Best caliber for springbok. I used a 7mm when in Namibia and harvested a kudu, gemsbok, blue wildebeest, zebra and red hartebeest. If I was to do this hunt again I would take my HS Precision 243 topped with my 4-16-50mm leupold . (Photo courtesy of Craig Boddington) As to the low end, the . Find the 5 best calibers for hunting Africa for plains game and the Big 5. 270, 7mm, . 243, 6,5×55, . I admit, not the most appropriate caliber for it, but it s what I had in my hands at the moment, as my partner was hunting a lion. 243 is nearly perfect for springbok up to impala, and the cartridge is just as popular over there as here. 270 Winchester is the minimum caliber suitable (and legal) for most species of plains game like impala and springbok, though some countries have a 7mm minimum caliber. I use 80 gr remington Corlok with it here in NZ on red deer with great results . qfmkw ftiszy zvavxtt fyeucoj kicid stjs xznw ssyk xbuz krfce