Going to Namibia this September. The largest animal I will take is kudu. I can take my 7x64 with 160/175gr partitions or the 9.3x64 with 286gr partitions. Which one or both?
Thanks, Bob

Never be undergunned!

Sounds like a nice light and heavy rifle set up with the two of them. The only two kudu I've shot were both taken with a .375 and 300 grainers . In the proper situation I'd use the 7x64 though. My .280 Rem with 150's or 160's has taken several elk which are IMHO tougher. My PH on the 1st trip had a lot of experience and stated that kudu for their size went down pretty easily. For whatever thats worth.

PLACEMENT of the slug is #1.

FN in MT

I tend to use more gun rather than less, and I used a .375H&H w/300gr. bullets on mine.



I'd go with the 9.3x64 w/286gr. Partitions, since you can never tell what your shot presentation will be like.

George

I'd go with the 9.3x64, then you can take whatever shot is presented from any angle and I hate to lose an exceptional trophy simply because I didn't feel a going away shot was dooable...A 286 Nosler will slip all the way through from any angle most of the time and always enough for a fast clean kill....

Kudu aren't hard shot animals (my wife used a 30-06 and my mother a .308 without problems), but since most of the ones I've seen in Namibia have been on hills with dence bush, I'd go with the 9.3X64. You never know when a twig/branch "jumps" into your bullets way! It's also a nice for gemsbok/oryx which are perhaps a bit tougher then kudu, and fine for other antilopes there.

Erik D.

I shot one the other year at 60yds with a .300wthby with 180gr x's and had it drop at the shot. Last year I heart shot one with a .416Rigby with 410gr Woodleighs and had it run over 100yds.

To me it's all a crap shoot with what is enough gun on a given day.

Thanks guys. Think I will take both with 6bxs of 7mm and 2bxs of 9.3. My PH has a 7x64 that I can leave the rest of the ammo with. My wife is coming with me so I have another 5kg ration of ammo Bob