Originally Posted by Starman
I've cited numerous sources from prior
to the net era that say .375 is medium.
Gunwriters, PHs, gun companies etc.



Ive cited tens of thousands of sources of safari hunters, PH's of note, outfitters. You can search them yourself, 37,000 posts to sift through on one site alone. Keep in mind some of those guys have shot more african game than US writers have ever seen.(For the record I dont consider only someone 'of note', just because they have written some book for an American to read) Popular vote carries as much weight as anything when it comes to naming conventions.

Also my second question above is unanswered. Why do the major gun forums list .375 as a bigbore? These arent just 'a few regular fellas' plucking a number out of thin air. Some are the most experienced hunters around, also you'd assume they set their forums up to keep the most folks happy, least confusion, most relevance. We are talking tens of thousands of members, including PH's and industry professionals.

Must be a pretty good reason .375 gets the vote most often and .400 and .458 never once in the internets history..