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shakari
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Re: Help with caliber choice
      19/03/06 05:12 PM

I own, use and love my .500 Jeffery, but I think you need to decide what you plan to use the rifle for. If it's general African hunting then (IMO) the .416 or .404 make a better choice than the .500s. The .500s are absolutely tremendous short range charge stoppers but they do have appreciably more bullet drop than either of the other two calibres I mentioned.

Don't think it's impossible to take a long shot with a .500 - it's not, but it's a damn sight easier with a .416 etc......

If of course, you primarily want a charge stopper or you're pretty damn sure you'll only shoot it at closeish range or a rifle to shoot just for fun, then the .500s would be a better choice...... Hell, just buy one of each!

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Steve "Shakari" Robinson
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* Help with caliber choice bulldog563 19/03/06 03:01 PM
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. * * Re: Help with caliber choice hoppdoc   20/03/06 08:06 AM
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. * * Re: Help with caliber choice bulldog563   21/03/06 07:16 PM
. * * Re: Help with caliber choice hoppdoc   22/03/06 04:26 PM
. * * Re: Help with caliber choice bulldog563   22/03/06 04:48 PM
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. * * Re: Help with caliber choice bulldog563   21/03/06 09:01 PM
. * * Re: Help with caliber choice Marrakai   21/03/06 08:05 PM
. * * Re: Help with caliber choice bulldog563   21/03/06 07:18 PM
. * * Re: Help with caliber choice shakari   19/03/06 05:12 PM
. * * Re: Help with caliber choice Gibbs505   19/03/06 03:32 PM

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