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a better choice
Posted by Ak Steve on Apr 29 2006
might be the .700 Nitro, or the imfamous Tyrannosaur cartridge. While I have never personally examined or fired a rifle chambered in either caliber, it will no doubt make short work of even the most stubborn buffalo or pachyderm. I would expect that it would make one shot kills a reality for the big coastal bruins, as well.
If one were to examine this topic from a practical standpoint, you might consider the 338 Win Mag. It's adequate for Alaska's giants, and suitable for medium sized African game. In the event that your wallet can accomodate trips to Africa, I'd suggest that it can accomodate an extra safari rifle as well.
We should get over this debate of which cartridge does everything the best. The reality of life is that you DO need several calibers in your safe to accomodate everything from varmints to elephants. A battery consisting of the .30-06, the .375 H&H, and one of the massive African magnums will serve the Alaskan/African hunter well.
A lone .338 will do the Alaskan hunter justice, as would a .375H&H, though in many cases one might find himself overgunned.
The issue to me has never been one of "which single caliber does it all", or even that of caliber at all. The real question you should be pondering is which rifle to shoot it out of. Certainly your safari rifle would be as suited to a coastal mountain goat hunt as a rubber band gun would be.
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