Phil: I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. I know of no PH that prefers an 06 for following up lions and while Craig Boddington's two surveys done about 15 years apart, the 06 did't show up in that regard, but I don't for a moment doubt your word. Hell, if YOU say it works, it's good enough for me. We are in complete agreement on the shot placement issue, in fact Ganyana just has an article in the latest issue of the African Sporting Gazette where he tells of shooting buffalo with a 22 Hornet, almost all one shot kills. Having just been involved in the shooting of two buffalo, perfectly shot, I believe I'll pass on the Hornet. jorge

A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”