Hello,
I am new here, just getting into big game hunting after wingshooting for the last 10 years, and I have a rifle question.
I am hoping to visit some friends in South Africa in the next year or so and I am hoping to be able to hunt some plains game, from impala sized up to gemsbok / zebra / kudu / waterbuck.
I don't own a rifle, as for my whitetail season here in PA, USA, I used a S&W 41 magnum this year. I was thinking of a 300 H&H or a 9.3x62 for a plains game rifle, as well as for an all-around rifle to use here in North America. I know both calibres are a little different, but I like that (it's why I chose the 41 for my hunting handgun).
I am leaning toward the 300 H&H for it's ability to use loads from 150gr to 220gr (also something very traditional about that 'Holland & Holland' name), thinking the 200gr Nosler Custom Ammo Partition @ 2800fps would be a good choice for the plains. The only thing I am unsure of is whether the higher velocity of the 300 vs the 9.3 would be a negative at close range (under 100yds), which I am sure to encounter using the gun here in the states for deer / black bear. Being new to this I do not know how well the bullets hold together at that velocity to penetrate??
Any suggestions are much appreciated!
Ps. The last time I was in Africa was about 8 yrs. ago, when my parents took us to Kenya (2nd time) / Tanzania. No hunting then, but once you see africa, it is like a magnet pulling you back for the rest of your life!
