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I don't think there exists any reasonably scientific study that concludes that a .300 magnum kills better than a 30-06, although we "think it should." An exception might be Texas heart shots with very stiff bullets for all I know.

I suspect the 30-06 might work just fine on African dangerous game. A Cape buffalo weighs less than a big moose. A 220 grain solid has the same SD as a .458 500 grain solid and should penetrate an elephant's skull just as well. Lions only weigh about 450 pounds. The one I shot (with a .375) would have been just as dead with a 180 grain NNP. And leopards are even easier to kill.