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We are going to Namibia in 2010 and i was planning on harvesting a Black Wildebeest, Red Hartebeest, Kalahari Springbok, Gemsbok, and a Warthog. What kind of ammunition would be the best for my selection of quarries?
 
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Fed. Pre. loaded with the 140gr TSX.

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The Tsx or Nosler partition would be hard to beat. Shoot which ever is more accurate in your rifle.


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barnes tsx I shot a warthog,blue and black wildebeest,red hartebeest,and oryx. 140 grains.

none ran more than 40 yards.
 
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I would go with the 150s for the higher SD any barnes, nosler, or swift premium will due just fine.

You should be able to easily achieve 2600 fps which will be plenty flat out 250 yards.

Most people hunting in Africa have a tendency to reduce the yardage of shots they take because of the cost of a miss.


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2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
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A 140 to 160 Nosler Partition, Trophy Bonded Bearclaw, Swift A Frame, North Fork, or Barnes X bullet of some type, would be my pick.


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140 grain Swift A-Frame would be my pick.


 
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Originally posted by HogSlayer1:
We are going to Namibia in 2010 and i was planning on harvesting a Black Wildebeest, Red Hartebeest, Kalahari Springbok, Gemsbok, and a Warthog. What kind of ammunition would be the best for my selection of quarries?


Will you be buying factory ammo, or reloading it?




 
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