Coming back to subject of this thread, of two gun battery for Africa...
1- PG/DG - At one time I had .340 Wby and .458 Lott.
2- PG/DG - Then, finances allowing, I moved to: .340 Wby and .450 #2 double (subsequently replaced with a .470 double when the .450 #2 ammo challenge became boring).
3- PG only - I really loved a matched pair of Mark V in .257 Wby / .340 Wby (a typically more "north American" battery than "African" but it worked perfectly...).
Because the .300 Wby 130 gr does whatever the .257 Wby does, and the .300 Wby 200 gr does whatever the .340 Wby does, I just replaced the pair of Mark V's with a custom rifle built on a CZ 550 tuned-up action in .300 Wby. It matches the tuned-up .375 H&H and .416 Rigby CZ 550 I already have...
I hesitated long and hard between the various .300. Almost went .300 Win for tradition sake... The .300 Win would do fine; the .300 Win Short would be good too; the .300 RUM would also work great; and so would the Blaser, the Lazzeroni, etc. In the end, make it a .300 Wby for me: I agree with
Red Leg that the game will never know the difference, but I like the slightly flatter/further MPBR trajectory, and although ammo is not as common as .300 Win, it is still reasonably available, and I am pretty certain that it will be loaded for the rest of my life, which the RUM or WSM may not considering the number of rifles so chambered and current industry trends...
So, now, based on what I hunt, my 2 rifles African battery will likely be:
- PG: matched pair of tuned up CZ 550 .300 Wby & .375 H&H
- PG/cat DG (Lion, Leo): matched pair of tuned up CZ 550 .300 Wby & .416 Rigby
- PG/ heavy DG (Buff, Ele): CZ 550 .300 Wby & Kreighoff double .470 NE