What Defines a Dangerous Game Rifle?

By Kristin Alberts

Author Kristin Alberts along with Stan Pate, ad the rest of the Waterval Safaris team pose with Pate’s trophy Cape Buffalo. (Photo: Boetie Cooper/Waterval Safaris)
Every year, professional hunters and clients alike are injured or killed by dangerous game. When lives, livelihoods and often expensive trips are on the line, it’s best to come prepared with the best rifle and caliber to get the job done.
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On my latest South African safari, I spent nearly three weeks alongside Boetie Cooper of Waterval Safaris and Stephen Bann of SB Hunting Safaris. Though the two men run separate businesses in South Africa, though they often team-up for dangerous game hunts. What do Cooper and Band suggest in the way of rifles destined to harvest ornery buffalos, charging rhinos or stalking lions?
Cooper says that, like any gun, reliability is a key factor. “The number one requirement of a dangerous game rifle is reliability. It must work every time and all the time. The hunter must never wonder whether the rifle will function,” Cooper explained.
He went on to assert that after reliability, big game hunters should turn their attention to hard-hitting performance capable of downing large

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