280 remington

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I just returned from Namibia, Africa and shot Kudu, Gemsbok, springbuck, black wildebeast, and steenbuck, all with the 280. It performed beautifully. The only problem I found is that the PH had never heard of 280 caliber. The folks that sell ammunition in Mariental, Namibia had never heard of it either. So if you go to Africa bring plenty of bullets if you have a 280 remington. The 162 gr. Hornady interlock was devastating to the big plainsgame I shot. Lung shots did not run over 35 yds. Most whitetail deer run further than that with lung shots. I would take a 270 win next time just to be able to buy bullets easily. I personally like the 280 better but there is probably not much difference.