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  1. Newtothis

    470 for North America, possible or waste of time

    The 470 NE ft-lbs energy of 5,140 while the 416 Remington can have gr loads of up to 5,438 and it’s seen ads great round for American buffalo, brown bear and moose and while the 470 is often pricy some aren’t to expensive even now so would it be practical or betrer to grab the 375 or 416 instead
  2. Newtothis

    10 gauge slug for dangerous game Possible or suicide

    I’ve heard of 10 gauge slugs being used on lion and Cape buffalo in the past and I want to know if these stories are true, if they are I’d still pick a rifle regardless. I’m simply curious if it’s possible
  3. Newtothis

    Drilling rifle in 375

    I was wondering if a drilling rifle can be made to have a 375 to fit the dangerous game just in case of course there are 13ga drilling rifles but I want to know how f you could make one or one naturally exists at all. Considering drilling rifles are somewhat cheaper then normal I could acquire...
  4. Newtothis

    Hunting Elephant With Verney-Carron 700 Nitro Express Double Rifle

    Perfect for when the elephant is hiding behind a mountain
  5. Newtothis

    Barrel Length for 375 H&H

    Could you do it with a DB rifle in 375 or no
  6. Newtothis

    Building your 2 or 3 caliber take down hunting set?

    There is 303 British that’s used for hunting so it can work 303 savage is it hat you might be thinking of
  7. Newtothis

    Best Classic Plains Game and Cat Caliber Advise

    I believe in a couple countries the dangerous game limits is 338 a caliber that as killer both lion and leopard before but is better to stick to the 375 for safety
  8. Newtothis

    Building your 2 or 3 caliber take down hunting set?

    I would use a 243 for smaller game 303 for medium to large game And 416 for dangerous or very large game
  9. Newtothis

    North American big 5

    True I just did this for fun and as an analogy for North American game as the African species are far more dangerous
  10. Newtothis

    North American big 5

    What’s everyone idea of what the big 5 in North America is because there’s conflicting info out there so I’m going to go with what I think Polar bear, can weight over a ton where lions are 500 Brown bear/grizzly can go from 89-1500 depending on the species and are known for killing bison,moose...
  11. Newtothis

    303 for Eland and other large non dangerous game

    I’ve heard people talk about the 303 and I just want to know if could bring down and Eland or not as I’ve heard some conflicting info and as some new to hunting and the forums it’s self I would like to know if it can be done as I plan to use a 303 in the near future to hunt deer and moose where...
 
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