My "go to" rifle for almost all my hunting is a Ruger M77 stainless laminate hawkeye in .300 win mag and topped with a Zeiss Conquest 3.5- 10 x 44. I just took 6 animals in Africa last month and will be using it again in New Zealand in May.

My longest shot in Africa on 2 trips was 300 yds. Most were at or under 150yds.