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Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt?
      21/06/10 12:49 AM

I have killed roughly 90 head of African plains game with my pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in .300 H&H. I have killed nothing larger than a sable or oryx with it: I used my .375 H&H for my greater kudu and eland, but I have no doubt the .300 H&H would have taken care of either one, had I used it. I used factory loaded 180 grain Winchester Silvertips, and the bullet performance was exemplary.

Why .300 H&H? It's British, it's tried and true, it feeds perfectly, and at the time there was more ammunition available for it locally in Africa than for any other .30 caliber magnum. I also had a 7mm Remington Magnum I could have used and probably would have been just as satisfied with, but I chose not to.

I have also killed African plains game up to and including wildebeest with a lightweight 7X57 built on a G 33/40 Czech Mauser action, but I would have been a little leery of using it for a shot of over 200 yards taking into account the 174 grain round nose factory loads I was using.

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* SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? magnum308 20/06/10 04:00 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? bonanza   22/06/10 09:36 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? CptCurlAdministrator   22/06/10 09:50 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? ozhunter   24/06/10 05:57 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? Homer   24/06/10 06:41 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? MarkR   24/06/10 07:23 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? DarylS   24/06/10 11:16 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? Ripp   30/08/10 11:11 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? szihn   31/08/10 02:12 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? Sville   31/08/10 04:22 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? magnum308   31/08/10 11:17 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? Brazos_Jack   17/08/10 08:14 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? Nick_Adams   16/11/10 10:52 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? rscott   29/11/10 03:21 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? szihn   29/11/10 08:23 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? gryphon   29/11/10 08:40 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? magnum308   18/08/10 03:55 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? taw1126   24/08/10 11:15 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? magnum308   30/08/10 07:08 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? tophet1   31/08/10 03:25 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? magnum308   31/08/10 06:08 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? Rule303   24/08/10 10:51 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? Cinghiale   24/08/10 11:10 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? JabaliHunter   21/06/10 06:19 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? Mike_Bailey   21/06/10 06:30 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? DarylS   21/06/10 07:59 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? tophet1   21/06/10 08:46 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? magnum308   21/06/10 05:45 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? CHAPUISARMES   21/06/10 06:32 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? magnum308   21/06/10 07:05 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? CHAPUISARMES   21/06/10 07:46 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? NitroXAdministrator   21/06/10 11:50 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? tophet1   21/06/10 06:49 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? Tatume   20/06/10 08:40 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? kamilaroi   20/06/10 04:02 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? crkennedy1   20/06/10 04:30 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? magnum308   20/06/10 05:57 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? crkennedy1   20/06/10 11:37 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? xausa   21/06/10 12:49 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? pinotguy   21/06/10 04:57 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? Charls   21/06/10 05:14 AM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? Phillip   20/06/10 08:19 PM
. * * Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt? Rule303   20/06/10 04:37 PM

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