Which commonly hunted species frequent areas where 300-yard shots are required? Definitely springbuck, blesbuck and reedbuck. They all weigh under ±70 kg on the hoof. At the upper end, there are red hartebeest, black wildebeest and gemsbuck, which can be regarded as sub-200 kg species. These animals succumb to well-placed shots with quality bullets from rifles smaller than .308” calibre.
WHAT TO BUY
So, if a trusting youngster without a bottomless wallet ends up on the other side of the counter and asks for advice, what should you tell him to buy? Let us start with the rifles. The most affordable ones start at around R12000-R15 000 (Howa), then jump to about R20 000 (CZ, Remington and Sauer 100), and then to about R28 000 (Musgrave, Tikka and Ruger). Beyond that, we enter the realm of expensive rifles. Most
