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Re: Light rifle - 6,5x54 MS., 6,5x55 or .308
14/06/06 01:44 PM

Out of the chamberings you name, I would lean strongly for the 6.5 Mannlicher-Schoenauer. Because it is so 'classicly African'.

In a nice old M-S carbine it would be very pleasant.

But if I was choosing a dedicated plains game loading I would go for something with more punch and reach. Ideally something like a 8x68S, which would handle well game such as eland, wildebeest, zebra, but still have the range when longer shots are required. Similar for a .300 H&H, .300 Win Mag etc.

Any of them combined with your 9.3mm or a .375 or .416 would make a nice combination.

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Light rifle - 6,5x54 MS., 6,5x55 or .308	Elsa	14/06/06 04:50 AM
Re: Light rifle - 6,5x54 MS., 6,5x55 or .308	NitroX	14/06/06 01:44 PM
Re: Light rifle - 6,5x54 MS., 6,5x55 or .308	ozhunter	14/06/06 05:37 PM
Re: Light rifle - 6,5x54 MS., 6,5x55 or .308	Marrakai	14/06/06 01:43 PM
Re: Light rifle - 6,5x54 MS., 6,5x55 or .308	Elsa	15/06/06 11:40 PM
Re: Light rifle - 6,5x54 MS., 6,5x55 or .308	Marrakai	16/06/06 04:27 PM
Re: Light rifle - 6,5x54 MS., 6,5x55 or .308	rgp	16/06/06 05:38 PM
Re: Light rifle - 6,5x54 MS., 6,5x55 or .308	banzaibird	14/06/06 06:08 AM

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