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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3731514" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>[USER=35036]@HoLeChit[/USER] are you planning an African hunt?</p><p></p><p>One thing important about those hunts is to get something not odd ball so if your ammo gets lost on the airplane </p><p>you can find some at a local store.</p><p></p><p>Myself I have loaded my 30-06 to modern levels with 155 gr bullets and a 300WM is a little over 100fps faster.</p><p>I do not even need that much to kill anything around here.</p><p></p><p>Yea a big boom stick has cool factor and I have drooled over some.</p><p>But then reality kicks in and dead is dead with the right shot placement.</p><p></p><p>The old 7x57 has killed many African game and is still used today.</p><p>Pick the right bullet and put it where it counts.</p><p></p><p>In the drool department if I had to get something better than my 30-06 or .308 it would not be a 30 cal anything.</p><p>I would probably get something in .338 and it better be awesome because all it is is braggin rights and drool factor.</p><p></p><p>338 Lapua probably.</p><p>Not going to do that as I have too many car projects that I would rather spend my money on <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>30-06 kills everything I hit with it. But same goes for my .223.</p><p>400+ lb Hog was my largest wild kill and it was 1 shot with a 55gr V-max. Dropped where I shot it and never got back up.</p><p>Puny little Savage Axis in .223, super accurate little rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3731514, member: 15054"] [USER=35036]@HoLeChit[/USER] are you planning an African hunt? One thing important about those hunts is to get something not odd ball so if your ammo gets lost on the airplane you can find some at a local store. Myself I have loaded my 30-06 to modern levels with 155 gr bullets and a 300WM is a little over 100fps faster. I do not even need that much to kill anything around here. Yea a big boom stick has cool factor and I have drooled over some. But then reality kicks in and dead is dead with the right shot placement. The old 7x57 has killed many African game and is still used today. Pick the right bullet and put it where it counts. In the drool department if I had to get something better than my 30-06 or .308 it would not be a 30 cal anything. I would probably get something in .338 and it better be awesome because all it is is braggin rights and drool factor. 338 Lapua probably. Not going to do that as I have too many car projects that I would rather spend my money on :) 30-06 kills everything I hit with it. But same goes for my .223. 400+ lb Hog was my largest wild kill and it was 1 shot with a 55gr V-max. Dropped where I shot it and never got back up. Puny little Savage Axis in .223, super accurate little rifle. [/QUOTE]
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