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 308 for plains game?
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01/09/14 12:41 AM
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BunnyBlaster
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Will 308 suffice for plains game? Kudu and Warthog in particular?
I'm looking to buy a nice deer gun and was looking at a 243 but will bump it up to 308 if I could use that on a future Africa hunt as well.
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Re: 308 for plains game?
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01/09/14 12:55 AM
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John Humbert
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Sure. I took a Blesbok, Blue Wildebeest, Kudu, Bushbuck, and Zebra with my .308 shooting 168gr Bergers and they were all 1-shot kills except the Zebra where my initial shot was a little too far back and required a second shot to prevent a long track.
My daughter took a Blesbok, Impala, Nyala, and Hartebeest with her .270 shooting 150gr Fusion and all clean kills.
None of these animals, except the Zebra, went very far after shot.
That being said, there are other caliber choices as well that fit the bill - .300WSM comes to mind.
I like the .308 because if the low recoil, long distance capability, and wide range is ammo.
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: BunnyBlaster]
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01/09/14 01:41 AM
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: BunnyBlaster]
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01/09/14 01:53 AM
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dkershen
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Same experience with me. Used a .308 with 163gr Barnes TSX on this guy plus 4 other animals. One shot kills. If you jump up to dangerous game, then you need a .375 or better. 
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.www.NewHopeEquine.com - Health and Healing through Horses.
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: BunnyBlaster]
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01/09/14 01:58 AM
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TurkeyHunter
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Will 308 suffice for plains game? Kudu and Warthog in particular?
I'm looking to buy a nice deer gun and was looking at a 243 but will bump it up to 308 if I could use that on a future Africa hunt as well.
Definitely. and that's an awesome Kudu above.
To be determined
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: BunnyBlaster]
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01/09/14 02:10 AM
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Re: 308 for plains game?
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01/09/14 02:17 AM
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I'd rock a 257wby, and scream that's for you Roy!!!!! Every time the rifle cracked and lighting came from above and struck the critter dead
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: Navasot]
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01/09/14 02:20 AM
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Nontypical3006
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Can't wait to go in June...... 
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: BunnyBlaster]
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01/09/14 02:21 AM
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Pretty funny he's comparing the mass killings of 1,000's of buffalo to a regulated hunt in Africa where nothing is wasted......
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Re: 308 for plains game?
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01/09/14 02:29 AM
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wetduck
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I kill wild game to eat but not to just say " I killed a zebra, or elephant or a lion". Why do you people kill animals just for the fun of shooting something? Cant you see that is so wrong? Have you ever heard of the buffalo ?
judgmental,cant you see that is wrong?
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: John Humbert]
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01/09/14 02:32 AM
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BunnyBlaster
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Thanks a lot for the info guys.
I like the 308 for the reasons John Humbert mentioned.
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: BunnyBlaster]
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01/09/14 03:23 AM
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ParkCountyElkDestroyer
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I used a .30-06 and a .300 win mag. They're all good. I'm not a real caliber snob.
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: BunnyBlaster]
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01/09/14 03:46 AM
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I used a 300 mag. I personally would feel a little undergunned with a 308. But if that is what your comfortable with it will work. Hope you have a great time. Hunting Africa is a fantastic experience.
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Re: 308 for plains game?
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01/10/14 01:54 AM
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Varmints at least are smart, trolls just stupid and annoying.......Get the point?
Yes I do. You have no sense and probably a 3rd grade IQ, and are perfectly willing to kill game just for the fun of it until they are all gone.
Meat goes to the locals as well as what you spend there generally goes into the local economy
Money from the hunters riding the railroad to kill off the buffalo went to the local economy too. Does that make you feel better ?
Would you feel a lot better if you spent money to help save the africa wildlife rather than kill them off to extinction ? And hunt game that you will eat.
Look a what we have done to the world already. climate change, droughts, worst winter in years. Our generation burnt the candle at both ends . Its time we take a good look at what we've done and maybe make a better world to pass on.
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Re: 308 for plains game?
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01/10/14 02:11 AM
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wetduck
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boy you are just looking for things to be self righteous about aren't you. you believe in obamacare to?
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: BunnyBlaster]
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01/10/14 02:22 AM
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Somebody has had way too much Kool-Aid.
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: BunnyBlaster]
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01/10/14 02:22 AM
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10pointdoe your the troll. Sport hunting did not kill off the buffalo herds. A decision was made to destroy the economy of the Plains Indians by destroying the buffalo herds. It was was an political/economic decision. In Africa today most of the game is on ranches where the combination of money from hunting and the meat sustain an economy where wildlife habitat is preserved. Remove hunting from the equation and the land will be managed for domestic livestock doing great damage to the habitat. Once the habitat is gone the game is gone. Mother nature doesn't care about an individual animal it cares about the survival of the species.
for every stereotype there's a prototype don't be the prototype
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: 10pointdoe]
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01/10/14 02:23 AM
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Varmints at least are smart, trolls just stupid and annoying.......Get the point?
Yes I do. You have no sense and probably a 3rd grade IQ, and are perfectly willing to kill game just for the fun of it until they are all gone.
Meat goes to the locals as well as what you spend there generally goes into the local economy
Money from the hunters riding the railroad to kill off the buffalo went to the local economy too. Does that make you feel better ?
Would you feel a lot better if you spent money to help save the africa wildlife rather than kill them off to extinction ? And hunt game that you will eat.
Look a what we have done to the world already. climate change, droughts, worst winter in years. Our generation burnt the candle at both ends . Its time we take a good look at what we've done and maybe make a better world to pass on. These are managed hunts and serve to sustain the overall health of the herds. I'm not an African hunter, but to compare hunting in Africa to the unregulated killing of the buffalo is just ignorant. How is you killing for food for yourself and your family any different from someone killing to provide for many other families?
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: 10pointdoe]
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01/10/14 02:25 AM
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Varmints at least are smart, trolls just stupid and annoying.......Get the point?
Yes I do. You have no sense and probably a 3rd grade IQ, and are perfectly willing to kill game just for the fun of it until they are all gone.
Meat goes to the locals as well as what you spend there generally goes into the local economy
Money from the hunters riding the railroad to kill off the buffalo went to the local economy too. Does that make you feel better ?
Would you feel a lot better if you spent money to help save the africa wildlife rather than kill them off to extinction ? And hunt game that you will eat.
Look a what we have done to the world already. climate change, droughts, worst winter in years. Our generation burnt the candle at both ends . Its time we take a good look at what we've done and maybe make a better world to pass on. Sounds like Al Gore gone undercover!
James
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger"
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Re: 308 for plains game?
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01/10/14 03:24 AM
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Varmints at least are smart, trolls just stupid and annoying.......Get the point?
Yes I do. You have no sense and probably a 3rd grade IQ, and are perfectly willing to kill game just for the fun of it until they are all gone.
Meat goes to the locals as well as what you spend there generally goes into the local economy
Money from the hunters riding the railroad to kill off the buffalo went to the local economy too. Does that make you feel better ?
Would you feel a lot better if you spent money to help save the africa wildlife rather than kill them off to extinction ? And hunt game that you will eat.
Look a what we have done to the world already. climate change, droughts, worst winter in years. Our generation burnt the candle at both ends . Its time we take a good look at what we've done and maybe make a better world to pass on. Sounds like Al Gore gone undercover!  thought Al Gore was Global Warming. 10pointdoe makes some valuable points. 
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Re: 308 for plains game?
[Re: BunnyBlaster]
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01/10/14 03:34 AM
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Kill a cow save a deer  Moron alert..... full moon coming  I used a 300 for plains game. Reason... Every time I put the gun to my shoulder I knew it was meat in the pot. Some eaten by me some shared with my fellow man.
Last edited by SheepHunter; 01/10/14 03:46 AM.
Lucky 7 Exotic Ranch located in Eden, Tx. Well managed self sustaining herds roaming our 3,000 acre ranch. First Class Lodging, Ranch style meals and qualified guides. 30+ species.
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Re: 308 for plains game?
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01/10/14 03:47 AM
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Open Hunting Discussion says it best. Great plains Indians used the buffalo for suvival. very little waste. technolagy whiped out buffalo. Little Big Horn every one called it a massicure yet History proves it was technolagy. today technolagy is replacing jobs.
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Re: 308 for plains game?
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01/10/14 04:12 AM
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.243 100gr good for deer round here, but Africa, its a jungle out thar. 308 would be safer bet, your Guide should have your back. Safe hunting
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Re: 308 for plains game?
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01/10/14 04:15 AM
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Bring back the candles, rebuild the outhouse, put out the rain bucket.... Technology is killing you only if you sit on the sideline and watch.
Last edited by SheepHunter; 01/10/14 04:16 AM.
Lucky 7 Exotic Ranch located in Eden, Tx. Well managed self sustaining herds roaming our 3,000 acre ranch. First Class Lodging, Ranch style meals and qualified guides. 30+ species.
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Re: 308 for plains game?
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01/10/14 04:17 AM
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Daughter will be shooting her 7/08 in Africa and is taking Eland with it as well.
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