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rscott
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Re: Best Culling Rifle for Elephants?? [Re: 500grains]
#100024 - 23/03/08 04:51 AM

i have it on good authority the best weapon for elephant culling is the FN/FAL

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chuck375
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Re: Best Culling Rifle for Elephants?? [Re: rscott]
#100056 - 23/03/08 12:50 PM

"Use enough gun"

Chuck

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rscott
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Re: Best Culling Rifle for Elephants?? [Re: chuck375]
#100086 - 23/03/08 09:33 PM

nice one chuck! lol

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shinz
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Re: Best Culling Rifle for Elephants?? [Re: rscott]
#104941 - 13/05/08 10:39 AM

I have a friend who spent a couple of years in pre Zim Rhodesia during which time he worked for the Game dept., when he went over he took with him some .308 Hornady 220gr FMJ projectiles as he had been requested to. These were apparently inserted into 7,62x51 rounds that had had the military projectile pulled. What adjustment of powder or otherwise happened I don't know but these rounds were used in FN FALs for Ele culling, don't know if cows only or whatever. I'll be talking to him soon so I'll endeavour to check some more details out.
Steve.

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RLI
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Re: Best Culling Rifle for Elephants?? [Re: shinz]
#104965 - 13/05/08 03:31 PM

I have been informed that in RSA the FN FAL/L1A1 7.62mm FMJ mil ammo is used on cows and .458Win. on Bulls.

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JabaliHunter
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Re: Best Culling Rifle for Elephants?? [Re: RLI]
#104974 - 13/05/08 07:56 PM

I was going to say .30-06 with solids backed up by .458Win but .308Win would be just as good. Cheap brass, powder, primer and bullets with ample penetration.

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