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<blockquote data-quote="Jurgens" data-source="post: 745775" data-attributes="member: 42811"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Bigsk</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Wildrose has a point on the SST. I did a development with the 139gr with the 7mm RemMag and tested it on an Impala. The shot was under 100m, the Impala looked at me and I placed the shot centre chest for a hart und lung shot. The animal dropped on the spot but damage was huge but penetration was minimum. A lot of people in SA use the SST but more would prefer the Interlock or Interbond as it penetrates better.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I love the barnes TSX/TTSX bullets as they have never let me down and have always performed. That said most of my hunting is well under 200m and the few animals I have taken past 300m they also did there part. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">As you have chance do come and hunt where most dream ( as I would love to go hunt some of your species in the USA) I would spend a little more and make sure the bullets perform 100%. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The 9,3X62 Mauser was designed in 1905 By Otto Block from Germany as a inexpensive caliber for all game. Up until WW2 the 9,3X62 was much more popular than the .375H&H in Africa as the rifles was cheaper. On paper and field experience the 9,3X62 with a 286gr bullets does the same as a .375H&H with a 300gr bullet. What I like about the 9,3X62 is that it kicks like a .30-06, uses a standard length action, burns less powder that the .375H&H and meat damage is minimum but you have the knock down power to take game up to buffalo with ease. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">It sound like you are on the right track with caliber and bullet choice as it is what I will also feel comfortable using.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Ones here take some photo's of the hunt and share with us. The place of SA you are going is one of favorite placed. The people are amazing there and scenery is awesome. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">We hunt Springbuck not to far from where you are going, so will be there in June in this year.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jurgens, post: 745775, member: 42811"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Bigsk[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Wildrose has a point on the SST. I did a development with the 139gr with the 7mm RemMag and tested it on an Impala. The shot was under 100m, the Impala looked at me and I placed the shot centre chest for a hart und lung shot. The animal dropped on the spot but damage was huge but penetration was minimum. A lot of people in SA use the SST but more would prefer the Interlock or Interbond as it penetrates better.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I love the barnes TSX/TTSX bullets as they have never let me down and have always performed. That said most of my hunting is well under 200m and the few animals I have taken past 300m they also did there part. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]As you have chance do come and hunt where most dream ( as I would love to go hunt some of your species in the USA) I would spend a little more and make sure the bullets perform 100%. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]The 9,3X62 Mauser was designed in 1905 By Otto Block from Germany as a inexpensive caliber for all game. Up until WW2 the 9,3X62 was much more popular than the .375H&H in Africa as the rifles was cheaper. On paper and field experience the 9,3X62 with a 286gr bullets does the same as a .375H&H with a 300gr bullet. What I like about the 9,3X62 is that it kicks like a .30-06, uses a standard length action, burns less powder that the .375H&H and meat damage is minimum but you have the knock down power to take game up to buffalo with ease. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]It sound like you are on the right track with caliber and bullet choice as it is what I will also feel comfortable using.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Ones here take some photo’s of the hunt and share with us. The place of SA you are going is one of favorite placed. The people are amazing there and scenery is awesome. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]We hunt Springbuck not to far from where you are going, so will be there in June in this year.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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