andrewdl007
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I am reading Ernest Hemingway's "The Green Hills of Africa" the story of one of his 1930s African safaris. In it Hemingway talks about some of the rifles he uses. Sometimes he is vague referring to them as "the big gun" or something like that. At some times he is more specific. and one point his then wife and he are hinting a lion. She is shooting a "Mannlicher" while he has a "Springfield" That is all the description provided. He manages to kill the lion with the Springfield. Later he kills a rhino with a single shot from the Springfield. Is he refering to a 1903? Would 30-06 be an adequate round for lion and rhino? In the case of Hemingway I would think he knew what he was talking about when it came to guns. Any help would be appreciated.