rifle for leopard? poprivit 18/06/11 03:32 AM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? bonanza   21/07/11 05:49 AM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? poprivit   21/07/11 08:16 AM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? bonanza   21/07/11 09:05 PM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? poprivit   22/07/11 03:29 AM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? bonanza   22/07/11 09:52 AM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? HogPilot   20/09/11 03:59 PM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? 9.3x57   21/07/11 10:26 AM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? JabaliHunter   19/06/11 03:19 AM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? poprivit   19/06/11 05:53 AM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? Rule303   19/06/11 02:24 PM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? FATBOY404   19/06/11 03:04 PM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? eagle27   19/06/11 03:51 PM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? FATBOY404   19/06/11 07:04 PM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? DarylS   20/06/11 01:35 AM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? poprivit   20/06/11 03:14 AM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? Ripp   20/06/11 03:35 AM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? gryphon   20/06/11 12:01 PM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? albertan   20/07/11 03:41 PM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? DarylS   21/07/11 02:01 AM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? tophet1   20/07/11 05:04 PM
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. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? Blank   19/06/11 12:37 PM
. * * Re: OK, which rifle for leopard? hughman   18/06/11 04:21 AM
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