Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
Originally Posted by kaywoodie
Originally Posted by jwp475

I know a man that that killed a Nilgi with a 30-30 Contender handgun. If I hunted them or Sambar I would use my 416 Remington loaded with 350 grain TSX at 2630 FPS average speed.


Jwp475,

The rifle of choice for the past Game Warden in Sarita Tx, Kenedy county was a Ruger #1 in 220 Swift. He took many a nilgai with it. Way back in the salad days of our youth we both worked at the same gunshop for a while in Austin. He passed several years back from a brain tumor.

220 Swift reminds me of P. O. Ackley shooting feral donkeys with one. He was impressed with the terminal performance. Check it out.

DF


Ackley used copper bullets in the Swift and took all types of large game.


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