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Trex
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Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa
      22/07/04 10:03 AM

Nitrox,

As you say the 338 and 375 are too close. My only problem is I am not really sure what conditions are going to be concerning range. I will cover this more when the time approaches with my PH. Of the three guns that I mentioned I have shot all three at DG and killed each animal with one or two shots at the most. (Two shots [338 win mag] on an Alaskan Browine but it was my fault and not the bear's). I like your mindset concerning the 338 for range but here is my quandray. If I take the 338 and the Lott or the 357 and something happens to the Buff gun (take your pick Mr. Murphy is alive and well in Africa), then I am stuck with no Buff gun. Make sense? Maybe I am worrying to much - my first hunt to Africa I just went and hunted and was happy as a pig in slop. I didn't obsess over which gun I took I just took the 375 and was happy. Couldn't make some of the plains shots that I wanted but hey I was happy. Anyway, I thank all of you veterans for your sage advice! I have decided one thing the more I look at Buff the more I want to take the Lott. I know that literally thousands have been killed with the H & H but I really don't see it as a charge stopping rifle. I know that it can do the job in skilled hands but I am no Capstick! I like (well like isn't the right word but close) to shoot the Lott. When I was in Alaska two years ago I used a friends and it stopped a Browine cold! That I really like!

Thanks Again!
Cheers
Trex

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* Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa Trex 19/07/04 11:13 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa JefferyDenmark   05/12/04 04:36 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa Siskiyous6   08/01/05 05:05 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa wombat   18/09/04 10:57 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa cowboy   19/09/04 02:20 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa atkinson6   29/09/04 05:23 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa bonanza   17/11/04 05:38 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa mikeh416Rigby   13/08/04 10:26 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa allenday   11/08/04 11:48 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa cr500   05/08/04 11:59 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa 4seventy   28/07/04 07:57 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa NitroXAdministrator   28/08/04 12:42 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa Nick_Adams   28/07/04 11:00 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa Robie   25/07/04 09:21 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa Peterb   28/07/04 07:36 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa 470Nitro   28/08/04 05:23 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa Plains99   18/11/04 01:19 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa AussieMike   03/09/04 06:30 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa AdamTayler   04/09/04 02:39 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa AussieMike   05/09/04 02:37 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa 470Nitro   03/09/04 07:10 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa Gibbs505   29/08/04 05:19 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa WyoJoe   25/07/04 10:27 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa Trex   25/07/04 01:06 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa RobertD   23/07/04 01:57 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa 500grains   23/07/04 04:39 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa mikeh416Rigby   13/08/04 10:29 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa atkinson6   28/08/04 07:16 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa mickey   24/07/04 12:51 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa NitroXAdministrator   25/07/04 09:14 PM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa Gibbs505   20/07/04 04:14 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa 500NE   20/07/04 03:00 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa Trex   20/07/04 04:23 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa NitroXAdministrator   20/07/04 11:36 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa Trex   22/07/04 10:03 AM
. * * Re: Suggestions for Two Battery Rifle for Africa atkinson6   22/07/04 08:02 AM
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