... and yes. This is my first rifle.

I have been hunting with other people though. And have family that own firearms and enjoy chatting about it...

They are .270 and 30-06 shooters. And yes it gets the job done(that said they don't hunt the largest species... not saying they cant, just that they don't. I am sure a 30-06 can get the job done on any African antelope). Just my nature to check out all my options. And the .264 calibres sure look good on paper and i think will do really well on springbok. I could get a .243 for springbok. but the .264 will give me more options

And the .338 will surely do well on the very large antelope like eland and Kudu.

And the .284 will do well on Gemsbok and wildebeest.

that way I still have a .338 if I was ever wanted to hunt lion.

Last edited by Andre123; 05/23/12.