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This year I shot a 52# elephant through both shoulders, bang-flopped a buffalo (with a North Fork soft point), and killed a hippo with a brain shot. In 2008 I hit a 33# elephant with two shots and tracked it for two days before finding it dead, killed a buffalo with 5 shots, and flinched...

I'm totally unimpressed with this overweight blimp. Same BC as a 450 grain .458 bullet at 300 fps lower velocity means less penetration on elephant. Sort of like a 45-70 on elephant unless you believe you kill elephant with hydrostatic shock. Buffalo? You'll be lucky if you can even...

What does it matter that I have hunted the first elephant I ever saw outside a zoo, or that the Cape Buffalo, from 30 yards, really does look at you like you owe him money? I told my PH to fire backup shots until the animals were down. For we could later see if his shots were necessary, and if...

I have never had a bad hunt. The reason is that I only book with people who have been in the business many years, have booked many hunts, and have many references.

The Lott has a larger case than the WM. All things being equal, it will give 50to 70 fps more than the .458WM. Stories about 200 fps faster are a myth. Maximum velocities in each require compressed loads (see Barnes Reloading Manual #4). High pressure in the .458 or in the Lott is a myth...

It is no trick to get 2600 or 2700 fps (chronographed) with a 350 grain TSX and a plain old .458 Winchester and H4198 with acceptable pressures from my 22" barrel. What you do is crimp on the second groove, not the first one. The round will fit in a Model 70 magazine. With a CZ550, you can...