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The great 9.3×62 Mauser is recognised in Europe and Africa as one of the best big game calibres ever, yet…

The basic design for a Dangerous Game Rifle (DGR) was finalized by English gun makers such as Holland and Holland, Rigby, Jeffrey, et al. before the start of WWI. Drawing on the experiences of big game hunters in their African colonies and using the new smokeless propellant, Cordite, these custom gun smiths could now build relatively light weight rifles that surpassed the stopping power of the earlier 4 to 10 gauge black powder rifles.

The farmer went by the name “Boats.” I never learned his family name and his Christian name kept me baffled, but that wasn’t important.