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Post by bigbore5 on Apr 4, 2022 16:21:35 GMT -5
I haven't killed anything with them yet, but those 530gr Montana bullets at 1125fps from my 5.5" bfr passed through 14 milk jugs of water before burying itself in an oak tree 20ft beyond them. Recoil is stiff. Excellent accuracy.
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Post by sixshot on Apr 4, 2022 18:42:02 GMT -5
I don't think you will have a bit of trouble with that big bullet at 1,000 fps if placed correctly. I would take the high shoulder shot if it were me. That's what I did on my Cape Buffalo a few months ago with my 45 bisley & a 325 gr water quenched cast bullet, got complete penetration on the shoulder but missed the off shoulder. Still knocked it down with an exit. My loads were running about 1340 fps. Hope Ken O'Neill comes along, he's shot a few Water Buffalo. Also I'm pretty sure Lynn Thompson used the high shoulder shot on most of his Buffalo. And as CraigC mentioned, he is one heck of a shot, many of them were running.
Dick
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Post by hntr58 on Apr 5, 2022 21:43:23 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for all the replies. Really helpful. There was all kinds of cool experiences told from Buffalo hunts. Sounds like it will be fun. Really looking forward to it!!!
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Post by CraigC on Apr 6, 2022 11:28:44 GMT -5
Also I'm pretty sure Lynn Thompson used the high shoulder shot on most of his Buffalo. And as CraigC mentioned, he is one heck of a shot, many of them were running. You're probably right. I was watching that at the same time I was binging on Mark Sullivan's videos and mixed them in my brain.
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Post by jamesautry on Apr 7, 2022 13:24:27 GMT -5
Also I'm pretty sure Lynn Thompson used the high shoulder shot on most of his Buffalo. And as CraigC mentioned, he is one heck of a shot, many of them were running. You're probably right. I was watching that at the same time I was binging on Mark Sullivan's videos and mixed them in my brain. I used the same outfitter that Lynn Thompson had used (Hunt Australia) and they encouraged heart shots. I followed their advice and took only heart shots. It worked perfectly when I hit the heart dead center but on a couple of buffalo I hit more lung than heart and they traveled 400-500 yards. Had I had different caliber/load I would have hit the high shoulder but I didn’t have faith in XTP to make it through the shoulder.
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