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Ndumo
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Reged: 21/12/03
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Loc: Namibia

Re: .243 in Africa
13/02/04 06:06 AM

I use my .243 mostly for culling springbok and blesbok, and practical rifle competitions. I have used it on bigger game, but hesitantly, in an emergency. If an overseas hunter visits the Karoo or Freestate of South Africa, or southern Namibia and Botswana, and he / she wants to shoot a lot of small game, why not a .243W? It is much easier to shoot well than even a '06, nevermind a .300 mag. of some sort. Using even comparatively weak bullets like Nosler 95gr. Ballistic tips or Hornady Interlocks of 100gr., it is a very reliable killer. On the 6.5x55-- I had a 6.5x57 that I use to loan to clients to shoot game with, up to and including blue wildebeest. I cannot remember when last someone using it for that purpose did not offer to buy it off me after the hunt. I recently gave in to pressure from a friend, but are already building a new 6.5 for the same purpose as before. It is propably the most underrated caliber in the world. The only wounded animal I can remember, was a blue wildebeest shot too far back by a New Zealand rugbyplayer. We did manage to kill it eventually, once again with the 6.5mm. I have loaned out my 7x64, 8x57 and 8x68 as well, but most preferred trhe 6.5.

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Karl Stumpfe
Ndumo Hunting Safaris (Pty) Ltd.
karl@huntingsafaris.net
www.huntingsafaris.net
+264 811 285 416

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.243 in Africa	Bakes	31/01/04 04:21 PM
Re: .243 in Africa	Gibbs505	02/02/04 09:43 AM
Re: .243 in Africa	shakari	02/02/04 03:35 PM
Re: .243 in Africa	Gibbs505	07/02/04 06:00 AM
Re: .243 in Africa	shakari	07/02/04 06:28 AM
Re: .243 in Africa	Gibbs505	07/02/04 07:43 AM
Re: .243 in Africa	Bakes	03/02/04 12:19 AM
Re: .243 in Africa	470Nitro	01/02/04 04:45 AM
Re: .243 in Africa	shakari	01/02/04 08:01 AM
Re: .243 in Africa	Bakes	01/02/04 02:12 PM
Re: .243 in Africa	Ndumo	13/02/04 06:06 AM
Re: .243 in Africa	shakari	01/02/04 05:38 PM
Re: .243 in Africa	Bakes	02/02/04 01:21 AM
Re: .243 in Africa	iqbal	01/02/04 09:15 PM
Re: .243 in Africa	shakari	02/02/04 02:29 AM
Re: .243 in Africa	Bakes	02/02/04 12:49 PM
Re: .243 in Africa	atkinson6	02/02/04 09:24 AM
Re: .243 in Africa	mikeh416Rigby	31/01/04 06:39 PM
Re: .243 in Africa	Boghossian	01/02/04 12:30 AM

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