Dangerous-Game Rifles: When Only the Best Firearm Will Do
A Churchill Double 470 takes the self-protection cake, but take out a second mortgage to buy it. A custom Springfield 458 is a less-costly alternative, but a custom Mauser 458 doesnt cut it.
Those who choose to hunt the world's most dangerous game in the old way, relying on their own rifle and their own shooting (however you may be able to do that), must have reliable rifles. It matters not that your rifle can put all its shots into a single hole at a thousand yards ifonly onceit ever fails to work. Failure generally comes when you're tackling something that can kill you. One of our staff had that happen in Africa. The cocking piece came
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| The Mauser-actioned custom 458, left, didnt match the other two big rifles for seriousness, value, nor operation. But it could be easily altered into a fun gun, we thought. The compact double 470, center, requires a second mortgage, but is also one of the finest investments in the world of firearms. On the right is the Springfield wearing its QD scope. We got a kick out of testing these. |
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