One of my hunt partners took a BLR in 358 Win to Namibia on a trip with myself and one other hunter in 2010. We all agreed, at the hunt's end that this rifle combo was about perfect for what we did. Lots of scrub hunting with ranges under 225 yards. He took oryx, zebra and hartebeeste, plus a beautiful kudu. The load was a 250 grain cup and core bullet at 2250, but I can't recall the particulars beyond that. I'd like to use same gun/cartridge combo on next hunt...if, and a big if, ....could get the trigger pull right......His BLR trigger needed improvement...............good luck on your quest..................FWB