Nilgai rifle/bullet combo?

I usually hunt Nilgai with a 300 win mag

The guides at king ranch have high end Lapua’s with badass scopes. I’ve only hunted there once but damn those are some fine rifles. Little outta my budget tho

The poster Rize is our resident Nilga expert so hopefully he shows up soon because he will be who you want to talk too

I got plenty of Retumbo and 7828ssc...looks like I'm starting a new work up for the 30 Nos tonight

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I know in the past some outfitters had a 30 cal minimum.

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Where I went in January ranch minimum 300 win mag

Shoot him in the head with just about any bullet....don't ruin the meat!!!!!!!

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might have time to work up 200gr partitions for the 30 Nos before the hunt.

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Do you have them already? Partitions have been a bitch to get at anything approaching reasonable price

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Do you have them already? Partitions have been a bitch to get at anything approaching reasonable price

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Check the Nosler website for factory seconds. I buy them all the time and haven’t found anything wrong with them that hurts accuracy. I got 50 of the 270 115 ballistic tips for $21. Last year I bought a 100 of the 308 180 grain accubonds for $68 shipped.

Here are the 200 gr partitions in 308. $31 for 50. Nosler

The bullet is what matters….there’s no way I’d tote Bergers BUT that’s just me. The splash factor is too high. The ABs are the best bullet option so I’d roll with them.

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However in two weeks we are headed to Kenedy cty to hunt turkey and nilgai. For nilgai we will be using 156g Berger in a 6.5 PRC cartridge.

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I’m curious on how this works out. Please keep us posted.

I have a box of partitions already but never hurts to have more. Thank you!

Those 180 gr Bergers have been like an off switch on whitetail but I've watched YT videos of nilgai take a 50BMG still take a few steps.

The 300 wm 200g Nosler is how I started my Nilgai obsession, 15 years later ending with the rifle I used most, a Sako 270 wsm also Nosler ammo.

Really, just wanted to mention bringing snake boots, it will be warm enough by the time you get there, especially in the taller grass.

I wish you luck in your hunt. Keep in mind Nilgai don't get stupid and stare at you like whitetails; once they spot you, even a mile away across a pasture, they're running. Very rarely will stand still for any amount of time, you have 3-4 seconds to aim and fire.

Nothing like it, again good luck. First photo below wasn't my biggest but my first, and the one of which I'm most proud.