It was a paid hunt on the Norias Division.
Yep, that's where the nilgai were.
It was a paid hunt on the Norias Division.
30yrds! You a ninja?I shot mine on the King Ranch in 1989, using a .375H&H bolt-action rifle. Range was 30yds., bullet was a 300gr. Swift A-Frame, placement was through both shoulders and lungs.
It was down before thew rifle came out of recoil.
If you can, just borrow a .300 Win. Mag. from someone and use 180gr. Swift A-Frames, Nosler Partitions, or some other bonded-core soft points. Practice with it and have fun.
So, I have reserved a spot to hunt Nilgai,
Unfortunately, I am told that I need and artillery piece to shoot one without pissing it off.
The .300WM was stated as the minimum they required for this hunt, what other calibers are on par with the .300WM?
The 9.3x62 is a killer; my guides in Africa considered to be almost as good as the .375H&H.
You tend to carry the rifle more then shoot it. The recoil is over fast enough it shouldn't be a problem. That's why I went for lite weight in my .416.GeorgeS,
Depending on what one means by "almost as good", the "old-school" 9.3X62mm & 9.3X57mm cartridges MAY be BETTER in some ways than the equally venerable .375 H&H.
(As I said earlier, the 9.3MM cartridges do NOT spoil much edible meat & MAY, with similar velocities, penetrate deeper than the .375 H&H. Also, BOTH 9.3 cartridges "kick" LESS than the .375, given similar weight rifles.)
BTW, a 9.3X62MM rifle can be built-up in a 7-8 pound rifle & still be "reasonably comfortable to shoot". - I would NOT want to shoot a 7 pound rifle in .375 H&H.
yours, satx
I won't denigrate the 9.3x62 as it is a fine cartridge. I will extol the virtues of the .375H&H.
The .375H&H is a pussycat to shoot; my wife shoots mine. She does not shoot my 10.75lbs. .470 Capstick, however.
The .375H&H doesn't have a reputation as a meat destroyer; if anything, it ruins relatively little eat.
A major advantage the .375H&H has over the 9.3x62 is that it is legal for Africa's Big Five everywhere (the 9.3x62 is accepted for thick-skinned dangerous game only in Namibia, if I remember correctly).
I saw a Texas trophy hunter show and the guide let a kid shoot one with a 22-250 using a 60 grain Nosler Partition. So there’s that.
I think alot of guides/ranches suggest the big boys because a good mount of people cant shoot worth a shit. Maybe putting a .300wm through the guts makes it easier to find the animal instead of something weaker? My buddy is a head guide on a hunting ranch and the stories he tells me are almost unbelievable but he ain't lying.
Every P.H. I ever hunted with either took the time to see if you could shoot or had heard of your shooting abilities from another P.H.! Last one I hunted with decided not to carry his rifle while in Africa. When ask why he didn't carry his rifle his comment was that I could shoot! In reality I mostly wanted to walk & stalk, and he was more use to the shoot from the truck or shoot from a blind hunters. Personally I think he was to lazy to carry his own rifle. He sure did like my binoculars better then his own.I think alot of guides/ranches suggest the big boys because a good mount of people cant shoot worth a shit. Maybe putting a .300wm through the guts makes it easier to find the animal instead of something weaker? My buddy is a head guide on a hunting ranch and the stories he tells me are almost unbelievable but he ain't lying.
I am spoiled in that I hunt almost exclusively with actual shooters.I think alot of guides/ranches suggest the big boys because a good mount of people cant shoot worth a shit. Maybe putting a .300wm through the guts makes it easier to find the animal instead of something weaker? My buddy is a head guide on a hunting ranch and the stories he tells me are almost unbelievable but he ain't lying.
I was shown a video of someone shooting about a foot high over an axis deer at 100 yards. The “hunter” was adamant that 22-250 would be enough gun. If he shoots that bad imagine trying to track a 22 cal gutshot axisI am spoiled in that I hunt almost exclusively with actual shooters.
I have also seen what kind of fuckery takes place when folks who “hunt” once a year and don’t train at all take shots they have no business taking happens.
Enough gun.So, got the rifle and scope in, hopefully, I can get on the range this weekend.,
Thought you might like to see the round itself.
Right to left: 5.56, .308, 6.5CM, .375 Ruger
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