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I very much doubt the experience of the people who claim that neither Magnum nor bigger bore cartridges are of any use. Sure, the most important thing is the shot placement, but after that comes the so-called terminal ballistics and there are huge differences depending on how big and heavy the...

It certainly is. That's why It would be better for an aspiring hunter to buy a double rifle caliber 9,3x74R. Buying a DR caliber 470 Nitro Express and believing that one can temporarily use it in Europe is rather illusory for me. Things like that don't work in my countries. Maybe things look...

...but Africa is not Europe where different rules prevail, especially when it comes to the choice of rifles and calibers for hunting. The current trend in Western Europe are nowadays rifles of small calibers. Bigger or Magnum calibers are not welcome everywhere, let alone big bores for hunting...

The story of the first Batt of the 24th Regt of The South Wales Borderer is also interesting. They were first stationed in Peshawar and then in Lahore, but the unit was also active in the Boer War. Despite the fact that I am coming from a German-culture area and therefore Boer-friendly, I find...

The recoil is only noticeable on the shooting range. On the field it looks different. I once fired quickly one after the other 8 shots with my rifle caliber 500 Schüler in a spezial situation without registering any recoil.

I have often dreamed of hunting for Gaur, unfortunately something like that is no longer possible nowadays. I once followed the trail of a Gaur in Malaysia. We wanted to hunt water buffalo, problem animals, but the locals gave incorrect information about the species. The tracks and also the...

I know this situation very well, but you shouldn't give up too early and start the search again the next day. The vultures are sometimes very helpful. This all has little to do with the cartridge and the bullet used. I have buffaloes that fell over with one shot with the cartridge 9,3x74R and...

I never understand why people try to improve old cartridges. These old cartridges have proven themselves for a certain purpose, and that is how they should continue to be used. Anyone looking for more performance has the option of using many other cartridges available nowadays.

A book that I recently bought. I look for it for a long time because I had the opportunity to hunt in Southeast Asia several times. The written note is interesting: "Officer's Mess, 1 Batt, 24th Regt, The South Wales Borderers. India 13 aug 1900"

Ugandan Kob

You understand wrong. What is meant is an old custom rifle caliber 460 Weatherby Magnum built with a Brevex Magnum Mauser action.

Maybe, but I was a Weatherby fan very early on and so accordingly my choice of a rifle caliber 458. Many hunters also missed a lot as far as this cartridge is concerned.

Even with a Mauser Magnum system there can be problems by feeding the cartridges. Nevertheless, I prefer to load a magazine quickly from the top, because with 4 shots not all problems can always be solved.

At the moment there are many offers for hunting non-trophy and problem elephants in Caprivi. I have already received two offers within a few days. You have also to hunt in November.

Good work, this is how it has to be done when you built a rifle caliber 500 Jeffery with a Mauser 98 system. Nevertheless, I prefer a Mauser Magnum system for this cartridge.

For hunting, the cartridge offers no advantages compared to the cartridge 8x57IS. The cartridge 8x60S was used only as a replacement for the latter but was quickly leave in favor to the cartridge 8x57IS. In France, many sport shooters used the cartridges 8x60S until recently in modified military...

In terms of performance, the cartridge 8x60S is slightly over the cartridge 8x57IS and therefore in the range of the cartridge 30-06 Springfield. There was once a so-called Magnum-Bombe, but its performance was not comparable to what we understand by Magnum. The data of this cartridge stated by...

How I would have liked to often shoot at buffaloes standing like that ! I would aim for red, but depending on the circumstances I might then also hit blue or green.

Continuing to experiment promotes progress. If you always take on everything uncritically, you will stagnate. The cartridge 458 Win Mag was used 50 years ago primarily with the 500gr bullets, which partly is a cause for its bad reputation for hunting big game by some hunters. I have never...

The cartridge 500 Jeffery is a very good cartridge, especially for elephant hunting, but you should not forget that it is also a compromise to fit into Mauser 98 systems. The rebated rim is not always ideal, but it works, even when reloading quickly, at least when using a Mauser Magnum system.

Sure, you have to master your big bore rifle and imho without any recoil reducing device. We all had to train a lot before and if one notice that there are problems, then one choose a smaller caliber that is still suitable for big game hunting. Trying to make a rifle shootable by using various...

The fact that the cartridge 460 Weatherby Magnum is frowned upon, not only a little, in contrast to the others quoted or many other nonsense big bores that came onto the market over the decades, is not entirely understandable to me either. I own a rifle caliber 460 Weatherby and another one...

The advantage of a higher muzzle velocity by big bore cartridges is that you have a sufficient impact velocity in the range recommended by the various bullet manufacturers, and this velocity also at a greater distance than the usual one for big game shooting. Many will say; one don't shoot at...

The Taylor KO factor is regularly cited. Whether such an antiquated theoretical value, like also the Shock Power Index from A-Square, are relevant in practice for the choice of a big bore rifle can be debated. What kills a game is a bullet that penetrates deep enough in the right place and make...

I don't think that one should compare the cartridge 416 Remington Magnum with the cartridge 404 Jeffery. The cartridge 404 Jeffery as well as the cartridges 450/400 Nitro Express and 425 Westley Richards which is not mentioned here and which is superior to the other two, despite everything are...

Hunters who want to buy a big bore rifle nowadays have many options. 40 years ago things were different for us. Only the cartridges 375 H&H Magnum or 458 Winchester Magnum and rifles for it were available. RWS still manufactured cartridges in caliber 10,75x68 and 10,75x73/ 404 Jeffery, but no...

I never selected a rifle based on the criteria of these lists. Moreover, except the 375 H&H Magnum that I used with a borrowed rifle in two cases, none of the cartridges I use regularly for hunting big game are on it. If you have a rifle built because you are interested in a cartridge and if...

Transfers, charter-flight and trophies supply were only meant as examples of everything that are additional cost and that can also be very different between what was initially discussed and what is then finally invoiced. After reading the initial post again, there is clearly a misinformation...

When booking a hunt you have to take a few things into account that are often not shown in the offer. The transfer costs to the hunting area are not always taken into account, and if these have to be done with a charter flight, the costs are even more expensive. All of this must be taken into...

Our hunting agents are not charities and if you don't understand that, it's your own fault if there are surprises regarding costs. It's all about doing business here and that's why clients are lured with prices that are ultimately lower than the real ones. With increasing experience with hunting...

The gunmaker Peter Pichler from Ligist unfortunately died in a car accident in Uganda years ago. His ashes were scattered in the Kyambura Wildlife Reserve in Uganda where he was the manager. The outfit that Peter Pichler initially own in Uganda had the name of Ernst Zwilling, a well-known...

I am a Frenchman and I speak German very well, but I always had problems understanding the language from Carinthia. Nevertheless, I hunted with hunters from this area years ago in Ouganda. Peter Pichler, gunmaker from Ligist, was the organizer of this hunt.

Yes !

Surely you also can consider smaller calibers. A friend and PH of mine stopped and killed an attacking elephant in Malaysia with the cartridge 9,3x74R and that with a rifle that I also used in this country for hunting water buffaloes. Nevertheless, he also swore by the cartridge 460 Weatherby...

Compared to buffalo hunting, where I accompanied many hunts, this was not possible with elephant hunting because only one hunter is in the camp at a time. That's why I can only repeat what PH told me, and it seems that some, depending on the cartridge used, shoot immediately after the client...

I also think that it is better to place a heart shot, but unfortunately it is not always possible. Did the PH say what caliber the guests shoots with and what he does after the first shot was fired ? When it comes to shooting an elephant with a heart shot, there are certainly big differences...

Sure, I understood. Thanks !

I do not understand the question.

Good shot, no discussion. The only thing I noticed while watching the video just again is the way the buffalo lying on the ground was approached. I assume that the PH knows what he is doing, but personally I have always approached such lying down buffaloes from behind and towards his back so...

I prefer to hunt buffaloes alone, without PH and only with local guides and trackers. In this case I can decide whether to shoot or not. Unfortunately you cannot do that everywhere.

I don't think much of such tests with water bottles and rely more on practice in the field. Nonetheless, the caliber 338 with its heaver bullets is significantly superior to the caliber 308 as far as external and terminal ballistics are concerned. The competition is more in the area of...

Very good shot ! I don't know if I would have shot, but it seems to me that it was very close to the buffalo so that one could dare to shoot like that.

Due to my very negative experience with a brain shot under poor conditions, I have become a supporter of heart shots for elephants. I shot two elephants this way with the cartridge 500 Schüler and in both cases they go down in place, similar to shot deers.

Depending on the caliber, many elephants go down when shot in the head, but if the brain was not hit, they get up again. There are some stories about elephants whose tails were cut off, believing they were dead. Unfortunately they got at some point up again and fled without being found later. I...

As an owner of a double rifle caliber 577 Nitro Express and another one caliber 600 Nitro Express, I have a different opinion as far as terminal ballistics is concerned. The TKO was always controversial discussed and is no longer relevant for the choice of a cartridge nowadays.

That's right, but such pictures still show situations when hunting buffalo that don't occur so rarely. All of these photos can be educational, especially for hunters who have shot few buffaloes or none yet.

I would also look at the situation through my scope and then decide.