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Post by jfs on Oct 26, 2017 10:32:44 GMT -5
A number of years ago, on my first South African hunt, I took my first Cape buff with a Ruger 416 Rigby bolt rifle... My battery included my Freedom 454, but when I got a look at that buff my confidence in whether I could make a good shot and cleanly take the animal was not strong enough to use the handgun... I owed that much to this magnificent creature.... My confidence grew long before my money and it would not be until 2014 that I would return and finally use a handgun to cleanly take a Cape buff.... Now, if I could only make that money grow again...
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Post by bula on Oct 26, 2017 10:36:07 GMT -5
Whooa, nice. Congrats.
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Oct 26, 2017 10:41:55 GMT -5
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Post by mart on Oct 26, 2017 10:41:55 GMT -5
Well done sir.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Oct 26, 2017 10:46:51 GMT -5
Confidence and practice seem to go hand in hand.
Over confidence and arrogance do as well, it seems
Nice buff, the rifle one looks like he has a lot of dip in his curl, very nice!!!
Trapr
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Post by zeus on Oct 26, 2017 11:11:42 GMT -5
Nice buffs!!!!!
Love that rifle!
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Post by sixshot on Oct 26, 2017 12:48:29 GMT -5
Nice James, 2 solitary old bulls together, and one of them is holding a revolver! Great photo buddy!
Dick
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Post by seak89 on Oct 26, 2017 12:49:55 GMT -5
Depth of the first and boss of the second oh my.
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Post by jt on Oct 26, 2017 13:30:09 GMT -5
Was the revolver Buffalo killed with a 454? (looks like a shorter barrel than the first one mentioned is why I ask) Or was it with a different gun & caliber altogether than the freedom 454?
Love reading the hunting section of this forum* Cape Buf with a Revolver is definitely impressive.
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Post by sheriff on Oct 26, 2017 13:59:12 GMT -5
Couple of nice bulls, James!!
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Post by magnumwheelman on Oct 26, 2017 14:47:24 GMT -5
nice animals... & humble honesty pays off in cleanly taking 2 awesome buffs...
as much revolver as I shoot, I honestly wouldn't have the confidence to shoot one either... thinking I'd want to use either my 338 Win Mag, or my 416 Rigby... also... now I'm older & more skittish about global travel, which has made Alaska the place of my future bucket list hunts...
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Post by cmh on Oct 26, 2017 20:16:49 GMT -5
Not one but two nice buffs.... WOW!!!! 😊😊😊
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Post by contender on Oct 26, 2017 20:30:14 GMT -5
"Nice James, 2 solitary old bulls together, and one of them is holding a revolver! Great photo buddy!"
I busted out laughing at that. I recall the pics of the buff with the handgun,,, but I hadn't seen the one with the rifle. Keep it up James!
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Post by Rimfire69 on Oct 27, 2017 6:54:24 GMT -5
Great pictures, nice rifle.
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