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Marrakai
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Re: Double for a tiger?
      20/12/07 11:51 PM

I would be hard pressed to choose between a .577 Light Nitro (as described by Taylor in 9ThreeXFifty7's post above), a Jeffery .400 (as others have suggested), and a 12-bore Paradox (gatsby's pick, and a passion of mine).

Provided the rifle was lively, properly balanced, and fitted well, and the bullets were bonded-core softs or 20:1 lead alloy, I would be equally happy with any of the above.

The underlying theme here is that with few exceptions, the hypothetical tiger hunter would be happiest with a traditional vintage chambering from the heyday of the Raj. Almost any calibre will kill a tiger, but to truly hunt a tiger one must jolly-well be armed with a pukka rifle!

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* Double for a tiger? EricCioe 17/12/07 02:51 PM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? mehulkamdar   21/12/07 01:40 PM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? rigbymauser   22/12/07 06:31 AM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? mehulkamdar   24/12/07 03:04 AM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? rigbymauser   27/12/07 04:59 AM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? Nakihunter   27/12/07 10:31 AM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? jaz   23/12/07 04:15 AM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? gatsby   17/12/07 05:01 PM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? Nakihunter   17/12/07 05:29 PM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? rigbymauser   18/12/07 03:23 AM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? JabaliHunter   19/12/07 12:42 AM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? 9.3x57   19/12/07 02:09 AM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? NE450No2   19/12/07 08:54 PM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? Ripp   20/12/07 01:44 AM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? Marrakai   20/12/07 11:51 PM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? 400NitroExpress   17/12/07 03:14 PM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? ozhunter   17/12/07 03:44 PM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? 9.3x57   17/12/07 04:04 PM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? NE450No2   17/12/07 04:16 PM
. * * Re: Double for a tiger? NitroXAdministrator   17/12/07 04:04 PM

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