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7MM Magnum for Texas Nilgai
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1959833" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Some animals are tenacious and don't want to go down. some call this tough and that is a side effect of being tenacious mentally. Some have thick skin and muscle and others have the will to amaze people when shot perfectly and still run. The high powered rifles we have will penetrate any skin and muscle so placement is very important. Even hit perfectly, with a 350 grain at 2700 ft/sec from a 416 the bull stayed on his feet and ran 20 yards. the bullet went completely through taking a large chunk out of the opposite shoulder. Sometimes animals just run when there is no reason So shot placement may assure that it is a killing shot, but the running part is undetermined.</p><p></p><p>I am a believer in bigger is better but there is a reasonable limit to that philosophy and considering the minimum preferred caliber is .30 It is more for the average shooter that books hunts that seldom makes perfect shots, than someone that can place the shot in the best impact area every time.</p><p></p><p>I have been on hunts that the shots were held to 70 yards for these people so they could pull off a poor shot and still be successful. I personally would not hunt many animals with small calibers, but that doesn't mean they could not be used successfully with proper placement for the size of the game. (A head shot with a 22/250 will make a mess, but will still drop anything in North America but it is an iffy shot and not recommended. </p><p></p><p>Having shot most animals and skinned them, The armor on a large boar hog is definitely the thickest and toughest and takes a good bullet with plenty of energy to penetrate.</p><p></p><p>Will a 7mm RM kill a Nilgai ?"YES". Is it the best all round cartridge for a Nilgai ? "NO" Distance and shooter ability is the deciding factor in my opinion. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> </p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1959833, member: 2736"] Some animals are tenacious and don't want to go down. some call this tough and that is a side effect of being tenacious mentally. Some have thick skin and muscle and others have the will to amaze people when shot perfectly and still run. The high powered rifles we have will penetrate any skin and muscle so placement is very important. Even hit perfectly, with a 350 grain at 2700 ft/sec from a 416 the bull stayed on his feet and ran 20 yards. the bullet went completely through taking a large chunk out of the opposite shoulder. Sometimes animals just run when there is no reason So shot placement may assure that it is a killing shot, but the running part is undetermined. I am a believer in bigger is better but there is a reasonable limit to that philosophy and considering the minimum preferred caliber is .30 It is more for the average shooter that books hunts that seldom makes perfect shots, than someone that can place the shot in the best impact area every time. I have been on hunts that the shots were held to 70 yards for these people so they could pull off a poor shot and still be successful. I personally would not hunt many animals with small calibers, but that doesn't mean they could not be used successfully with proper placement for the size of the game. (A head shot with a 22/250 will make a mess, but will still drop anything in North America but it is an iffy shot and not recommended. Having shot most animals and skinned them, The armor on a large boar hog is definitely the thickest and toughest and takes a good bullet with plenty of energy to penetrate. Will a 7mm RM kill a Nilgai ?"YES". Is it the best all round cartridge for a Nilgai ? "NO" Distance and shooter ability is the deciding factor in my opinion. :cool: J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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