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Any suggestions on bullet weights or type of bullet for plainsgame hunting in Namibia?

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my Blaser R93 loves 130gr Swift Scirroccos they should be tough enough for your plains game.


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GET THE HEAVIEST BULLET YOU CAN.

THE COMBINATION OF LENGTH & WEIGHT GIVE THE BEST PENETRATION WHICH THIS CAL WAS KNOWN FOR..... ALSO THE 6,5
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I would start with 140grn TSX or 140 grn Nosler


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1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
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.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
 
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155 megas from Lapua.
 
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When I hunted plains game with a Winchester/USRA 70 Fwt in 6.5x55, I used 156 grain Norma factory ammo. My PH wasn't convinced that a 6.5x55 in the hands of an American was going to be anything but trouble, however, he came around when I proved that I could shoot the rifle pretty well and knew enough to break bone. I shot everything except a warthog with the 6.5x55 Norma ammo and nothing that I shot with it required more than 1 shot, even though I did shoot the Eland x3, 'cause he wouldn't give up and fall down.

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I really like 120s for critters weighing less than 200 lbs; however for PG I'd use a good 140 and never look back. Lou


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Thanks all for the input.

I am looking into 140 grain Nosler Partitions, 130 grain Swift Sciroccos and 140 grain A-frames. I'll report back.

Thanks.

Dr. Tim
 
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I would also second the suggestion of Heavier are better . Dead is Dead is Dead , so small animals are poor targets for deep penetration and expansion testing purposes !.

Larger Animals require it , 140-156 would be my choice for most everything . While hunting one does not have the luxury of several different bullet weights Normally .

So what ever is the MOST accurate and Heaviest bullet your Rifle will shoot , would be the Logical choice .

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Even if I think that the 6.5x55 should work well, if I rememeber well minimum required is 7mm for PG in Namibia. Take some info. Once that you are out from Hosea Kutako Int. Airport, none will check your rifle.

Stay on 140-160grs bullets, and if you have a recently built rifle, not a customized Carl Gustav, go for the hot loads.

I enjoyed Namibia two time, first one I used a 9.3x62 (the best), the second one a 7x57.
My personal opinion is : go with something bigger and heavier, .30 and .338 are fine, .366 and .375 are better.

I relally love 6.5x55, but it will never be my first choice.


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I took my son to Zim twice for combo PG and DG hunts. On each occasion he used 6.5X55 for the PG which included animals as large as zebra and wildebeast. Only 1 animal required a finisher and that was a zebra which was on the ground already. Load used was 140 gr. Swift A-Frames over RL 22 giving 2775 fps. As usual, shot placement is the name of the game.

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If I ever have a chance to go again, I'm going to bring a couple of Interarms Mark X mannlichers in 9.3x62 and 7x57. Last time I brought Winchester/USRA 70s in 375 H&H and 6.5x55, but only fired the 375 x5; 3 to validate the zero and 2 to kill a warthog. I think that a 9.3x62 will do whatever I need a 375 to do and it will kick and weigh less.

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