Poll - a single cartridge for buffalo, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, and elephant

[Olivier]

If you had only one rifle and one cartridge to hunt from Cape buffalo up to elephant, which cartridge would you choose?

 

[Sarg]

You missed a very important one that a lot of hunters use on every thing - the .458Win Mag !

 

[Phil Giordano]

The biggest caliber I can shot well and accurately, is my 416 - and I'm confident I would well covered for those big 3.
Sure, bigger would be better, but a good 416 bullet is capable of great results.
(I dubt I will have the chance, just buffalos in my plans, but you'll never know...)

 

[Olivier]

You missed a very important one that a lot of hunters use on every thing - the .458Win Mag !

Yes, sorry, you're right... Since I can't change the poll anymore, let's vote with the .458 Lott.

 

[Pondoro]

.470.. But you should include .458Win. and .600 (as long as you listed .577..).

 

[spike.t]

500 jeff.....Hippo in water different to on land... 300 win up for brain shot in water

 

[Olivier]

.470.. But you should include .458Win. and .600 (as long as you listed .577..).

Unfortunately, only 10 choices possible - I suggest people voting for 458 Win Mag to select 458 Lott, and the ones seclecting 600NE to cast the vote for 577NE

 

[bigborelover]

Though i voted for the 500 Jeffery , my choice would be .600 OK

 

[Kevin375]

The .458 Lott ! I own a rifle in this caliber and I think I shoot it very well, so it's the key of the success.

 

[mark-hunter]

I voted for 416 because i shot an ele with it.
This does not mean others are bad choices.

 

[Wildwillalaska]

Wha??? No 450 3 1/4” NE?

416 Rigby and up for me.

 

[VertigoBE]

I would choose the .500NE, because I love the cartridge.
But realistically, the .416 Rigby would be the ultimate all rounder for DG.

 

[Frederik]

I'll carry my CZ458 Lott after all of them all day long every day.
5 in the mag and with the red dot setup, I have I will give a go up to 150 meters on buffalo not that I wantt to but the setup is capable.

 

[skydiver386]

450 Rigby or 458 Lott

 

[AZDAVE]

Have shot all the rounds listed and like others said the 458WM, 450NE, and 458B&M would also be viable along with a number of other's in this power band.
Having said that get the one you shoot best from .416-.620 and go hunt the big guys.

 

[FlyGuy]

No voting option for 450 Rigby but won’t do much that the 416 can’t

 

[BeeMaa]

The cartridge I would WANT would be a 458LOTT, however the largest I can currently shoot accurately is the 416RM. The only one on the list that I currently own is the 375H&H, so that's the one I'd be taking until I level up.