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mickey
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Re: 470 vs 450-400
      15/01/08 08:05 AM

I think the 400 is a stopping cartridge on animals up to Buffalo but not on Rhino or Elephant.

To me, a stopping cartridge must kill instantaniously from any angle, not the perfect angle. Thus the 400 is too small for the pachyderms.

A 470 will usually do it and a 500 and up will always do it. This assumes the correct shot placement for the angle offered.

A stopping shot is not always a charge directed at the shooter. It is many times a charge directed at someone else at an unfavourable angle to the shooter.

But that's just my opinion.

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* 470 vs 450-400 k80 15/01/08 07:49 AM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 Anonymous   15/01/08 01:13 PM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 JPK   15/01/08 02:39 PM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 Antlers   18/01/08 06:12 PM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 93mouse   18/01/08 09:38 PM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 hoppdoc   19/01/08 07:50 AM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 500Nitro   19/01/08 08:00 AM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 hoppdoc   19/01/08 10:12 AM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 mickey   19/01/08 10:46 AM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 hoppdoc   19/01/08 03:43 PM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 ozhunter   19/01/08 01:18 PM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 Antlers   19/01/08 07:16 AM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 500Nitro   15/01/08 07:55 AM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 hoppdoc   15/01/08 08:06 AM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 mickey   15/01/08 08:05 AM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 500Nitro   15/01/08 08:30 AM
. * * Re: 470 vs 450-400 Ripp   15/01/08 11:57 AM

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