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    Heart Sizes

    Does anyone know the approximate size of the heart/lung vital triangle on a cape buffalo-what are the dimensions on a broadside shot and frontal shot? Thanks.
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    Pick my broadhead - Cape Buffalo

    I'm not familiar with the German Kinetics. I've been mainly focused on the kinetic energy, momentum, penetration, and FOC Need to cleanly kill a cape buffalo. Since I locked in to the ravin crossbow and proprietary bolt and chose not to customize a bolt, my only variable was the broadhead. To...
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    Pick my broadhead - Cape Buffalo

    I'm shooting the Ravin R-29. I use the Rinehart block targets designed for crossbows but the broadhead eats it up fairly quickly. I purchased a tool on line to assist in getting the bolts out when buried deep in the self healing foam. It works great.
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    Pick my broadhead - Cape Buffalo

    I’m hunting with Wintershoek/Johnny Vivier Safaris. I’ve hunted with them a few times before and my brother has hunted with them for years-Great outfitters and guides. Johnny was awarded International PH of the year at last year’s SCI annual convention in Reno. I was supposed to hunt with them...
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    Pick my broadhead - Cape Buffalo

    I plan to take a cape buffalo with my Ravin crossbow this summer. To insure adequate penetration I've selected the 600 grain 2-bladed Bishop broadhead. Combined with the proprietary 300 grain Ravin bolt my total arrow weight will be 900 grains. The bolt speed leaving my bow is 290 fps...
 
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