Technically "big bore" is anything over 35 cal. -- But I'm not talking 44 mag carbine here. More like .458" bore, 45-70 Govt., any of the "Sharps" style target guns (which are BP, but nonetheless "big bore").
I'm shooting .458 Win. Mag. -- 500 gr. bullets, 2161 fps in a Ruger No. 1 w/ Leupold 4x fixed 30 mm VXI scope. (Variable power reticles get shaken loose.)
458 Win. Mag. is the first (1954) commerically available "elephant gun" caliber, introduced by Winchester in the Mod. 70, which began to replace the custom "English Doubles." It's currently the most favored caliber for African "dangerous game" -- Elephant, Rhino, Cape Buffalo, Lion, Leopard -- although it's being displaced somewhat by the .458 Lott, which is the same brass only longer to increase cartridge capacity.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.458_Winchester_Magnum
Here's a YouTube video --
YouTube - Ruger M77 .458 Win Mag -- The .458 Winchester Magnum at 420 yards
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKtWhRlg4Cw
No, as a matter of fact there are no elephants in my neighborhood. They've all run away out of fear for their lives . . .
I'm shooting .458 Win. Mag. -- 500 gr. bullets, 2161 fps in a Ruger No. 1 w/ Leupold 4x fixed 30 mm VXI scope. (Variable power reticles get shaken loose.)
458 Win. Mag. is the first (1954) commerically available "elephant gun" caliber, introduced by Winchester in the Mod. 70, which began to replace the custom "English Doubles." It's currently the most favored caliber for African "dangerous game" -- Elephant, Rhino, Cape Buffalo, Lion, Leopard -- although it's being displaced somewhat by the .458 Lott, which is the same brass only longer to increase cartridge capacity.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.458_Winchester_Magnum
Here's a YouTube video --
YouTube - Ruger M77 .458 Win Mag -- The .458 Winchester Magnum at 420 yards
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKtWhRlg4Cw
No, as a matter of fact there are no elephants in my neighborhood. They've all run away out of fear for their lives . . .
