I had e-mailed several different people, about hunting in Africa with a lever action rifle. I think and known that a lever action rifle in 50 Alaskan, could and would handle anything in Africa. All anyone has to do is to look at the facts, in a 50 Alaskan a person can get a 525 gr. bullet goingf 2000 fps. There is nothing that this would not stop, not to mention the fact this makes a half inch hole without expansion. I hear a lot about 4570, which is a great round. The 50 Alaskan is even better, but seems to be ignored by anybody I wouldn't hesitate to hunt anything in Africa with the 50 Alaskan., thank you, Kevin