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hoppdoc
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Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?
25/07/06 10:54 PM

First, I must qualify anything I say.

I have no african big cat experience and my only big cat was a cougar loping at me which I shot cleanly with a lever action.One shot-lights out. The professional hunters using dogs in Colorado use handguns/small caliber rifles to good effect.

The african leopard is a totally different beast, a true terror.
Given my own choices I would probably choose a rifle for precision shooting and my usual big game deep woods followup gun- a beretta semiauto with a 5 shot extension shooting benneke slugs.I personally don't feel that buckshot would get the job done reliably with the penetration needed.Apparently Mr. Africa-Boddington( no detraction meant only envy!) states he prefers projectiles other than buckshot for leopard followup.

Lacking the ability to take the Beretta SA to Africa, I may lean to the Drilling with slugs.And no, I don't think there will be time for 3 shots. With the Beretta, maybe 2 shots,More like 1 aimed shot and maybe a "prayer" shot with the drilling if I'm real lucky.

Excellent discussion by all here!!!

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IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	hoppdoc	22/07/06 09:27 PM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	Preacher	25/07/06 11:27 AM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	shakari	25/07/06 03:58 PM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	hoppdoc	25/07/06 10:54 PM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	Preacher	25/07/06 11:50 PM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	DUGABOY1	27/07/06 01:44 AM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	NE450No2	28/07/06 04:35 AM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	bulldog563	28/07/06 04:49 PM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	Preacher	29/07/06 05:49 AM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	luv2safari	02/08/06 08:47 AM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	Preacher	24/07/06 09:25 PM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	shakari	24/07/06 10:41 PM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	Preacher	24/07/06 11:29 PM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	shakari	25/07/06 04:51 AM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	Preacher	25/07/06 05:44 AM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	shakari	25/07/06 07:23 AM
Re: IS THE 12 ga, DRILLING THE BEST LEOPARD GUN?	DUGABOY1	24/07/06 01:25 PM

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