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Who wants to play! To-date I have used everywhere not only Africa: .22 LR 22 hornet .240 apex H&H .270 winchester 243 winchester 7x57 mauser 9x57 mauser 8x50 lebel 308 winchester 30-06 300 wsm 300 winchester magnum 300 H&H magnum 300 remington ultra magnum 338 win mag 35 whelen 9.3x70 .375 H&H rimless .375 H&H flanged magnum .404 Jeffery 416 rigby 416 rem mag 450/400 458 winchester 12 bore 50 cal MZ Arjun Reddy www.huntersnetworks.com 30 Ivy Hill Road Brewster, NY 10509 Tel: +1 845 259 3628 2019, DSC booth # 1222 2019, SCI booth # 4209 | ||
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Grew up hunting whitetail deer. I am somewhat ashamed to admit that until college graduation (I am 66) I probably killed more deer (head shots) with a 22 Magnum than anything. As far as Africa goes, I have used 416 Rem (buff, zebra, ele, buff again x 3, eland, giraffeand hippo); 7mm Rem Mag on first safari (impala, civet cat, kudu, bushbuck, baboon x 3) with acceptable results. Safaris 2-4 used 300 Win Mag (impala, zebra x 2, leopard, blue wildebeest, klipspringer). More than one a few PH's that have seen my 416 and 300 (both Rifles, Inc) have told me that they thought I have "the perfect battery for all of Africa". Nowadays I shoot my whitetail with my Rifles, Inc. 22-250 "prairie dog" rifle. No problem making head shots out to 250 yds+ (and I am not that great a shot). Pigs: 204 or 223 in an AR platform. Birds: that's a whole nother discussion. "Never, ever, book a hunt with Jeri Booth or Detail Company Adventures" | |||
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For me only the .375 H&H and the .30-06. Archery as well. ~Ann   | |||
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Great thread. Thanks for starting it. .500 bpe 4-bore .350 no2 .450-400 .450 no2 .500 nitro .600 nitro also, long, long ago: .270 WCF .32-20 .30-30 .405 .375 .458 .45-70 Brought back great memories. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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22 lr 22 mag 222 223 243 7mm 30/06 (the king) 338wm 375hh 450NE 458wm | |||
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22 short 22 long 22 mag 22-250 223 243 257 wby 270 wsm 7mm mag 30-30 300 wsm 300 rum 325 wsm 338 win mag 9.3x62 375 H&H 450 Rigby 500 NE Getting old sucks! I thought I had a complete list, but I have had to edit this three times already! ____________________________________________ "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett. | |||
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22lr 22mag 243 257roberts 264wm 270 win 270 wsm 280 rem 7mm08 7 rem mag 7 rum 30-30 308 30-06 300 wm 300 wsm 35 whelen 375 H&H 45-70 50 cal muzzle loader LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show. Not all who wander are lost. NEVER TRUST A FART!!! Cecil Leonard | |||
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22 22mag 22Hornet 222 223 243 6.5x55 6.5x57 7x57 7x57R 7x64B 308 30/06 300weatherby 9.3x62 9.3x64B 9.3x74R 375F 450/400 404 425WR 458Win 470NE | |||
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22LR .223 .257 Wby .25-06 .257 Roberts .270 Win 7mm-08 .300 Savage .308 Win .30-06 .300WM .300 RUM .338 WM .357 Mag .375 H&H .416 Rem .44 Mag .458 Lott .470 NE .500 MDM Guns and hunting | |||
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22LR 223 300Win Mag 416Rem Mag 460Rem Mag 470NE Jim "Bwana Umfundi" NRA | |||
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BB .177 pellet .22 pellet 22 Short 22 Long 22 Long Rifle 22 WMR 17 HMR 17 Fireball 17 Mach 4 19-223 Calhoon 20 Vartarg 20 Tatical 204 Ruger 221 Fireball 222 Rem 223 Rem 220 Swift 6x45 243 Winchester 25-06 30-30 7.62x39 30-06 300 Weatherby 375 H&H Most likely forgot some of them, if we are doing gauges I have used all of the common ones on game 410 bore 28 20 16 12 10 | |||
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.17 hmr .204 Ruger .22 lr .22 hornet 5.56 NATO .243 Win 7mm-08 Rem 30-06 .300 Win mag 30-378 Wby .375 H&H .375 RUM .416 Rigby .470 NE | |||
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If you include varmints as game- including birds, varmints, and big game... Most of the handguns and small bore rifles are varmints. BB gun .177 Air Rifle pellet .17 HMR .22 short .22 LR .22 WMR .223 .223 WSSM .25-06 .26 Nosler .300 Whisper 7.62 x 51 .30-06 .300 WSM .300 Win Mag 8x68 (?) (PH's rifle) .330 Dakota .375 H&H .416 Remington .416 Rigby .45-70 .470 NE .500 NE .50 BMG 5.7x28 .36 cap and ball revolver .380 9x19 9x23 .38 Super 9x25 .357 Mag .40 10mm .41 Mag .44 Special .44 Mag .45 ACP .45 Colt .454 Casull .50 Muzzleloader .410 Shotgun 28 Ga 20 Ga 16 Ga 12 Ga 10 Ga | |||
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Africa: 300 H&H 180gr TTSX 375 H&H 300gr TSX 404 Jeffery 400gr TSX | |||
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Africa Various 270 wildcats 7.21 Lazzeroni Firebird 8.59 Lazzeroni Titan 9.53 Lazzeroni Saturn 375 H&H Magnum 416 Weatheby Magnum 416 Rigby Improved 375/404 Wildcat | |||
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Just sticking with rifles or single shot pistols: .177 Pellet .17 HMR .17 WSM .204 Ruger .22 Short .22 LR .22 WMR .222 Rem .223 Rem .223 WSSM .22-250 .220 Swift .243 Win .25-06 7mm Rem Mg 7 STW .308 Win .30-06 .300 Rem SAUM .300 Win Mag .300 RUM .338 WM .375 H&H .416 Rem What I shoot but never killed game: 6mm Hagar .338 Edge .338 Lapua .44 Mag .45-70 Just Africa: 7mm Rem Mag .308 Win .300 RUM .338 Win Mag .416 Rem Mag | |||
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Since this is the Africa forum, I assume you mean African game? If so, here’s mine: 458 Lott 404 Jeffery 375 H&H 9.3x62 35 Whelen 338WM 30-06 7mmRM 25-06 22LR | |||
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African game: 470 Nitro 500/450 Nitro 450/400 Nitro 375 Magnum rimless 375 Magnum flanged 350 No. 2 300 flanged 7x57 22 K-hornet Regards, Tim | |||
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In Africa, 30-06 In North America, 22LR 410 16ga 12ga 243 30-30 270 35 whelen 1992 GMC Sonoma 2002 Ford F-250 | |||
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.22 or 30:06 375 H&H 12 ga USMC Retired DSC Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Africa: 300WinMag Sweden: 308 9.3x62 USA: 243 6.5x55 7mm Rem Mag 300 Blackout 375 H&H 50 cal. muzzleloader 12 ga (slug) Leopard, Hippo, Croc - Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe, 2024 Reindeer & Geese, Iceland, 2023 Plains Game, Eastern Cape, 2023 Buff - Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe, 2022 Muskox-Greenland, 2020 Roe buck and muntjac in England, 2019 Unkomaas Valley, RSA, 2019 Kaokoland, Namibia, 2017 Wild boar hunting in Sweden, 2016 Moose hunting in Sweden, 2014 How to post photos on AR | |||
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.22 LR .223 Rem .243 Win .25-06 Rem 6,5x55 .264 Win Mag 7x57 7x64 .308 Win .30-06 .300 H&H .300 Weatherby .318 WR .375 H&H .416 Rigby .500/450 NE .470 NE 12-bore Paradox 12-bore 16-bore 20-bore | |||
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In Africa 7 mm RM .308 Win .300 Wby .375 RUM In North America (not birds or small game) .22 LR .22-250 .257 Ackley 7 mm RM .308 Win .30-06 .30 Gibbs .30-30 .300 Wby .44 Mag .45 acp .45 Kentucky BP .54 Hawken BP 12 gauge Arrow, Recurve bow NRA Endowment Life Member | |||
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22 lr 6,5x55 Swedish Mauser 30-06 8x57 IS 8x57 JRS 9,3x62 9,3x74R 7 mm Rem Mag 300 Win Mag 338 Win Mag 375 HH 450 NE 12 bore Morten The more I know, the less I wonder ! | |||
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I think I misunderstood what OP was asking for. Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun (songbirds before I knew better  )22 Short 22 Long 22 Long Rifle 22 Magnum 17 Remington 221 Fireball 222 Remington 223 Remington 5.56 NATO 6mm Remington 243 Win 270 Win 7mm Rem Mag 30-30 Win 300 Win Mag 9mm 416 Rem Mag Shotguns: 10, 12, 20, 28, and 410 "Never, ever, book a hunt with Jeri Booth or Detail Company Adventures" | |||
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I am equally curious to know which calibers have been the most satisfactory for each of you. I shall leave a definition of satisfactory to the poster in this context. | |||
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Africa: 30-'06, 375 H&H, 458 Win Mag U.S., including Alaska: 30-'06, 7x57, .300 Weatherby Mag, .300 Win Mag, .243, 308 Norma Mag Scotland: .308 Upland game: 12, 20, & 28 gauges LTC, USA, RET Benefactor Life Member, NRA Member, SCI & DSC Proud son of Texas A&M, Class of 1969 "A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" Robert Browning | |||
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20 Practical 6X223 243 Winchester 7-08 Remington 280 Remington 7mm Remington Mag 300 Winchester 300 Weatherby 340 Weatherby 416 Weatherby 375 H&H 458 Lott 20 gauge, 12 gauge | |||
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Small Game .22 LR squirrels, raccoons .410 squirrels, rabbits, bobwhite quail 20 ga squirrels, rabbits, bobwhite quail 12 ga ducks, geese, squirrels, rabbits, bobwhite quail, scaled quail, pheasants 45 ACP blue grouse Big Game 12 ga gray foxes 12 ga with slugs - Whitetail deer. .270 Win Mule deer, elk. .7mm Wby Mag Mule deer, elk, black bear, wild boar, pronghorn antelope .308 Mule deer .416 Rem Mag Cape Buffalo, elephant 45-70 Black bear All that I can remember anyways. Guns I own but have never killed anything with (yet). .223 Rem .243 Win .300 Win Mag .375 Ruger BH63 Hunting buff is better than sex! | |||
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North America: .22 Short .22 LR .22 WMR .218 Bee .221 Fireball .222 Rem .223 Rem 6mm x 45 6mm TCU .243 Win .25-20 WCF .250 Savage .25-06 Rem .270 Win 7mm Mauser .30-30 WCF .308 Win .30-’06 Springfield .300 Win .300 Weatherby .338-’06 Ackley Imp .357 Magnum .375 H&H .38-55 Win .416 Rigby .410 bore (w/ slugs) .44-40 WCF .45 Colt .45-70 Govt .470 N.E. 12 bore (both buck & slugs) If Africa only: .22 LR .270 Win .375 H&H .416 Rigby .470 N.E. 12 bore Mark DRSS "I always take care to fire into the nearest hillside and, lacking that, into darkness." - the late Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | |||
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Africa: 30/06 300 H&H Mag 340 Wby Mag 9.3x74R 375 H&H Mag 416 Rigby 500 NE 500 Jeffery 577 NE Most satisfying? 500NE DR paired with a quick release scoped 9.3x74R DR. It's my go to pairing these days. | |||
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264wm 308 LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show. Not all who wander are lost. NEVER TRUST A FART!!! Cecil Leonard | |||
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At home: .22 WM .223 Rem. 7x57R 7x64 8x57IRS 9,3x62 Africa: .375 H&H Mag Regards, Andy | |||
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I thought this was going to be Africa only but evidently not so here goes. Daisy BB gun 177 pellet 22LR 22 Mag 222 Rem 243 Win 257 Bob 257 WBY 6.5x55 Swede 270 Win 270 WBY 7x57 7 MM RM 7 MM WBY 7 MM STW 7 MM Dakota 30-30 300 Savage 308 Win 30-06 300 H&H 300 WM 300 Ultra 303 British 32 Spec 8 MM Mauser 338 WM 340 WBY 338 Ultra 35 Rem 35 Whelen 350 Rem Mag 9.3x62 375 H&H 375 WBY 416 Rem 444 Rem 45-70 458 WM 44 Mag 45 Cal MZ 410 28 GA 20 GA 20 GA MAG 16 GA 12 GA 2 3/4, 3 INCH and 3.5 INCH 38 Spec 454 Casull MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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Africa: 338 Winmag 375 H&H 375 Ruger Europe: 22LR 22-250 Rem 243 Win 270 Win 308 Win 30-06 Sprg 338-06 A-Square 338 Winmag 35 Whelen 375 H&H 375 Ruger Most satisfaying: 35 Whelen 375 H&H Arild Iversen. | |||
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17 HMR 22 Long Rifle 22-250 240 Weatherby 257 Weatherby 6.5 -06 7mmRem Mag 30-06 300 Win Mag 340 Weatherby 375 H&H 416Rem Mag 458 Lott Tim | |||
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22 short 22 long 22 mag 218 bee 220 Swift 222 223 22-250 243 6mm 257 Roberts 25-06 270 270 Weatherby 280 30-30 300 300 H&H 300 Weatherby 308 338 340 Weatherby 375 404 J 416 Rigby 416 Rem 458 WM 458 Lott | |||
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BB 177 pellet 22 pellet 22 LR 22 hornet 222 rem 244 rem 7mm rem mag 300 win mag 308 win 35 rem 375 H&H 470 NE 50 cal.(black powder) 50 cal.(smokeless) Big Rocks-Slingshot(Deadly) | |||
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Africa: 9.3x62 North America: -.22 -22-250 -243 -250 savage -270 win -270wby -30-30 -308 -30-06 -300 win -300 wby -338 win mag -350 rem -35 Whelan -358 norma -375 HH -348 win -9.3x62 -9.3x74 -458x2" -450 3 1/4" -577/500 no.2 | |||
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17 cal. pellet 22 lr. 218 Bee 270 Win. 30-06 35 Rem. 375 H&H 45-70 577 2 3/4" bpe 12 ga. Dave | |||
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