Really depends on the game and the location I am hunting..
I've got a custom SR Mauser in 7x57 that I built that I really like for deer and pigs.. its a short gun and is handy in a blind or a stand and is quick to shoulder on a spot-n-stalk type hunt.. but its not the most accurate gun in my safe.. I generally wont take it if I think shots are going to exceed 150 yards..
Ive also got a compact 308 that is a handy stand/blind gun thats good for deer and pigs
7mm WSM is my go-to for elk.. but I wouldnt hesitate to take my longer full size 308 either on an elk hunt..
There also a 35 Whelen, a 30-06, a 375 H&H, the 416T, a .243, a .223, a 44 mag carbine, and my old faithful Ithaca 37 12 GA in the safe to chose from depending on what is being hunted and where Im doing the hunting..
My wife honestly has a bigger arsenal than I do.. She's got a 223, 243, 270, 2x 308's, 35 Whelen, a 300 H&H and a couple of other things in there.. plus 4 different shotguns, and I think she's up to a half dozen pistols now..
(none of this includes the commiserate .22LRs, AR15's, self defense type hand guns, etc... the above is just the "hunting" arsenal...)
Specific to Africa hunting, in the past I have taken my 375 H&H. My wife has taken each of her 308's on different occasions. The 375 H&H is the Win 70 classic mentioned above. Her 308's are both rugers. The one she took earlier this year is a M77 FTW varient.
For this coming trip I will be taking the 416T. Im pretty sure the wife will be taking her 300 H&H. She's intending on going after some large bodied plains game (eland, etc)..
My 416 is a custom built LR Mauser. Her 300 H&H is a custom built on a P17 Enfield action.
Im a big fan of the old school mauser action and have built several rifles on both LR and SR actions over the years.. I find them exceptionally well suited for most big game hunting...
I've got a custom SR Mauser in 7x57 that I built that I really like for deer and pigs.. its a short gun and is handy in a blind or a stand and is quick to shoulder on a spot-n-stalk type hunt.. but its not the most accurate gun in my safe.. I generally wont take it if I think shots are going to exceed 150 yards..
Ive also got a compact 308 that is a handy stand/blind gun thats good for deer and pigs
7mm WSM is my go-to for elk.. but I wouldnt hesitate to take my longer full size 308 either on an elk hunt..
There also a 35 Whelen, a 30-06, a 375 H&H, the 416T, a .243, a .223, a 44 mag carbine, and my old faithful Ithaca 37 12 GA in the safe to chose from depending on what is being hunted and where Im doing the hunting..
My wife honestly has a bigger arsenal than I do.. She's got a 223, 243, 270, 2x 308's, 35 Whelen, a 300 H&H and a couple of other things in there.. plus 4 different shotguns, and I think she's up to a half dozen pistols now..
(none of this includes the commiserate .22LRs, AR15's, self defense type hand guns, etc... the above is just the "hunting" arsenal...)
Specific to Africa hunting, in the past I have taken my 375 H&H. My wife has taken each of her 308's on different occasions. The 375 H&H is the Win 70 classic mentioned above. Her 308's are both rugers. The one she took earlier this year is a M77 FTW varient.
For this coming trip I will be taking the 416T. Im pretty sure the wife will be taking her 300 H&H. She's intending on going after some large bodied plains game (eland, etc)..
My 416 is a custom built LR Mauser. Her 300 H&H is a custom built on a P17 Enfield action.
Im a big fan of the old school mauser action and have built several rifles on both LR and SR actions over the years.. I find them exceptionally well suited for most big game hunting...
