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Harry my African experience has been almost all looking not shooting. Short side trips around business with borrowed outfits. It�s hard to argue with direct experience and I won�t however when we are taking �normal effective range� consider double rifles have been built in many calibers and it�s the bullet that does the job.

500 gr 45 caliber bullet launched at 2100 fps rifle zeroed at 200 yards is going to be almost 5 inches high at 100, little over 8 inches low at 250. That�s good enough, however add the rifles normal group size and more important sighting error on a game animal 250 is stretching reasonable expectations. If the big 45 moving fast as it will go is sighted for 150 yards you can practically ignore the bullets rise and drop to 200 yards. Hold were you want to hit him. That�s why I say 200 is the practical limit for a well set up 45 caliber rifle.

The 45 at 2100 fps out to 300 yards with a 150 yard zero, drop on target is 25 inches 200 yard zero same velocity drop on target is 18 inches,however that zero makes it very likely you will overshoot shorter targets, given the other variables, most important error in range estimation, sure hit in the field on live game at 300 yards with any of the big 45�s is as much luck as anything else.

9.3 is a lot flatter shooting cartridge, drops half as much as the slower 45 caliber bullet at 300 and a much better choice for distance. If distance my personal opinion flat shooting cartridge is the way to go no matter what kind of rifle.

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