2016 African Plains Game Hunt; Which Rifle Should I Take?

[pacificman]

Sounds like an exciting trip...Of course the guys that have gone over there would definitely have
the knowledge for the best advise but I was thinking of bullets I've used for mule deer that worked
well and thought it might be something to consider...a couple of bullets I was thinking about would
be the Nosler or Scirocco partition or bonded bullets. I have used both on big mule deer with great
results. Seems there is much to consider which to me would definitely be part of the fun! You will
have to let us all know how it all plays out as it sounds like way too much fun!!!

 

[Barlow]

I would take the 7x57 with a good 160 gr bullet and have at it. Barlow

 

[hogpatrol]

I would take the 7x57 with a good 160 gr bullet and have at it. Barlow

The famous elephant hunter, W.D. Bell killed hundreds of elephant and more than a few buffalo with that caliber aka the. 275 Rigby.

 

[kdiver58]

I have a 6.5 creedmoor and a .308 that are both .5 MOA guns out to 600 yards. For plains game what would you bring and what would be the limit on size for an animal? I handload so I can taylor the loads. I'm going back and forth between the Hornady 143gr ELD and 160 interlock for the 6.5. I'd love everyone's suggestions... K

 

[hogpatrol]

I have a 6.5 creedmoor and a .308 that are both .5 MOA guns out to 600 yards. For plains game what would you bring and what would be the limit on size for an animal? I handload so I can taylor the loads. I'm going back and forth between the Hornady 143gr ELD and 160 interlock for the 6.5. I'd love everyone's suggestions... K

Both cartridges are more than suitable. The 143 ELD-X and 140 Interlocks both will work. Same bullet styles for the .308. Hit them in the boiler room with those bullets and in short order they will go down. The animals are similar to our big game so most rifles suitable for those will work for plains game. My hunting buddy used a 6.5 CM with 129 SSTs and killed all of his plains game with a factory Savage in that cartridge.

Since my first post on this thread, I've been back two more times. My rifles now are 28 Nosler and .17 Fireball. The Fireball goes every time but so far I've used five different cartridges/rifles, a .45 SML, 6.5-284, 6.5x47, 26 Nosler and a 28 Nosler.

 

[snert]

So Onelastshot was last posting he was going on this trip in 2016//////

Results?

 

[whatwind?]

338 wm with 275 swift a frame for big stuff and 160 tsx for small stuff

 

[TheOtherZilla]

Only one to rule them all.. 17 HMR..