debutt,
Very nice rifle, the 500/465 is a great caliber! I am not able to appraise your rifle, but Cal Pappas can. You would need to take a lot of detailed photos for him to do so.
You can find him here: The best in double rifles and African hunting
Charlie
I have heard that sometimes you can hunt man-eating leopards and rogue elephants in India. Is this true? I know hunting was shut down in India, but I have heard stories of people hunting the leopards and elephants. Is there a way to contact the government there and get on some sort of a list...
I had bookmarked this thread a while ago and am glad I kept it!
http://www.africahunting.com/bowhunting-africa/5043-bowhunting-elephant-best-setup.html
here is an excerpt from the thread posted by none other than the founder of this wonderful website:
"Minimum Equipment Requirements for...
Just like I already stated above.... I understand what I need to do to be able to hunt elephant with a recurve. Thanks again to all of you who gave me helpful info!
Charlie
Big bore doubles were actually used in World War I. I have heard of them being used as anti-tank weapons. I have also heard an account of a 600 NE. double being used to take out German sniping positions. The soldier brought it with him to war and used it to shoot through the steel plates that...
Sounds like I would need to work up to a 100# or more bow. I would rather be safe than sorry. Like I had said in my first post, I have read of it being done, but with much heavier bows. Bill Negley used a 102# Bear recurve bow for his first elephant hunt and I have also heard of someone using a...
Hello all! This is my first post here on AH. I was wondering what the proper recurve bow setup would be for hunting elephant? I have done some research on what people have used before and have heard draw weight ranging anywhere from 90-120. Would a 70-80# bow be enough? or is more needed? I...
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