I’ve read about Nilgai hunting on a number of websites and as a rule Nilgai are represented as bulletproof and .300 WinMag is the absolute bare minimum that should be used. It’s nice to see more reasonable suggestions here on the fire.
Every time someone tells me .300WM is the minimum for something, I think of this expert shooting the minimum acceptable cartridge for use, on a hunt where I'm sure her shot placement was definitely the best it could have been, because she didn't flinch severely right as she was pulling the trigger in anticipation of her ass getting absolutely kicked.
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The women I've seen shooting are generally quite deadly. Wouldn't want one of them shooting at me.
They generally don't need a romping, stomping, super magnum; they just put the right bullet in the right spot....
Like our sage from the great North, it's the boolet, not the headstamp....
It's the guys who seem to need to compensate with more and more powerful rounds.
DF
