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Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains game
17/03/08 07:22 AM

RIPP, you are a shooter and you will know for sure.

Whichever for plains game, maybe a really light rifle.

But for lion...

How about this; since you know the .416 will kill everything totally adequately, all that matters is what you want to bring, and of course your shooting, and that is round-count and time-on-target.

But you WANT to take the .470, and the .338 is an option, and really, it is a great lion caliber, too. Ahhh, but that .470 keeps beckoning and you want to bring it, which is natural. Who wouldn't?

So, why not make a sort of game out of it, a contest of sorts. You have a couple months or more before the hunt, yes?

Pick some real, practical, field accuracy goals for lion. Real life speed and distance shooting {whatever the max range might be for lion in the area in which you plan to hunt}. Take your three rifles; .416, .470 and the .338. Be honest and strict in your shooting goals.

Pit the three against each other. If I remember correctly, you can get to the range a few times a week and plan to from here on in. So do so, and then after, say, three weeks, make an honest judgement. Which one wins? Which one do you honestly shoot the best with?

Whichever that one is, buy the bulk of your ammo and spend the next month and a half shooting it and your light rifle alone {...and your .22 of course

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Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains game	Ripp	17/03/08 05:43 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains game	allenday	19/03/08 12:26 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains game	JPK	19/03/08 12:47 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	ozhunter	19/03/08 05:00 PM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	NitroX	20/03/08 04:15 PM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains game	9.3x57	19/03/08 02:31 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains game	JPK	19/03/08 11:33 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	Anonymous	17/03/08 07:44 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	Bramble	17/03/08 07:46 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	AzGuy	17/03/08 10:32 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	ozhunter	17/03/08 04:53 PM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	JPK	18/03/08 01:17 PM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	Ripp	20/03/08 10:41 PM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	Dutch44	21/03/08 01:19 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	ozhunter	21/03/08 08:06 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	Marrakai	21/03/08 10:26 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	NitroX	21/03/08 07:29 PM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	hoppdoc	21/03/08 10:21 PM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	Marrakai	22/03/08 01:12 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	NitroX	22/03/08 11:24 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	rscott	22/03/08 01:03 PM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	NitroX	22/03/08 01:15 PM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	JPK	28/03/08 03:04 PM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	hoppdoc	28/03/08 10:04 PM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	9.3x57	21/03/08 11:20 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	ant458	30/03/08 03:21 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	375fanatic	21/03/08 08:01 PM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	Marrakai	18/03/08 12:21 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	Mike_Bailey	18/03/08 02:00 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	SAHUNT	18/03/08 05:21 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	AzGuy	18/03/08 06:14 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains gam	Ripp	20/03/08 10:37 PM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains game	hoppdoc	17/03/08 07:40 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains game	peter	17/03/08 06:20 AM
Re: Gun Choice for Lion, buffalo, hippo, croc and plains game	9.3x57	17/03/08 07:22 AM

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