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Re: 9.3 x 74 in Africa.
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This is what appears on the Namibian Professional Hunting Assoc.'s site:
"Smallest calibre 7 mm.
Minimum energy (Eo - muzzle velocity): 1350 Joule for springbuck, duiker etc.
2700 Joule for hartebeest, wildebeest, kudu, gemsbuck, eland etc.
5400 Joule for buffalo, elephant, rhino etc."
 
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Per Norma, the factory 286gr bullet at 720 meters per second [2362fps] has 4795 Joule [3536ft. lbs].
 
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I think Zimbabwe is the one country that requires 9.3 (.366) or bigger for dangerous game. Most others require 375. Tanzania is one place I wouldn't take a chance, the game scouts can and do show up. If you are on private property (ie a fenced ranch) you can do whatever the PH lets you do.
 
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