Recent content by Christian3006

The Hoedspruit is a amazing place. So now I guess all their is left to do is keep looking for a decent second hand rifle.

Those remington reduced ammunition sound perfect. Thanks everyone for your help and input Cheers

*Im 15 now.

PHOENIX PHIL When I was 12 I shot a 270 win mag with hot 130 grain loads and that was fine. The thing is is that I want to eventually be shooting 180 or 200 grain TTSX. I know a 30-06 could do the job but where I hunt in the drakensberg its mostly open with things like wildebeest, zebra and...

Phoenix Phil When I created an account I thought that a 30-06 was going to be the caliber of choice but things haven't turned out that way.

Thanks Mr Goosen I have heard of those before. After looking at their website they seem nicely suited. Using these bullets do you find the rifle more manageable to shoot? Thanks for the input:)

Hello everyone Reading through a few articles on the 300 win mag and lighter bullets the same result usually appeared, less recoil but terrible meat damage. The reason I want a 300 win mag is because my dad and I have agreed to get a rifle, but only one. The next rifle I get will have to be...

Hello everyone I was just wondering the other day about bullet choice..mainly between good soft points and gliding metal bullets. For example say you are going to hunt a kudu or elk sized animal with a 270 win. Would you rather hunt with the lighter but deeper penetrating, greater weight...

With out a doubt the impala bullets will certainly penetrate a eland perfectly, but unfortunately I can't reload my own ammunition. The sole reason I am choosing a 270 win over a 30-06 is because I can shoot a 270 better! I don't worry about recoil so much and it is a pleasant caliber to shoot...

So do you think that a 130 g TTSX traveling at about 3000fps(mv) will completely penetrate a animal the size of a eland or moose for example. Also the shot distance would be personally restricted to 200m max

Hello everyone:) Now I realize some people might of have looked at the title and gone 'oh no'. And yes I do agree with you, a 270 win is very marginal for eland BUT I recently met up with a good friend and farmer in the berg who has currently killed 13 eland with his 270 win using PMP...

Hello everyone I have decided to mount my winchester to be, chamberd in 30-06, with a leupold vx3 scope, and here is where my confusion starts. Would a 3-9 x 50mm magnification scope be to powerful (I hunt mostly in fairly open country,small mountains etc.). And if it is to powerful would the...

Last year I hunted a impala in escourt KZN. The PH had a choice of three guns for me to use, a 222,270 and a 30-06. Being a little recoil shy I chose the 222. The following morning I practiced enough that I was happy I could hit a tea cup saucer at 100m. Long story short I shot a big ram at a...

Thanks everyone for your time and help I am definitly gonna get the 30-06. If the 300win only really outperforms the 30-06 at ranges over 300m( which I really don't intend on shooting) plus the added recoil and noise which will make it unpleasant to shoot, the 30-06 seems the way to...

Hey everyone I really need some advice. I'm thinking of purchasing a winchester model 70 sporter in 30-06. I can handle the recoil of a 270 pretty well. However I was thinking that a 300win mag might be better in the long run. So here's my conundrum! I weigh 60kg(15 years old) and have an...