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Weighing as little as 10 pounds, southern Africa’s often overlooked miniature antelope species require just as much consideration over caliber as their larger plains-game counterparts.

Living the African experience provides a whole different perspective on hunting.

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Jeffrey J. McManus of Lancaster, Calif.

Let’s take a look at some of the best bullets for African plains game on the market.

You’ve probably heard that African dangerous game can absorb five hits from an Abrams tank and keep on charging. You’ve probably heard that kudu, eland, wildebeest and even impala are so tough from evading lions and leopards they’ll soak up bullets that would floor a North American brown bear. Nonsense.

If you want something a bit unique with a definite cool factor, give the .280 Ackley Improved a long look.

Eland are the largest antelope in the world, and they can walk for miles. Hunters who have missed a bull learn that soon enough; most give up the track eventually. Too bad most of them don’t hunt behind the white bushman.

Not every trip ends with a trophy. That said, in order to lose against a leopard, Executive Editor Adam Heggenstaller had to hunt one. Read his story here.

A safari with his 11-year-old son offers a father a chance to reflect on a bond that makes any hunt special.