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300 Norma Improved/230 Berger and Africa
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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Culver" data-source="post: 1751828" data-attributes="member: 104770"><p>This.....I took my 6.5 CM with 124 HH's, and my 375 with off the shelf Barnes 300 grain. I shot 9 animals, 2 with the bow, 1 with the 6.5, and 6 with the 375. I chose to mainly use the 375 because of their willingness to call the shot through brush. My longest shot was my Kudu at 130 yards with the 375. He has staring straight at us and my guide asked if I felt comfortable taking a frontal shot. I did, and squeezed one off, he still rain about 60 yards even with 300 grains of 375 going through the heart.</p><p></p><p>My Sable was shot at 40 yards, he was walking away and turned around the backside of a bush and stopped. PH said to take the shot, so I squeezed off another shot from the 375 and Sable did a big donkey kick and ran about 40 yards. Shot was perfect, right behind the shoulder. I'm not sure why we here in the states are so paranoid about shooting through brush, but after that trip I will have the confidence to do so if required. That said, know the brush you're shooting through, thin branches is one thing. The first Sable I was on stood with a large branch right through his vitals and I couldn't get low enough to shoot under it or high enough to shoot over it.</p><p></p><p>I would also talk to your outfitter about what you're planning to bring and get his opinion. I did that on calibers, broadheads, and bullets before I went over. My thought process was I'm spending a lot of money on this trip, what's a little more when it comes to bullets and broadheads.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thomas Culver, post: 1751828, member: 104770"] This.....I took my 6.5 CM with 124 HH's, and my 375 with off the shelf Barnes 300 grain. I shot 9 animals, 2 with the bow, 1 with the 6.5, and 6 with the 375. I chose to mainly use the 375 because of their willingness to call the shot through brush. My longest shot was my Kudu at 130 yards with the 375. He has staring straight at us and my guide asked if I felt comfortable taking a frontal shot. I did, and squeezed one off, he still rain about 60 yards even with 300 grains of 375 going through the heart. My Sable was shot at 40 yards, he was walking away and turned around the backside of a bush and stopped. PH said to take the shot, so I squeezed off another shot from the 375 and Sable did a big donkey kick and ran about 40 yards. Shot was perfect, right behind the shoulder. I'm not sure why we here in the states are so paranoid about shooting through brush, but after that trip I will have the confidence to do so if required. That said, know the brush you're shooting through, thin branches is one thing. The first Sable I was on stood with a large branch right through his vitals and I couldn't get low enough to shoot under it or high enough to shoot over it. I would also talk to your outfitter about what you're planning to bring and get his opinion. I did that on calibers, broadheads, and bullets before I went over. My thought process was I'm spending a lot of money on this trip, what's a little more when it comes to bullets and broadheads. [/QUOTE]
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