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Brazos_Jack
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Re: SIngle Rifle for African Plains Game Hunt?
17/08/10 08:14 PM

My opinion (we all have one) based on very limited experience:

Plains game only and excluding giraffe,

A .30-06 or any of the .300 mags will do if you are willing to pass up unfavorable shots on larger species. Rear quartering away shots on eland, zebra, wildebeest, or kudu come to mind. My hunting opportunities will always to too few and too short to have to pass up such shots so I leave the .30 cal's home.

A .375 (or a 9.3x64) is just more than I can justify using on these animals.

Terrain matters.

South Africa North of Jo'berg (bushveldt). Ranges are almost always less than 200 yards.

Standard cartridges from .338 to .366 (9.3) like .338-'06, .35 Whelen, or 9.3x62

Southwestern part of South Africa (more open country)

Faster cartridges from 8mm(.323) to .358 like 8mm Rem Mag, 8x68, .338WM, .340 Weatherby, or .358 Norma Mag.

Obviously, any of the faster numbers could be used in the bushveldt also. Otherwise, arguing among these fine medium bore and any others I forgot to mention by name is probably picking nits.

Always pick your rifle, cartridge, and bullet for the biggest, toughest species you are hunting. Then just live with the fact that the 150lb impala you just shot with a heavy premium 9.3mm bullet is going to run farther than he would have if hit by a nosler ballistic tip or some other simple cup-and-core bullet out of your .257 Roberts.

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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?	CptCurl	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?	NitroX	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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