Mike,
It's a .458 Winchester Magnum. This was back in the days when there were virtually no "classic" cartridges available. This was my second hunt with it: three weeks in the Selous in Tanzania. I ended up with a lion, a leopard, five buffalo and two elephants, plus assorted plains game. I hate to think what a trip like that would cost today!
The rifle has extra barrel sets in .375 H&H and 20 gauge 3" magnum. All I needed was a plains game rifle to complete my African battery. (The shot barrels got a workout on sand grouse, guinea fowl and, in one instance, teal.)
This guy was standing out in an open field, 80-100 yards away, and no way to get closer, so I put a 500 grain solid in his chest from the sitting position.
The only other time I used the sitting position was on a Burchell's zebra at about 250 yards. I was shooting my Model 70 in .300 H&H, and hit the zebra just as he was taking a step forward. I hit him in the spine, and he literally turned a somersault. The "boys", who were watching from the hunting car, almost died laughing!
Last edited by xausa; 06/25/16 03:17 PM.
