Originally Posted by wvhitman
I had a .450 Marlin Encore. Sold it to Ed Folmer. He took it to Africa & killed an elephant with it. I shot lots of groundhogs & several deer with it. A good medium range round.


I don't doubt the elephant a bit. It is a very versitile cartridge. I worked with several bullets in the .450 that would work for elephant. The new 1200-R powder has opened new doors for the .450 handguns.

"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"

I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....