obviously the terrain is varied. We ended up taking some longer shots than I believed due to the fact this area had sone areas with limited cover. I was glad my hunting partner had a 300 WM with a nice 4.5 x20 scope. Sure, it was heavy and no fun on the stalk, but confidence was high out to 300. That is more scope than you need but it was neat when the guide said “are you on it? “ then cranked my magnification until I was really on it. My zebra and eland were basically bam flop and they are tough animals. With the tools available today, use enough gun should be supplemented by use enough glass. I have a 340 weatherby that may make the next trip (I really want to just handgun) consistent with Gary’ great advice above. When you have paid for the trip, you want to score and cheaping out on equipment is not sound in my opinion. YMMV
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Doug and I were talking about universal rifles
- WB, 2018-04-10, 09:32
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the caliber is not as important as bullet placement. A shot
- Gary Reeder, 2018-04-10, 16:07
- Jumping in the thread late. I shoot an -06 well. I - O’ Gary, 2018-04-10, 17:52
- as a "for instance" Kase shot a Kudu (500 lb animal - Gary Reeder, 2018-04-10, 16:36
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Thinking about a 30 cal backup rifle
- MTM, 2018-04-10, 10:46
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South Africa is a big country so
- Df, 2018-04-10, 16:43
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Of course, if you’re Huey, just take a
- Df, 2018-04-10, 16:47
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A miss is a miss whether a 25-20 or 470 NE....
- Huey, 2018-04-10, 18:33
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No crap my friend
- Df, 2018-04-10, 18:40
- Better? You took awesome animals this year... - Huey, 2018-04-10, 18:56
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No crap my friend
- Df, 2018-04-10, 18:40
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A miss is a miss whether a 25-20 or 470 NE....
- Huey, 2018-04-10, 18:33
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Of course, if you’re Huey, just take a
- Df, 2018-04-10, 16:47
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I regretted every time that .....
- SMH, 2018-04-10, 13:17
- You got that right SMH - Howard, 2018-04-10, 16:17
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South Africa is a big country so
- Df, 2018-04-10, 16:43
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I have a 300win and would be hard pressed
- Drdougrx, 2018-04-10, 09:58
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As ferocious a cannon as that seems and is
- WB, 2018-04-10, 10:30
- I took an 06 as one of my guns - IC, 2018-04-10, 15:44
- I've been thinking of doing a modern take.. - Gus S., 2018-04-10, 11:53
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As ferocious a cannon as that seems and is
- WB, 2018-04-10, 10:30
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Is .388 a typo - just wonderin'...
- backroadsrambler, 2018-04-10, 09:42
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Yeah .338, finger slip. There is the .366 though.
- WB, 2018-04-10, 10:22
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9;3x62
- CHIPKING, 2018-04-10, 18:32
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What scope is that? I have a project that could use similar (nm)
- Brant, 2018-04-11, 00:33
- 2x Nikon pistol scope (nm) - CHIPKING, 2018-04-11, 18:56
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What scope is that? I have a project that could use similar (nm)
- Brant, 2018-04-11, 00:33
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9;3x62
- CHIPKING, 2018-04-10, 18:32
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Yeah .338, finger slip. There is the .366 though.
- WB, 2018-04-10, 10:22
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the caliber is not as important as bullet placement. A shot
- Gary Reeder, 2018-04-10, 16:07