Recent content by Mark458

Very enjoyable first morning. After breakfast we checked rifles and everything was right where I left it. Within an hour we already were in buffalo. Saw one really big bull, but seemed to always be in the middle of the herd. Followed them into some really thick bush and decided to leave them...

Just got settled in here at Bandur Safari's. Drove straight from the airport instead of the usual overnight. Glad to go ahead and get here. Unpacked and had a shower. Going to try to get a little sleep before breakfast at 7:00 and then to the range to check rifles and on to hunt buffalo. Will...

Amazon probably has it.

That looks 1000 times better than whatever they're going to feed me on this flight to Johannesburg here in a couple of hours.

I've got them fooled. Hahahahaha

Just checked in for my flight to Atlanta and then on to Johannesburg. It's my 13th trip and I still have a perfect record. They still have never checked my ammunition. It is perfectly legal and ready to be weighed, but they didn't seem interested at all when I asked them about it.

I used to do a lot of bow hunting years ago and I've taken dozens of deer with my bow. I know there is no hydrostatic shock involved here but in most every case deer that I shot in the heart always seemed to run farther than deer I shot through the lungs. A buddy of mine always said, shoot em...

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I do however have a different approach for plains game. Next week when I'm over there and I'm done buffalo hunting with my TSX I will be using 230 grain Norma Oryx out of my 338 Win Mag for plains game. These are great expanding bullets that leave a huge wound channel. Thinner skin and lighter...

I love Barnes TSX for buffalo, I love Barnes TSX for buffalo. They are tough and penetration is awesome. That being said they don't create quite as big of a permanent wound channel as many of the bonded bullets do, but they do not leave a small wound channel by any means. I believe the...

Unfortunately Hornady is about your only option as far as factory ammo is concerned. Buffalo Bore is only other option, but they are ridiculously priced. Not necessarily cheap but check out Hendershots. They have several options and can customize whatever you need. I've been very happy with...

I disagree with your assessment that shock is due to velocity. Shock is due more to energy transferred. A well constructed solid that doesn't deform at all can zip through a large animal with much less energy transferred than an expanding bullet no matter how fast it's moving.

No danger of my wife ever asking me that. She loves to clean the house, but will never know which end is which on the trimmer.

My wife's sister loves to cut the grass, but she's already taken. I'll keep my eye out.

I'm sure you will get them. Don't forget to post pictures. Good luck