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Good rifle for hunting Eland at long range?
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<blockquote data-quote="captacademy" data-source="post: 757008" data-attributes="member: 7159"><p>All the rifles you listed would work fine, but I would not chose the 308 for LR work. Depends how far you plan to shoot. On 800 yards or more, I would go with the 338. That's just me though. If you risk paying for a lost animal, the 338 is my only choice!</p><p></p><p>I have killed one very large Eland in Africa with a 338-378 Wby and all shots were at about 150 yards right on the left shoulder with 225 nosler Part's. It took 4 shots to completely stop the animal. All fatal shots!</p><p></p><p>This was just my experience, it can be a tough animal, much bigger then a bull elk!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="captacademy, post: 757008, member: 7159"] All the rifles you listed would work fine, but I would not chose the 308 for LR work. Depends how far you plan to shoot. On 800 yards or more, I would go with the 338. That's just me though. If you risk paying for a lost animal, the 338 is my only choice! I have killed one very large Eland in Africa with a 338-378 Wby and all shots were at about 150 yards right on the left shoulder with 225 nosler Part's. It took 4 shots to completely stop the animal. All fatal shots! This was just my experience, it can be a tough animal, much bigger then a bull elk! [/QUOTE]
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