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    Looking to trade 500/465 for 577 DR

    Buy a 500 NE better penetration less weight less recoil.....
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    Rifle Weight for Plains Game Hunt

    12 pound 375 H&H(my 500 Jeff is 11 1/2 pounds.....7mm Rem mag 10 1/2 pounds......surpressor.....going in the wrong direction...... Get a 280.....or a 30-06.....
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    PHASA and Wildlife Minister release recommended CITIES QUOTA for SA 2027

    And big cats.....Limpopo and North KZN.....
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    Is the 500 Jeffery really superior to the 458 Lott in stopping power?

    Shooting buffalo at 250 yards and stopping the biggest dg game at close range aint the same thing.......
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    Is the 500 Jeffery really superior to the 458 Lott in stopping power?

    Same class but less efficient case, limited bullet availibility due to odd diameter.
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    Is the 500 Jeffery really superior to the 458 Lott in stopping power?

    Not an edge far superior...
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    Is the 500 Jeffery really superior to the 458 Lott in stopping power?

    Mine is built on a Brno ZKK62 action no feeding issues or case capacity issues with any of the heavier bullets
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    Is the 500 Jeffery really superior to the 458 Lott in stopping power?

    Is the 500 Jeffery really superior to the 458 Lott in stopping power? This the original question......simple answer.....absolutely....
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    Is the 500 Jeffery really superior to the 458 Lott in stopping power?

    Too many are stuck on old original ballistics and 535gr bullets for the 500 Jeff....I do not use them and dont know anyone else who does for backup....we use 570 and 600gr premium bullets..... The 500 Jeff with the right bullets and in the hands of a competent shooter is devastatingly effect in...
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    Buckshot & Leopard- Fact Or Fiction?

    Nope not for me.....in this case the leopard comes out the left side of a warthog burrow going away and having to turn to charge.....a lot more time than is usually the case.....the shottie does get off two but the rifle could not shoot due to the position of shottie....he does very well and...
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    What's the riskiest stunt you've ever pulled?

    Wading back to main land from Bolt Island, Chirundu through the Zambezi river.....our boat had been late picking us up, we could see the parrafin fridge with the cold beer from the island it was hot and we were thirsty..... We did a lot of stupid things on that trip.....young and care free......
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    A Push Feed Rifle Or A Control Round Feed Rifle?

    You will be fine as a PH will be guiding you....most probably using a crf or double....
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    450 Rigby vs 460 Weatherby

    You may want to.....even at 2600 it is over the max required.....
 
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