RE: 300 mag for Antelope?
 

Agreed Howler cant add anything to that, other than I use a 7MM Mag like described and it works well

RE: 300 mag for Antelope?
 

I remember someone had only a .338 Win Magsince his other rifle was in the shop, and he used a .338 Win Mag on antelope, and it worked fine.

RE: 300 mag for Antelope?
 

Stick with the 300....I know a guy that shoots them with a .338...goes staright thruy them with little damage....moving too fast.....but you also must make a good shot.

RE: 300 mag for Antelope?
 

.300 Win Mag (I am assuming this is the 300 mag your talking about) is an excellent antelope round. I would always take the .300 over the .243 for this type of hunting unless you shoot your antelope at pretty close range. Out here in Idaho, most antelope kills are a few hundred yards out. The .243 starts to drop off pretty fast out past 300 yards. I would concur with the previous advice concerning using 180 grain slugs over 150 grain slugs. They carry the energy further, and if you just happen to get a shorter range shot, they will definately not be moving along as fast as the 150's.

RE: 300 mag for Antelope?
 

You can go hunting, butyou can expect to stuff that antelope in a 5 gallon bucket if you shoot it at less than 300 yds.!

RE: 300 mag for Antelope?
 

I used the 300Win Mag for several years and after trying just about all the bullet weights, the 180 just worked better for all around hunting. I also loaded the 190 grain Hornady BTSPInterlock with good results. Many people overlook the 190 grain offerings.

RE: 300 mag for Antelope?
 

That's true no matter the caliber used. Just simply not much meat on them!

RE: 300 mag for Antelope?
 

I would use a heavy bonded bullet. Stay away from the 150 gr. Ballistic tips that would be nasty.

Die Hard

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RE: 300 mag for Antelope?
 

They don't taste that good anyway.
300 WM will work fine,you should see what a 300 ultra dose.
BBJ

RE: 300 mag for Antelope?
 

Lol my buddy and i shoot a 30-378 weatherby mag. He went on an antelope hunt last year and shot his goat at 60 yards. It literally blew the hair off the cape at least 6 inches around the exit hole.