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What Rifle Would You REALLY take
19 May 2006, 07:07
Rick BehlingWhat Rifle Would You REALLY take
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
19 May 2006, 20:05
El_DodexeMy 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
27 May 2006, 07:28
JacobiteI 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.
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
28 May 2006, 04:39
Jim ManionMy Dakota take down African with its 2 barrels - 416 Rigby abd 338 Lapua, with Swarovski 1.5 X 5 scopes.
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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.
02 June 2006, 05:07
.366torque9.3x64 Brenneke. Probably 286 TSXs for everything
02 June 2006, 06:58
scr83jpI 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.
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"....
02 June 2006, 19:42
SnowballOnly 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]
Now that is a beautiful rifle. I don't use that word very often other than to describe a woman.
I'm awe struck...

02 June 2006, 20:26
Snowballquote:
Originally posted by moki:
Now that is a beautiful rifle. I don't use that word very often other than to describe a woman.
I'm awe struck...
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]
05 June 2006, 00:21
DARTH 44Well,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%
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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
quote:
Originally posted by DARTH 44:
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%
you forgot the best one of them all..378 Weatherby!..steve
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05 June 2006, 18:53
mr rigbymy custom ruger nr 1 in 450 nitro express with a 1-5x leupold and that fires 500 grs bullets.