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    Cartridge for the Big 5 that is usable outside of Africa as well

    I was a bit unclear. It's legal to hunt the following big game here with a smaller caliber than 6.5mm w/ 139g: roe deer, lynx and wolf. Everything above that requires a min. of 6.5mm. Foxes are legal with anything that is not a rim-fire, .22 LR is not legal with other words for some reason...
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    Cartridge for the Big 5 that is usable outside of Africa as well

    How much truth is there in what I've read regarding non-rimmed cartridges in doubles? If it's just BS then .416 Rigby would make much sense as a moose/bear rifle double (and I'd be ready for Africa as well). I am not dead set on limiting myself to 2 rifles, I could own 3 or 4 rifles as long as...
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    Cartridge for the Big 5 that is usable outside of Africa as well

    Here, a .243 would only be legal for roe deer, lynx and wolf (and smaller game). Anything larger than that requires a minimum of 6.5mm and 139g (honestly, even that is quite minimal for moose, I think it'd be better with ca 160g). But I would never shoot a moose with a .243 unless my life...
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    Cartridge for the Big 5 that is usable outside of Africa as well

    .404 Jeffery should be the pretty much the same as the .400 Jeffery as far ballistics go, right? So, actually at some level or to some degree, I guess it boils down to how many African DG hunts there will be. But on a personal level, I think (at least at this point) I would rather use a rifle...
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    Cartridge for the Big 5 that is usable outside of Africa as well

    That's a great quote. And I think it just makes so much more sense, after all, if you only use a few weapons, you will get a better "connection" and be able to use it better. So much more with a single rifle. At one point I was thinking of only getting a 9.3x62 bolt or a double in 9.3x74R but...
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    Cartridge for the Big 5 that is usable outside of Africa as well

    .300 Win Mag. Wouldn't that be a bit too much on smaller game like roe? Even 30-06 has occasionally been too much (although, it seems 150g is strangely sometimes worse on meat than 165 or 180, but I guess it depends on what the bullet has struck). And it mostly gives you more range? So, for...
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    Cartridge for the Big 5 that is usable outside of Africa as well

    Hi, I have been stalking these forums for a year or so... I have always been interested in hunting, I haven't hunted much though but decided recently to start doing it regularly. My dream is to hunt in Africa one day. Here's the thing though, I am a very minimalist person, I don't want to own...
 
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