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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...

Unfortunatly i cant relaod my own ammunititon, (to much school work in my opinion), so i have to buy the ammunititon already loaded. Just a quick question from what you suggested, do you think that i should just go straight to the barnes TTSX bullets (if its shoots well in my gun to be)and sight...

Thanks everyone for your time and advice, i really appreciate it:) I will prohababy use the 165g bullet. I think keaping to one grain/bullet type and learning its specific ballistics is gonna make life easier. As for the brand i'll prohabably try out the TTSX, sirocco and the PMP proamm and see...

Lord Derby Eland and big bull elephant

Dear AH members I have finally decide to buy a rifle in a 30-06 caliber (after much thought over a 270win.) My two questions are.....does a 165g bullet have a big difference in felt recoil over a 150g? And your opinions/experience with the sirroco 2, nosler E-tip and or the factory loaded PMP...

Thanks guys for all the help, i really appreciate it. Im so glad there is a awsome site like this! :) im looking forward to bombardering everybody with a million and one questions!

Welcome to AH:happywave:

Hey everyone:) Just joined AH, still trying to find my way around the website. Looking forward to the all the information this site has to offer. Please could someone explain to me how i can post messages so that everybody can read it, where everybody gives advice and stuff. Im really...

I think that the 243. would peform really well on that size game. As before mentioned shot placement and premium bullets are the key:2c:

Hey everyone:) First post so please excuse any mistakes I'm buying a winchester model 70 very soon and cant make up my mind as to what bullets to use(factory loaded). Has any one had any experience with the sirocco 2 bullets, and or the nosler E-tip or any other premium bullets. looking...