NAMIBIA: Ndumo Hunting Safari’s Buffalo Hunt With A 9.3x62

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Technically, there is no actual minimum for elephant hunting in Namibia, not energy or caliber.
The 5400 Joule minimum refer to buffalo only. It is logical to imply the same minimum for elephant and rhino as for buffalo, so a 9.3 can work.
A 9.3 with a monolithic solid work well, as elephant is normally hunted even closer range and a perfect shot may be easier to line up for. I have hunted a few with my 9.3x64 and it worked perfect. Originally, I had .375 PMP Mono's of 286gr turned down to .366 caliber, (weight dropped to 270gr), but later I used 286gr FN North Forks. (The x64 is slightly faster than the x62, but I never chased top end velocities in my rifle, and loaded it much more like a x62.)

thank you very much Karl for your explanations.