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Ruger # 1 Tropical .416 Rigby VX III 1.75-6X x 32 300 gn. Barnes X @ 2700 fps for plains game 400 gn. Woodleigh solids @ 2400 fps for Buf | |||
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My Sako 75 in .375 HH for sure Barns TSX 270 grs on top of 76 grs of Viht N140 5 rounds of Barns Banded solid 300 grs on 70,5 grs Viht N140 (just in case...) Swaro 1,5-6x42 fixed mount Have a great day Jeffery's .500 overall | |||
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I would have to take my Winchester M70 in .300 Win Mag topped with it's 6.5x20 Leupold VXIII. I know it is alot of scope but I like to see and it is the only rifle I have unless my Mil Surp collection counts. My biggest problem would be ammo as if I were to leave tomorrow morning getting a load other than my 180 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip load would be tough. I have never worked up any other loads for the Nosler 165 and 180 grain bullet. From what I have heard from my project manager who has been to Africa twice I am not sure I would feel under gunned for most plains game with my 180 grain BT load. Everyone talks about how fragile they are but about a month ago I shot at a steel spinner target I built with it just to see what it would do and it poked a 1/2 inch hole right through the 3/8 steel plate. Given the chance though I would choose a premium 220 grain bullet though. Don Nelson Sw. PA. | |||
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I'd take my Sherman built, Mark X action 9.3x62 with a Leupold Euro 3-9 on it. Very accurate, has killed everything I ever hit with it, and it does work on the smaller animals. Kudude | |||
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My Dakota take down African with its 2 barrels - 416 Rigby abd 338 Lapua, with Swarovski 1.5 X 5 scopes. SCI Life Member DSC Life Member | |||
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I'd pick my 375 RUM which I have only seen listed once so far. In order to utilize the long range capabilities of this round and my aging eyes I installed a Leupold VX111 4.5-14X B/C reticle scope. | |||
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9.3x64 Brenneke. Probably 286 TSXs for everything | |||
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I seem to remember after WW2 the surplus rifles (mauser,enfield,springfield,remington & others) from all of the invading countries were left behind with a large quantities of ammunition that were used to bring down every species of african game. Why is there such a push to buy all of the mega bore rifles when 303,30-06,7mm & 8mm have done it just as efficiently and at a lot less cost. | |||
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Maybe this will answer you're question...... There is an saying that states.... "more animals were killed with a 303 than any other cartridge in Africa.... and more animals were wounded by a 303 in Africa than any other round".... | |||
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Only one huh, well I'd take my Win M70 .375 H&H, Leupold VX-III 1.75-6x32 loaded with handloaded 300gr Nosler Partitions. As a matter of fact that is what I am taking on my Plains Game hunt. We leave on Father's Day.  Mtoto wa mwindaji alifuatana na baba yake mpaka mawindoni [The hunter's child followed his father to the hunting grounds] | |||
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Now that is a beautiful rifle. I don't use that word very often other than to describe a woman. I'm awe struck...  | |||
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Thank you. It shoots as good as it looks too. Mtoto wa mwindaji alifuatana na baba yake mpaka mawindoni [The hunter's child followed his father to the hunting grounds] | |||
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Well,it`s been a month since the latest check. Let`s see what has changed on the caliber list. 177 BB...............1 30-06................1 300 H&H..............1 300 WinMag...........5 300 WbyMag...........3 303 British..........1 8mmX68...............1 8mm RemMag...........1 338-06...............1 338 WinMag...........3 330 Dakota...........1 340 WbyMag...........1 338 RUM..............2 338-378 WbyMag.......1 35 Whelen............2 358 NormaMag.........2 358 STA..............2 9.3x62 Mauser........13 9.3x64 Brenneke......4 9.3x74R..............1 375/284 SSK..........1 376 Steyr............3 375 H&H..............43 375 WbyMag...........2 375 RUM..............2 411/416 RemMag.......1 416 RemMag...........4 416 Rigby............6 404 Jeffery..........1 444 Marlin...........1 45-70 Gov`t..........1 458 WinMag...........2 458 Lott.............1 460 WbyMag...........1 4 Bore...............1 2 Bore...............1 118 votes and 36 calibers selected. Just out of curiosity........ .308-312 bore...11 votes-9.32% .323 bore.......2 votes--1.69% .338 bore.......9 votes--7.63% .358 bore.......6 votes--5.08% .366 bore.......18 votes-15.25% .375 bore.......51 votes-43.22% .416-423 bore...11 votes-9.32% .458 bore.......5 votes--4.24% .all other......1 vote---0.85% -------------------------------------------------------------- Americans have the right and advantages of being armed-unlike the citizens of the countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms James Madison, The Federalist Papers | |||
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my custom ruger nr 1 in 450 nitro express with a 1-5x leupold and that fires 500 grs bullets. | |||
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416 WBY | |||
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