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I often see a minimum legal caliber for Zimbabwe and Namibia plains game. Just curious for those in the know, what is a 7mm?
Is it a .284" bullet/groove diameter as Americans would refer to a 7mm?
Is it anything larger than actual 7mm (ie .276") so a .277 would meet the requirement?
Does it refer to land diameter or groove bullet diameter?
Thinking of booking Namibia and wondering if I can legally bring my .270.
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Best bet is to ask the PH with whom you will be hunting. 7mm doesn't seem to be a law so much as a suggestion; my hunting partner used a .270 WSM which he borrowed from the PH last year, and I watched a hunting show where the hunter used a .260.
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Kinda wondered that myself. If you mic a 270 bullet, it's 7.0 mm and 7mm bullets are 7.2.
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Yes, the .270 is legal for plains game in Namibia.
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Yes, the .270 is legal for plains game in Namibia.
RS Ahhh....no, it's not. Namibia
� Smallest caliber allowed 7 mm (.284).
� Minimum energy (Eo - muzzle velocity)
� Big Game
5400 Joule
(Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Rhino, Lion, etc.)
� Large Game
2700 Joule
(Greater Kudu, Cape Eland, Oryx / Gemsbok, Red Hartebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Black Wildebeest, Hartmann's Zebra, Burchell's Zebra, Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Roan Antelope, Waterbuck, Tsessebe, Leopard, etc.)
� Medium to Small Game
1350 Joule
(Springbok, Impala, Blesbok, Gray Duiker, Steenbok, Ostrich, Caracal, Black-Faced Impala, Red Lechwe, Damara Dik-Dik, Klipspringer, Black-Backed Jackal, Warthog, Cheetah, Nyala, Chacma Baboon, Game Birds, etc.)
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Just ask your PH. I just got back from Zim and took an 06 and a .260 rem, the only discussion about size of cartridge was with the PH about what was appropriate. The .260 was great for impala, warthog, etc.
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