Gee thanks, but I'll take Don Heath, and as far as the modern bullet v older, conventionals go, if you don't think they've stretched and improved the capabilities of ALL calibers, then you are the one that maybe needs some more experience. Even with modern bullets, a 270 on a one ton eland is questionable at fifty yards and downright stupid at 400. And regarding the taking of a lion with one, that too, is rather foolhardy.
But I have seen several authors who post on here regularly and occasionally state that a 270 is fine for black bears and they typically get bigger than lions, have teeth and claws and often aren't hunted with the benefit of a "professional hunter" beside you. What gives?
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