Leopard Gun?

[Beck]

So this is my Leopard set up. .300 Weatherby - Sako AV - Meotpa R2 2-12x50 - 180 Nosler Accubonds going 3200 fps - I think it is a perfect setup, but open to recommendations

 

[mark-hunter]

Dont change nothing!

 

[BRICKBURN]

Shoot straight

 

[One Day...]

The only thing I would suggest, Beck, would be make sure that a .30 caliber is legal for leopard where you plant to hunt.

For example, Zambia and Zimbabwe specifically allow a .300 for Leopard, and a .300 meets Namibia energy requirements, but Botswana and Tanzania require a minimum of .375 for "dangerous game". I know that there is a bit of a gray area when it comes to leopard, due to its low weight and comparatively fragile built (e.g. a .270 would do just fine), but dangerous he is, and few things are more worrying on Safari these days than a government scout determined to show who is the boss...

Our legal hawk, BRICKBURN, may know the answer to this question, but if he does not, your PH sure will (assuming you have a hunt already booked).

Also, Leopard may be THE game where the old Nosler Partition may still be king. Explosive disintegration of its front core in the chest area is bound to wreak havoc on that thin skinned cat. Deep penetration with a bonded bullet is not really the concern at hand.

One more thought, will you be shooting at night? Several countries allow it on private land. In which case, does the Meopta R2 have an illuminated reticle?

Just my $0.02, for what they are worth