Howzit

[snowbeast]

Howzit all,

I'm Snowbeast from kwa-zulu Natal South Africa.

I've grown up in the bush in KZN and love the outdoors.
I haven't hunted since 2010 as I moved into the city to find myself a wife.

I currently own a 1982. 22 brno and a PSE dream season evo bow.

My draw to hunting is the day spent in the bush walking and stalking. The meat is a bonus.
I only shoot what I can eat, it's personal preference and I hold no grudges against other hunters as long as it's not canned hunting.

I am looking for a new rifle for general purposes. Where I have access to hunting is a mixture of bush and open plains. I'm drawn to the. 308, would love a 30-06 but am worried about the recoil as I haven't shot much in ages. To confuse me further I like the 270 calibe, 7x57 and 6x55.

Look forward to reading an interacting on the forum!

Cheers

 

[bluey]

gday snowie, ,welcome to AH.
don't worry about the recoil of the 06 , mate , 5or6 shots and you'll be used to it , and everywhere you go there will be ammo for it .
enjoy the site

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Welcom to AH Snowbeast.
I am glad that you are with us.
I agree with Bluey.
My favorite calibres are : 7x57, 9,3x62 and 404Jeffery.
Good luck and all the best.
Witold

 

[petrusg]

Welcome to AH!!

 

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[James Lizamore]

Welcome to AH snowbeast.....

 

[enysse]

Welcome to AH, I'd go for the 30-06 too.

 

[Bruce]

Welcome to AH Snowbeast... in my experience you will not go wrong with the 30-06. This is a general hunting rifle in RSA and can be used on all PG. I hunted initially with a 308 and this is good for typical bushveld scenario where shots are closer... moving into more open plains you may battle a bit with trajectory etc.. the 7x 57 is also a GREAT calibre, but for a ONE OFF answer.. go for the 30-06 and like bluey says... the recoil is not that bad. You will be surprised that the 270 recoil will affect you more.. happy hunting

 

[Royal27]

Welcome!

That .30/06 will do you just fine.

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

Welcom to AH snowbeast! Thanks for sharing your fishing trip in the Caprivi and looking forward to having you on the site...

 

[Environ]

Howzit Cuz

 

[BRICKBURN]

Welcome to AH.
Off to read your fishing report.

 

[James.Grage]

Welcome to Ah...

I'm not sure on what license you need to stalk a wife....good luck...

 

[bluey]

Welcome to Ah...

I'm not sure on what license you need to stalk a wife....good luck...

wouldn't that be a marriage licence ?

 

[Nyati]

Welcome to AH !

 

[mihai]

Welcome to AH.

All the best from Romania!

 

[snowbeast]

Thank you for taking the time to say hi.
Really like how friendly the forum is!

 

[bassasdaindia]

howzit and welcome.

 

[matt85]

welcome to the forum!

those cartridges are all nice, but what you need is a 505 Gibbs!

-matt

 

[Petrus Geldenhuys]

Welcome. the 30-06 or 308 are good choices. My girlfriend shoots a 30-06 and 308 and she doesn't complain about the recoil so you'll be just fine.