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Nick_Adams
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Re: MOST NEGLECTED AFRICAN CARTRIDGE???
12/12/06 12:21 PM

Definitely, the .404 Jeffrey.

As Gregor Woods noted in his book, Rifles for Africa, the .404 cartridge in a magazine rifle was used nearly universally by the various African game-control departments. It combined effective "stopping power" with the least amount of recoil of the typically available .40-bores. Thus, for those using it in a tight situation the .404 Jeff offered controllability. For those reasons it's still a great big-game cartridge today, as well as being an "African Classic" in the traditional sense.

Too bad another fav of mine didn't make the list of "neglected" African cartridges: the ol' 300 H&H. It's also a grand old classic.

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MOST NEGLECTED AFRICAN CARTRIDGE???	hoppdoc	10/12/06 01:49 PM
Re: MOST NEGLECTED AFRICAN CARTRIDGE???	Marrakai	10/12/06 03:41 PM
Re: MOST NEGLECTED AFRICAN CARTRIDGE???	500Nitro	10/12/06 04:43 PM
Re: MOST NEGLECTED AFRICAN CARTRIDGE???	NE450No2	10/12/06 05:50 PM
Re: MOST NEGLECTED AFRICAN CARTRIDGE???	500grains	11/12/06 10:07 AM
Re: MOST NEGLECTED AFRICAN CARTRIDGE???	Nick_Adams	12/12/06 12:21 PM

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