Black Wildebeest.

**TStone** · 08-12-2025, 11:07

I hunted a black wildebeest for rations this morning. While they are not difficult to find, seeing as how they tend to hang out in the middle of the wide-open plains, it is difficult to get close enough for a shot, seeing as how they tend to hang out in the middle of the wide-open plains. This morning, I managed to get close enough to a bachelor herd, consisting of 13 bulls, by keeping a couple of bushes between us.
The first photo is my shooting setup, the second is a photo of the dead bull taken through the scope (at 12x) and the third is a photo of the bull.
Who says the .30-06 is not a good plains cartridge?

**Adoons** · 08-12-2025, 13:52

In the right hands....

**Dinat** · 08-12-2025, 17:19

Thx for sharing! Some really awesome pictures!

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**DaavG** · 09-12-2025, 10:56

Well TStone! What distance and what grain bullet? How was the penetration?

**TStone** · 09-12-2025, 11:50

Hornady CX 165gr bullet, it broke both shoulders and exited. Range was 380m.

**griffin** · 09-12-2025, 12:13

Nice shooting on both accounts.

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**DaavG** · 10-12-2025, 07:47

Good shooting and impressive performance! What speed does that start off at?

**TStone** · 11-12-2025, 07:20

It starts out at ±2700fps. I have found that CX bullets give high pressure at fairy low velocities in both the .30-06 and in two different 6.5 Creedmoor's.
This is the fastest accurate load for the .30-06 before I starting to see pressure signs.