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Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game
      12/02/09 03:50 AM

On my first safari I took my beat up old .300 H&H pre-64 Model 70 Winchester and my Krieghoff "Teck" O/U double rifle in .458 Winchester Magnum, with interchangeable barrels in .375 H&H and 20 gauge 3" magnum.

Were I to go again today, I think I would take my little 7X57 Mauser on a G33/40 action and the Kreighoff "Teck" double rifle I'm having built in .500 3" Nitro Express, with interchangeable barrels in 8X75RS and 12 gauge.

On my last safari, I killed everything up to and including wildebeest with the 7X57, using 174 grain bullets, and it dropped them all virtually in their tracks. Greater kudu, sable, roan, eland would probably require the 8X75RS.

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* Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game mikeh416Rigby 07/10/03 03:52 PM
. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game Anonymous   12/02/09 03:55 AM
. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game TerryR   12/02/09 06:19 AM
. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game JabaliHunter   12/02/09 06:37 AM
. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game Der_Jaeger   12/02/09 07:46 AM
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. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game DarylS   12/02/09 11:21 AM
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. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game DUGABOY1   03/03/09 05:04 AM
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. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game 9.3x57   12/02/09 03:05 AM
. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game xausa   12/02/09 03:50 AM
. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game luv2safari   11/11/03 09:20 AM
. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game Will   26/10/03 06:00 AM
. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game mikeh416Rigby   27/10/03 02:06 AM
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. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game mikeh416Rigby   22/10/03 07:50 AM
. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game 470Nitro   22/10/03 06:06 PM
. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game mikeh416Rigby   23/10/03 05:22 AM
. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game NitroXAdministrator   22/10/03 08:21 PM
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. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game mikeh416Rigby   13/10/03 04:04 AM
. * * Re: Lightest and heaviest caliber for plains game GeorgeS   08/10/03 09:35 AM
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