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@bcoving, great write up so far. the venerable velo dog and myself were hunting with phillip last april/may of 2024. i also had Adab as my ph. he was a lot of fun to hunt with and a fount of knowledge of the area. an added bonus, he ALWAYS wore a smile. congrats on some great animals...

my one and only buffalo was shot lying down at 35 yards. my ph told me how he was lying (i was squatting low to stay out of sight), he said "stand up and shoot him", so i did. i felt good on the shot and the (heart shot and broke his shoulder) and the follow up shot. (broke his left hip). i...

not to hijack the thread, but, hunting "dangerous game", by its very name and nature is "risky" and to a large degree why we hunt them at all i suspect. Having 6 available 500 gr bullets quickly available would be a great way to mitigate risk. :)

@DaBill, you asked an honest question, here are my thoughts. first, realize i have only killed ONE cape buffalo, so i am no experienced dg hunter. (i am a brown bear guide and have shot lots of those). if the .500 is capable of 2150 fps with a 500 gr bullet, then it is absolutely capable of...

@Sourdough, great shooting and VERY well done are appropriate but seem ....not consequential enough words to describe what i am actually thinking about the hunt and the job you did under pressure, but, well done anyway!!!

i agree in general, but the triple shock bullets don't open that great at 2500 fps in 375 at a longer distance, so i suspect 2400 fps would give you 2200 fps (ish) impact velocity at the animal. in the case of barnes x bullets, faster is better for bullet performance.

the problem i see with a 45-70 double (i had one) is there are like 4 different power levels to load it to, which one does the hunter get it regulated to? whereas the 450-400 is regulated to a 2100-2150 fps 400 gr load all the time. i too would vote for the 450-400

i will of course buy them, just send me a pm and let me know your terms. thanks

if you smoke the salmon, it will be fine, especially if it starts out frozen. smoked fish is salted and smoke as a method of curing to keep longer than fresh fish. regarding the legality, i had vacuum packed biltong confiscated coming back into the US. (i was a bitter american). soooo, might...

hey guys, i have been unable to find these on line, figured somebody might have some laying around they are not going to reload. i prefer the nickel plated brass since it does not corrode much in the terrible conditions that i hunt brown bears up here. every day getting wet with rain or sea...

you shoulda bought a 9.3x62 :LOL: sorry bob

i have shot exactly ONE cape buffalo, it is the bull in my avatar, and it was with a zoli 450-400. it did a great job and i am a fan! have shot wildebeest, moose with it, was effective every time that 400 grain bullet hit meat. recoil is not bad, my rifle is accurate and the instant second...

:ROFLMAO: funny and pretty much true!

i was visiting with a canadian financial adviser this last week and he was upset at trump too. (which i don't blame him for) he raged a little about how awful he was. i asked him one question, why don't BOTH of our countries just drop ALL tariffs then? he did not have an answer.

for what its worth, harry manners and wally johnson both shot a lot of elephants with a 375, and lived into old age. using on an elephant, i don't suspect there is a noticeable difference between a 9.3 x 62/74 and the 375.