Were I to hunt Africa alone and lion were on the menu, although I have no desire to kill one, it'd get my plains game rifle, thats a 300 H&H firing 200 gr NPT's at 2900 fps.
The big doubles are for cape buffalo and hippo, plains game and a nice leopard would be hunted with the old 300 H&H.
Gunner
No doubt it would work- in many countries in Africa, you would be doing so illegally, for lion. Many have a .375 cal. minimum.
