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7MM Magnum for Texas Nilgai
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<blockquote data-quote="Ronald W Schaefer" data-source="post: 1959912" data-attributes="member: 109378"><p>I've shot several Nilgai here in South Texas on the King Ranch and IMO the 7mm Rem Mag is enough gun, however I strongly recommend the Barnes TTSX bullet and a shot "in the chevron" as the African PHs say, i.e. halfway up front leg. Vitals are further forward than we are used to seeing in N American game. FYI, it can be a DRT shot or you can hit 'em good with a big iron and they may run. Last year the guide told me to bring a big rifle...so being a smart acorn I offered to bring my .375 H&H...to my surprise he said "that'll be perfect". During the hunt i got a good steady face on shot through the brisket about 70 yds (which is unusual to get that close glass and stalking). I hit him good with a 300gr Barnes TSX and he went right down...as I expected. Then about five seconds later he got up and started to trot off...which I did not expect. I got a second shot in while tracking and hit bit further aft than the chevron and he went down but got up again. We went after the track and found him a bout 200 yards further down the trail. My buddy took his with a single perfectly placed shot using 180 gr A Square in .300 Wby Mag. That guy went right down. So...take enough gun and hit 'em good with a strong bullet. Be ready to make a second shot and practice shooting your big iron off the sticks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ronald W Schaefer, post: 1959912, member: 109378"] I've shot several Nilgai here in South Texas on the King Ranch and IMO the 7mm Rem Mag is enough gun, however I strongly recommend the Barnes TTSX bullet and a shot "in the chevron" as the African PHs say, i.e. halfway up front leg. Vitals are further forward than we are used to seeing in N American game. FYI, it can be a DRT shot or you can hit 'em good with a big iron and they may run. Last year the guide told me to bring a big rifle...so being a smart acorn I offered to bring my .375 H&H...to my surprise he said "that'll be perfect". During the hunt i got a good steady face on shot through the brisket about 70 yds (which is unusual to get that close glass and stalking). I hit him good with a 300gr Barnes TSX and he went right down...as I expected. Then about five seconds later he got up and started to trot off...which I did not expect. I got a second shot in while tracking and hit bit further aft than the chevron and he went down but got up again. We went after the track and found him a bout 200 yards further down the trail. My buddy took his with a single perfectly placed shot using 180 gr A Square in .300 Wby Mag. That guy went right down. So...take enough gun and hit 'em good with a strong bullet. Be ready to make a second shot and practice shooting your big iron off the sticks. [/QUOTE]
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