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243 win. for Baboon
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MarkCZ
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Sorry for the late reply only just noticed your post. It is a CZ 550 with Bushnell Legend scope and Wildcat pred * moderater. It all sits on a Boyds thumbhole varmint stock. shoots like a laser.
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Boyds thumbhole is what I have on my 30-06, I really like it.
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I would leave the 243 at home and use the 30-06 since you may run into another larger animal you want while looking for the baboon. At least put a quality scope on whatever you take. That means Leupold.
I am not a big fan of the 243/6mm for larger game. If you only shoot a baboon and pass on larger animals then it would work. But so would a 30-06/308 or a 338win mag.
I took a 30-06 with 150gr TTSX handloads and a 338win mag with 225gr Swift A-Frame handloads and ended up only using the 338win mag for everything out to 480 yards.
Just My 2 Cents.
I am not a big fan of the 243/6mm for larger game. If you only shoot a baboon and pass on larger animals then it would work. But so would a 30-06/308 or a 338win mag.
I took a 30-06 with 150gr TTSX handloads and a 338win mag with 225gr Swift A-Frame handloads and ended up only using the 338win mag for everything out to 480 yards.
Just My 2 Cents.
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Take the .243. You are very familiar with it. Any projectile 90 grain and up will do the job on Baboon. There are span loads of game in Africa you can hunt with the .243 and often the smaller game provides a better challenge.
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