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It is a dangerous-game cartridge intended for the hunting of heavy dangerous game such as elephant and African Cape buffalo. It is considered the most powerful commercial .416 cartridge, besting the Remington, Rigby and Ruger.416s by a velocity of 300 ft/s (91 m/s). Unlike earlier Weatherby cartridges which were designed by Roy Weatherby, this ...
Buffalo gun may refer to: A rifle used for hunting American buffalo (bison) Hawken rifle, a muzzle-loading rifle from the earlier period of American western expansion; Buffalo rifle, a later, often breechloading cartridge rifle during the period of commercial buffalo hunting; A rifle used for hunting African Cape buffalo Heavy calibre bolt ...
Three types of rifles in particular were used by professional bison hunters, namely the Sharps rifle with a 90, 100 or 110 grain powder load, the Springfield Rifle and the Remington No.1 rifle otherwise known simply as the Rolling block. [1] The Sharps was the favorite among hunters because of its accuracy at long range. [2]
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By 1913 the unit was embodied in the Citizen Force as the 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles), but regained its old name in 1932.In March 1947 the regiment was formally inspected by King George VI on a visit to East London and a photo is available [2] The unit was temporarily amalgamated with the First City Regiment, as the First City/The Kaffrarian Rifles from 1954 to 1956.
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