I’ve never had an opportunity to hunt anything bigger than what a 7-08 can handle until now. I’ve got a chance to go after Eland and Red Stag. Yes, I’m sure a 7-08 will kill them, but recommend me a magnum round.

.300 win mag

338 Rem Mag.

300Wby or the new 338RPM

are you buying this rifle for this hunt only or will you shoot it in any long-range steel fun?

Old School .300 Win

New School 7mmPRC

I take it you are hunting these two in Texas not on a world tour.

IMO, this game living in Texas will not be as "tough" as the wild critters would be.

just my opinion

Building a 300 PRC at the moment. No other experience really. Just figured this way I could finish telling absolutely everyone about my build.

But my son and I are also building a 7 PRC for him as well.

.338 Win Mag I have been shooting one for year's, No tracking is needed on what you're shooting at.

With an upgraded stock, recoil pad, muzzle break, and after-market trigger along with loaded development you'll have a very accurate rifle. Look at the larger bullets 210 & 225 gr. No sense in shooting a Mangum with smaller bullets.
You can also play the long range game with it. I've hit steel @ 1000 yards with mine.

Good luck,

You can hunts Reds reliably as light as a .270win so anything from the .270mags and up you would be fine. Eland might be another story, not sure. My favorite magnum that I own is a .338 win mag in a Browning BAR. Just a fun gun.

9.3x62

28 Nosler with a 195 gr

300 PRC with a 215 gr

Old School is 300 H&H! lol

.375 H&H

Buy what you can get 200 rounds for off the shelf..
Prolly a 300 win mag, or prc

word!!

great observation sir!

Anytime I hear this question, it's always 300 Win Mag. the round hits hard, ammo is easy to get, and plenty of good bullet options from muzzle to 1 mile out.

A 338 Win Mag is also good. But you can't find ammo for it. But, you can take 7 Rem Mag brass and neck it up to .338", and it's ready to load as 338 Win Mag.

7MM Rem

https://texashuntingforum.com/forum...b-14-wilderness-ridge-7mm-rem-mag#UNREAD

300 win mag

https://texashuntingforum.com/forum...-sale-bergara-weatherby-remington#UNREAD

600 nitro!!!

I like all of the calibers but shot placement and bullet selection is the key. If you poke a hole in the animals pump, Any 30 caliber will work.

All of my elk have come from a 30-06. And, I’ve never lost one.
Never lost a mule deer.
Never lost an antelope.
Never lost a pig.

But, gotta admit, I’ve lost my share of whitetails; no matter what the caliber. And, I consider myself a pretty good tracker. Especially on my own land. That’s frustrating.

300WM is the easy button for a magnum hunting rifle. Most people have trouble concentrating when behind anything more than 7mm mag. To get a 300WM recoil down at 7mm mag level, the 300 needs to weigh several pounds more.

Muzzle brakes are a great thing.

I’d go 300 WM or WSM.

It will be suppressed what ever it is.

I’m in the process of building a 22” 30 Nosler and a 22” 28 Nosler will soon follow for a Nilgai hunt on the King Jan 2024.

I’ve already got a 24” 300wsm and I built it for an axis hunt last June…it’s awesome but I’ve shot 155’s @ 3300. Not big enough

Yes, I don’t need much of an excuse to build a gun…it’s part of the fun. Good luck! I don’t hunt unsupressed, I’m addicted to it.