Thanks for all the responses guys.

As for availability of ammo. You can get all the popular American and Popular European Cartridges here. There are many hand loaders here and also many shooting factory ammo. Here is a link for the gun shop just down the road from me.
http://www.safariandoutdoor.co.za/category/bullets_or_koels
So availability is not an issue.
They do not have their factory ammo on their site, but they have a good selection

Varmint hunting in largely consists of fox hunting...

RickyD: I will wait until the need arrises to get a heavier rifle. But to get a licence in south africa can take up to 2 years in some cases. So if a trip I want to go on arises... the trip I wanted to go on may have come and gone before getting the rifle.

I think If I was to get a 30cal (in 30-06) it would have to be in the place of the 7mm rem mag. and then the next caliber up that would make sense would be the 9.3mm instead of the .338?

Is a .375 not overkill on antelope?

Last edited by Andre123; 05/24/12.