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My son's 375 Rimless Nitro Express by Gibbs

The Zimbabwean minimum requirement for dangerous game in a 9.3 calibre is an energy rating of 3500 foot pound. A 320 grain bullet at 2280f/s is in excess of 3600 feet pound. This is known as a very good hunting calibre for buffalo as almost any hunter can handle the recoil even in a lightish rifle.

600 gr monolithic's 460 Weatherby. Velocity 2100 f/s Recoil from 9 lb rifle very sporty.

My son recently acquired a 460WM. After seenig the performance and punishment from mosly the wrong end of the rifle, it baffles me as to why this cartridge was developed. Then it dawns on me, this rifle was way ahead of its time. I can hear the conversation around the campfire where the hunter...

Is it Zim dollars? It is about 56 000 US dollars.

Special photo. Do you know where the leopard hunt took place.

Yes the stock was changed

1910 George Gibbs Manlicher action 375 rimless nitro express

Pardon the cat photo. Finger slip. Not the type of big cat I would suggest you hunt with the caliber.

9.5 x 57 cartridges made from 9.3 x 62 brass

What a beautiful rifle. See the cartridges made from 9.3 x 62 brass.