Elephant hunting rifle, bullets and scope ?

[Mike Matteson]

A true elephant experience should be at 10 Yards or less!

An charging! That where the doulb barrel comes in.

 

[crazymonkey]

Classic doubles gun big bore and a red dot . Your shooting up close and personal.
My buddy has a 416 bolt action and I found it was less recoil than expected. He also bought a 458 Lott I haven't shot it yet. Know idea why he got them we don't have any elephant in Arizona.

 

[dragonxi4longrangehunting]

Which rifle,bullet and scope to hunt elephant calves ?

 

[memtb]

Classic doubles gun big bore and a red dot . Your shooting up close and personal.
My buddy has a 416 bolt action and I found it was less recoil than expected. He also bought a 458 Lott I haven't shot it yet. Know idea why he got them we don't have any elephant in Arizona.

We're overrun with them up here …..let me know when he's ready to sell that Lott!

Several years ago, I shot a 416 Rigby in a #1 Ruger……a " pussycat" to shoot! memtb

 

[Mike Matteson]

Which rifle,bullet and scope to hunt elephant calves ?

A small one like a 22.

 

[HARPERC]

We're overrun with them up here …..let me know when he's ready to sell that Lott!

Several years ago, I shot a 416 Rigby in a #1 Ruger……a " pussycat" to shoot! memtb

Now they're working on bringing back wooly mammoths, you should get online and find a proper rifle.

 

[Phil Rizzo]

That .416 Rem model 70 is very tame, with factory 400gr loads. I suspect a warm handload might be a different story.

 

[Aoudad shooter1975]

Nothing like a double rifle--for mortals 450/400--if you want to hammer them 470 or 500 are quite the stopper.

I have used a 416 Rigby a bit on stuff like Buffalo and giraffes--I imagine it would do equally well on elephants

My 375 RUM worked well, along with my 450/400--brain shot --it all looks effective

Ed

 

[memtb]

A small one like a 22.

Would you recommend a 22 Short……baby elephants aren't very tall! memtb

 

[Mike Matteson]

Would you recommend a 22 Short……baby elephants aren't very tall! memtb

Because it't foolish to start with. Just how many people are really going to hunt elephants. You need a super deep pocket, even far greater than purchasing top of the line reload equipments. It's not a rabbit hole, but a cave, biggest enough to drive a truck in.
Your flight and stay plus shipping charges. You are looking at $60,000.00 +. That including travel. Just how many do you think can afford that.
The trip I took to Africa in 2018 I think cost me somewhere around $15,000.00 including mounts and shipping fees.

 

[dragonxi4longrangehunting]

Gamehead, FMJ or other to shoot elephants ?

If gamehead such as Lapua .338lm
is used to shoot elephants
what difference in aiming is needeed
if the rifle such as Sako85 Long Range
is set up/adjusted to hit targets with
normal bullet heads such as FMJ ?

Can one adjust/program Terminator III
Laserscope in field to take into account
the bullet head and if, how easy/practical
would it be ?

Note:

Everything in elephant hunting is set to be
legal and based on laws stipulated
by the African country allowing the
hunting and giving licences i.e guns,
bullets, hunting licences, hunting practises,
game handling etc must be legal, whoever
comes to hunt - and hunters are arriving
also from countries condidered poor,
some supported by sponsors such as
charity organizations. It is big game
hunting as usual and the only difference
might be not so expensive, some guys
have calculated they will not only save
bugs but even earn some by selling
videos and stories not forgetting the
experience gained there!