To name a few, I shot one Gemsbok at over 400 yds., a Vaal rhebok at about 300 yds., a Patterson's eland at some 275 yds., and Bohor reedbuck at over 300 yds..

The toughest long shot I ever had was on a sable, which spotted us and ran off into a mopane thicket some 300 yds. away. He stepped around a tree to watch us, and only his face and the front of his neck were showing. I got into a good rest and aimed at his throat, hoping to hit a carotid artery. He turned his face to his right, exposing the front-left side of his neck, and he was just about ready to take off when I pressed the trigger. At the shot, he dropped to the ground, but got up and wobbled off, collapsing a few yards away. The bullet hit him right where I was aiming, and it took out BOTH of his carotid arteries.

All of the above shots were made with a 300 Winchester firing premium 180 gr. bullets at 3050-3075 fps. MV, and with either a 2.5-8x or 3.5-10x scope on top. Those episodes and other like them are some of the reasons I have preferred the 300 Winchester for most of my plainsgame hunting, rather than some heavy-bullet pumpkin roller with a low-power scope...........

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