.22 Mag for Steenbok?

[Sol Griffith]

How many of you have brought a rimfire on safari for steenbok and duiker? Seems to me like a solid choice considering their size and thin fragile skin.

 

[flatwater bill]

I have used this cartridge for more than 50 years. It is underestimated by many. Hampered for the first 35 years by ammunition choices, there are now some real smokers being loaded. Don't know if and where it is legal for Steenbk, but it would be my choice too...................FWB

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

I would bet it would work well, not sure however if legal.

 

[Bushpig4Ever]

No person may without a permit –
(a) hunt specially protected wild animals, protected wild animals, game or non-indigenous wild animals with a fire-arm which discharges a rim-fire cartridge of a calibre of 5,6
millimetres or smaller.
South Africa Limpopo Province Ordinance. Applies to the other provinces as well.

In other words, the .22 Mag is not legal.

 

[PARA45]

Will a 22 Hornet work? I want to say I saw a show in which the hunter used a 22 Hornet.

 

[Spooksar]

I took a 22 Hornet to Limpopo this year for Red Duiker and Sharps Greysbok worked great

 

[Ross Reamy]

How many of you have brought a rimfire on safari for steenbok and duiker? Seems to me like a solid choice considering their size and thin fragile skin.

We took a .223 w/ 55gr soft points this last trip and it worked great on monkey, steenbok, honey badger, civet, jackal, genet.. Only one with any damage at all was the jackal because I hit a rib on the way out..

 

[ActionBob]

I used a 22 Hornet on a cape Greysbok and I'd say it's the perfect caliber for these little guys. Just a bit light if you happen across a bushbuck or something.

 

[Dwight Beagle]

I just looked up the weight of Steenbok and the Internet says 26 lbs. I’d use a .22 mag on any animal that size if legal.

Didn’t get a .22 Mag until I was in my 50’s. When sighting it in a big jack rabbit happened by and I shot it. It pretty much blew the rabbit up. So yea I think it would do well on Steenbok size animals at reasonable ranges.

 

[rnovi]

My Steenbok was taken with a 300 H&H and 180 gr. TSX’s...

My Klipspringer, Vaal and Mountain Reedbucks were taken with a 30-06 with 150gr. PPU cup and core’s.