Roy--I took a 7-08 for warthog, impala and blesbok and the 270 Winchester for gemsbok and kudu because of a hand and elbow injury, they both worked fine but I felt a bit undergunned. When we go on this trip I will be bringing my Ruger African in 9.3x62 and either a Cooper 52 in 30-06 or a 7x57/275 Rigby in either Winchester or Ruger flavor! I have some Cutting Edge bullets if you want to try them out.