Recent content by Brian

Actually, that is about what I would do too. Partly because I use a .500 or a .577 with premium bullets and they will usually turn a cape buffalo with a frontal lung shot. And also, that is about the best I could do. I have found that even when I am scared/nervous until I am looking down the...

Yes it is a little high for me too. ( It's either misplaced or is probably intended to be the spot for an under the chin spine shot.) I go for the heart, 4-5 inched below the purple.

I like this heart shot. must use good bullet. I have done it twice, two bulls, both went 25 yds.

If I have a .416 or bigger with premium bullets, One inch above the red dot, or 4-5 inches below the purple. I have done the 4-5 inched below the purple dot shot on two cape buffalo bulls with a .375 HH, (before I knew better,) 300 grain, North Fork Cup Point Solid, on two buffalo (heart...

Thanks for this post. It is true, just like the myth of the Sectional Density Theory for expanding bullets. Mostly irrelevant. The quick kill is mainly about tissue damage, deep straight penetration an wound channel.

This is how I see it. You don't have to give up any accuracy to gain some more killing power. Sorry. that is an old myth. 1. Muzzle brakes are not so bad. I have started using them on my 500 and 577. A muzzle brake will make a 375 feel like a 30-06. 2. Lengthen the stock with a fat Limb Saver...

Hello Jorge, I am in Kamloops, BC Canada. Texas was always a favourite state to visit for my wife and I. What area are you from? Also what animals and areas in Africa are you thinking about? My specialty has become affordable cape buffalo hunting in South Africa. Brian

I see that I made a mistake, above. The bosses/owners name is Clay not Jay. Brian

Thanks for the "heads up" I will go there, Brian

From my limited experience I think that this is a perfect nose profile for terminal performance re, straight and deep penetration, with a big wound channel. I know that the the Taylor knock down formula is a long time industry standard for killing power. I have come to appreciate that the...

Man, I apologize, I was preaching to the choir. You are way ahead of me on bullets. Can I take most of what I said in my last post back? My bullets that I cast for that one hunt with my 577NE were 22 BHN and they worked ok but not perfectl on cape buffalo at terminal velocity of about 1,800...

Oh-0h! Now I have done it! I can see you moving through the cast bullet phase of your life some day like I did. I am not saying that you should pass through it, I just happening eventually for many DG bullet casters. Someday, if you haven't already, You may come across Michael McCourry's...

You are going to a have a wonderful time. In fact you already are! I was the same on my second cape buffalo hunt. I made my own cast bullets, 700 grain, 577 NE. Three cows, on shot each. Like you, I had a ball preparing for the hunt. My rifle was, no laughing please, a H&R 10 ga. with stub...

Jay is the boss/owner at Prophet River, but the staff are well trained and knowledgable. On something that is bit complicated like this I ask for Jay. If I am phoning about a tricky subject I might ask the lady who answers the phone, "who is there today that is the best at....". It usually goes...

That's obvious, genius. " I am Happy for you." is a small minded thing to say to a person who is just trying to help. I was trying to add a next step option, having done it several times. You are now on my ignore list.