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Wasn't it Leon's father who was killed by a buff long ago?
It is very important to have a rifle that shoots well,IMO that way you can prevent wounding one and have a good chance of stopping one in a charge.
I remember one I shot in Makuti,Zimbabwe in 2010.I used a camp rifle, a Ruger which was a very good rifle but the ammo they had on hand was a mix of cheap reloads and a few good Hornady factory.My first shot with the Hornady solid lunged him and he was unable to climb the hill to get away.As he stood there I put about three more shots into him with the cheap reloads but all ended up much higher on his shoulder.After a short while he went down and as we approached I [bleep] it-he looked as menacing as a monster-and was my best trophy too date-really strong.If he charged I don't know where my bullets would hit and if they had the power to penetrate.That said, a couple of double rifles I have are unreliable and shoot a foot wide here and there but sometimes shoot OK.I would not feel confident hunting DG with those even though I have.