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Re: Double for a tiger?
      17/12/07 03:14 PM

I'd take a .450/.400, but they were very regularly hunted with lighter rifles. King George V used a double .280 Lancaster. The .303 was widely used.

I evaluated a .400/.360 Westley Richards NE hammer double a while back that had a gold inscription from one Maharaja to another on the rib. They guy that was thinking of buying it had a book written by a Maharaja about Indian hunting, and who had done a lot of tiger hunting. He favored a .400/.360 WR NE hammer double for tiger, and was pictured with it in the book. Sure enough, it was the same rifle. It would sure work on tiger, but I would want a bit more punch.

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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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