My experience and opinion goes two ways when it comes to a plains game rifle..First, I will NEVER hunt in a dangerous game area ever again for plains game with anything less than a .375H&H..case being, you are sneaking into a hide during zero dark thirty, suddenly a tuskless cow with calf come boiling out of the brush as you got too close but didn't see her until it was too late..you are going to look really silly (if you still can when its over) with a 270 in your hand shooting 130gr softs...this happened to me..won't happen again..

Secondly, I agree with the heavier grain bullets for plains game as stated, you NEVER know what is going to come boiling out of the brush..hence, my statement above..My last trip I used my 300RUM using 200Gr A-Frames..shot a zebra, eland, hippo, croc, leopard, baboon, numerous impala, waterbuck and hyena. All one shot kills with that combo including the eland and zebra.

Most shots are relatively closed compared to western US hunting..as such, trajectory is not as much of a factor, so heavier weight for caliber bullets are my suggestion. Also, as stated, game can range from 50lbs to 1800.. Heavier bullet and a tougher bullet as well, as it is less likely to blow up the little stuff as much and still get the penetration needed on the large species, IMHO.

Ripp