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7MM Magnum for Texas Nilgai
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<blockquote data-quote="7070yshot" data-source="post: 1959702" data-attributes="member: 114427"><p>Ok I hunt Nilgai at least once a year sometimes twice. Dropped piles of them. You will never find a tougher animal in NA. Sorry that's just my opinion and the reality is they are thick skinned animals. </p><p>as such your typical lead core of any kind is not going to do the job. I've watched many hunters write a check for a animal than was hit as many as 5 times walk/run off. You want immediate terminal performance, period. 7Mag is awesome. I recommend Barns LRX solids not TTSX.NT CEB's not Hornady, not Nosler. The only bullet I see them consistently dropped with is Barnes with these small calibers. Use the biggest bullet you can at the highest reasonable velocity. You need to penetration with full energy transfer. Breaking the axel on this animals will work but I've only see it worth with 338-416 calibers at 80-300y. Only one of those went all the way through.</p><p>My personal choice is 338LM 280g Barnes LRX at 2945FPS. Longest shot was 511y,DRT blew his heart up. I've seen 300wm and 300Rum just tickle these beasts at 75-100y! Then bam, gone. </p><p>the RUM shooter hit it 5 times. Never found it. </p><p>375HH or 375RUM are other good calibers.</p><p></p><p>you can talk to Sam Ilse who is the only guide I go with. We have shot a lot and he has seen more Nilgai shot than any other human on the planet. He knows and Id trusthis recommendations. </p><p>I just finished building a 338LM for a client specifically for Nilgai Killing.</p><p>It's the smallest calIber I will personally use.</p><p>7mag is a caliber that definitely kills above what you would expect. Use the Barnes LRX bullets and try to get a shot at 250y and under. Ask Sam what he thinks but that is my recommendation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7070yshot, post: 1959702, member: 114427"] Ok I hunt Nilgai at least once a year sometimes twice. Dropped piles of them. You will never find a tougher animal in NA. Sorry that’s just my opinion and the reality is they are thick skinned animals. as such your typical lead core of any kind is not going to do the job. I’ve watched many hunters write a check for a animal than was hit as many as 5 times walk/run off. You want immediate terminal performance, period. 7Mag is awesome. I recommend Barns LRX solids not TTSX.NT CEB’s not Hornady, not Nosler. The only bullet I see them consistently dropped with is Barnes with these small calibers. Use the biggest bullet you can at the highest reasonable velocity. You need to penetration with full energy transfer. Breaking the axel on this animals will work but I’ve only see it worth with 338-416 calibers at 80-300y. Only one of those went all the way through. My personal choice is 338LM 280g Barnes LRX at 2945FPS. Longest shot was 511y,DRT blew his heart up. I’ve seen 300wm and 300Rum just tickle these beasts at 75-100y! Then bam, gone. the RUM shooter hit it 5 times. Never found it. 375HH or 375RUM are other good calibers. you can talk to Sam Ilse who is the only guide I go with. We have shot a lot and he has seen more Nilgai shot than any other human on the planet. He knows and Id trusthis recommendations. I just finished building a 338LM for a client specifically for Nilgai Killing. It’s the smallest calIber I will personally use. 7mag is a caliber that definitely kills above what you would expect. Use the Barnes LRX bullets and try to get a shot at 250y and under. Ask Sam what he thinks but that is my recommendation. [/QUOTE]
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