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I want to hunt baboons in Namibia and what is the best rifle for killing them? I have Steyr Mannlicher 243 Winchester rifle which I think will be sufficient. Heinz | ||
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Do you like hollow point bullets. I like the Sierra 60g hollow point. Will that bullet work good for baboon. | |||
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If those Sierras shoot well in your rifle I'm sure they would be fine, placement is more important than caliber, and your .243 is close to ideal. "If you’re innocent why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”- Donald Trump | |||
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the one in my hands at the time | |||
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I have shot a few baboons in my day, and I love to shoot them! At all times I have used the rifle or even handgun I had in hand at the time. I have used 35 Whelen, 45/70, 358 STA, 338 Winchester, 45 Colt in Win 94 and Taurus light weight, 45 ACP, 416 Remington, and probably some more, but those come to mind right now. All did a fine job. It does not take a miracle cartridge to do in a baboon. Lot's of things would do well from 223 right on up from there. I was thinking recently about this, from the other thread on this subject, and what I thought would do best for me is a 6.5 WSM built on a little heavier rifle than my current featherweight WIn M70. I sent a rifle up to SSK this week to have built. Win M70 6.5 WSM, 24 inch barrel at or around .750" at the muzzle. I am fitting it with two stocks--Win Ultimate stock and a Accurate Innovations stock I have on hand. I can run a 120 gr bullet just a tad over 3300 fps and that should make a dandy baboon rifle! Michael http://www.b-mriflesandcartridges.com/default.html The New Word is "Non-Conventional", add "Conventional" to the Endangered Species List! Live Outside The Box of "Conventional Wisdom" I do Not Own Any Part of Any Bullet Company, I am not in the Employ Of Any Bullet Company. I do not represent, own stock, nor do I receive any proceeds, or monies from ANY BULLET COMPANY. I am not in the bullet business, and have no Bullets to sell to you, nor anyone else. | |||
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I just got back from a hunt in Zimbabwe. I used my .300 Jarrett on the 16 baboons I shot with 180 grain Sierra loads. It seemed to work well although you can use just about anything. I used my 6.5mm x .284 last year for a 1000 yard shot on a baboon. It rolled him right off a cliff! | |||
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You beat me to it, Butch. | |||
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I can't imagine taking a separate rifle just for baboons. I might want something small so I can pack more ammo. | |||
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Ive used a 8mm rem mag but if its baboon only a 243 would be fine | ||
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Wex-What was your longest one with your Jarrett? | |||
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A rifle of small to medium caliber that you shoot accurately. A 5 mm will take one with no problem if you hit it in a vital area, but realistically, your .243 is more than enough. Cheers, David Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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Only ever shot one with a 8x68 ,with woodleigh 220 gr soft point, poleaxed him ,didnt bother shooting anymore as there wasnt much sport in it | |||
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If I wanted a dedicated rifle for shooting nothing but baboons it would be my MCA Mannlicher Shoenauer rifle chambered for 243 Win with a 100 gr Hornady sp @ 3000 fps With a 3x9x40mm scope! That rifle is like an extention of my eye down range, and kills like the hammer of Thor on big western Muledeer! A bull baboon is in trouble if I can see him with that rifle in my hands!  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith  | |||
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I have a mauser 1909 ,douglas premiun barrel ,timney trigger in 243thats is incredible accurate and i use here for foxes ,but the big problem is wind even a ligth wind affects a lot the 243 . www.huntinginargentina.com.ar FULL PROFESSIONAL MEMBER OF IPHA INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS ASOCIATION . DSC PROFESSIONAL MEMBER DRSS--SCI NRA IDPA IPSC-FAT -argentine shooting federation cred number2- | |||
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This is a silly thread. Every police department has experience in this area. Just look at the guns that they carry. | |||
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Anything that is a hollow point should do quite well. | |||
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