What rifle do you totally trust on dangerous game and what rifle do you mistrust on Dangerous game

[farmer_john]

Im good with just a 22lr pistol.
Cause the buddy system I dont have to out run the lion just my buddy. Lol.

 

[bimbo]

No difference in law .Hippo and ele same limits or not.Ideal will be rifle which u can handle and push straight your premium bullet.Handgun bow crossbow and muzzleloader u will have limits surely .Bow/crossbow only heavy arrow 750/800 grs minimum and two blade bradhead all times.Behind shoulder shot only.Muzzleloader .50 cal and upwards only by side brain shot with solid bullet.Handgun 454 cal and upwards side brainshot only and solid bullet.In Italy did go some years around a video on hunting channel in Zim ,were an hunter did shot an ele.Side brain shot with its shotgun 12 cal and slug italian gualandi !!!Ele has gone down on the spot soon!!Also Jim shockey have hunted and anchored an ele by its muzzleloader cal .50 .Side brain shot same story.Dropped on the spot.If I find the video I send u.It was charged on youtube

 

[bimbo]

It s him.SS tomcat

 

[Mou435]

You're 100% right, Alaska proved Weatherby Mark Vs are legit DGR beasts. That .338-378 Accumark and custom .416 Rem Mag are freight train stoppers with the smoothest bolt in the business way slicker than Ruger 77s or anything modern. Guys up north ran them hard on brown bears and never looked back.

Only real gripe is the three position safety locking the bolt closed on safe a $75 Timney or factory Alaskan trigger swap fixes that forever lets you unload on safe. After that, it’s perfection.

Savage and Marlin jamming under pressure? Seen it too many times in the field. Weatherby just runs when lives are on the line. Your experience matches what the old guides swear by Mark V in a big bore is the sleeper king of Alaska DGRs.

 

[Rifleman97]

I put both my weatherby accumark 338-378s through total hell in Alaska no problems .The river silt in winds stopped my garmon gps but not my weatherby neither did snow rain flipping on a 4 wheeler which usually destroys rifkes , riding in bumpy 4 wheeler bronco boats like a timex or lesiban took a licking and kept on ticking 12 years .

Good to know, what’s the coldest temp you’ve fired it and tried to cycle really fast? The temps that I’ve heard of them having issues start around -20 where I’ve noticed slower ejection, and continue to get worse down from there. I do imagine if you employ the brake clean trick of that guide you could get plungers to work at colder temps than if you oil them.