Your preferred DG cartridge

[Pondoro]

Pondoro, didn’t you also own a .458 Wincester Magnum BRNO ZKK602 and a custom .500 Jeffery built on a BRNO ZKK602 action ?

Yes..that .458 got rebarreled to .500 Jeffery.. That proved to be unbearable recoilwise so consequently I rebarreled it to .416 Rigby..

 

[Green Chile]

The 500J is a lot and on the edge or beyond for 99% of shooters. I've owned 2 and while I could shoot them, I didn't enjoy practicing. The 505 Gibbs would be about the same.

 

[Fatback]

I have used 375 H&H and 458 Win on buffalo, 404 Jeffery on dry land hippo and a 300 Win on leopard. I also used the 300 Win on an Alaskan brown bear and it did the job there as well.

While I really enjoy hunting with my 375 and plan on using it on my lion hunt in 2027, I do believe when hunting buff, hippo or elephant I will be using something that starts with a 4, most likely my 404 Jeffery. Although, I do have a 416 Rem Mag coming that will have to get a chance at some point on something dangerous.