Here the 243 Win and 6mm Rem see a lot of use as varmint and deer rifles (though I have friends who use them on elk in open country... not my style).

What kind of use do these rounds see in Africa?

Is the 243 the most popular of the two and is the 6mm Rem even seen?

I assume that these light "dual-purpoase" rounds see more use by locals than visiting hunters... what is your AFRICAN experience with these rounds?

"Too Light or Just Right"?

Regards,

Brad

Brad - We all realize that a 6mm can dispatch even the largest of game, however, there are more effective calibers for the task. Most PHs will frown on 6mm for anything larger than Impala or Springbuck. Many hunting areas specify caliber-to-animal minimums and most land owners demand that clients shoot larger caliber guns to avoid wounded animals. A .30-06 or .300WinMag is about as small as you would want to go if you were interested in plains game. If you are after larger plains game like eland or wildebeest, a .375 is a good choice.

The 6 x 58 mm was a fairly good round in its days, and was used on boar and red deer as well. Notwithstanding its limited popularity here (the last German emperor was especially found of it), I doubt that it was used in Africa to any extent.

Best regards,
Carcano

The only 6mm that is making any headway in Africa today is the 6x45 which recently became a commercial venture in RSA...the prefer it with 100 gr. bullets at 2400 FPS for Bushveld hunting...And a dandy round it is!!

I shoot the 75 gr. Barnes X in mine at about 2900 FPS. it works well, but they don't leave good blood trails (like all 6mm's) so I regulate mine to cropping and hunting in open country...

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Ray Atkinson

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If you get into a springbok culling-situation, like in the Karoo, I would feel good about the .243 for volume shooting.

I'd feel good about it for a mountain hunt for klipspringer/vahl rhebok/mtn. reedbuck as well.

Don Martin.