TSX all the way or solids in the mag for buffalo

[grand veneur]

My PH for my upcoming Buffalo hunt recommended expanding bullets.

He certainly would not recommend any solids to you nowadays.

 

[Fordy]

Gday

@Fordy

It is always better to know where people come from. I am assuming you are Australian. Having hunted worldwide, I am very familiar with the mentality of many different hunters and can often better understand their attitudes towards certain topics.

Australian hmmm better ask the main islanders that as I’m from Tasmania which a lot of aussies classify us a different breed or inbred lol


When you figure mine out please let me know as I have trouble finding that out myself lol

Yes I’m a Aussie

Cheers

 

[grand veneur]

Figuring out you are Australian was not very difficult after your last post. Tasmania is more difficult. I newer was in Australia and only know the island because of the unfortunately extinct Tasmanian Tiger. I met Australian and New Zealand hunters in Zimbabwe and had very good contact ( Beer and Whisky ) with them.

 

[Safari Dave]

My PH didn't want an expanding bullet to exit a bull, nor a solid to fail to exit.

He like Hornady DGX and DGS for that reason.


He had a sequence regime, because most of the bulls he hunted were herd bulls, and he didn't want to see a cow wounded.

 

[IvW]

Gday grand veneur

Please I mean no disrespect @ all but the above is surely worthy of a discussion as so many possibilities occur in the field & one I like to cover as many bases as possible

So couple quick questions please

what happens if the critter comes in from the side & your ph can’t shoot due to the thickness of the vegetation or people in the way ?

also what happens if your in a situation of you extremely close to a boarder you cannot cross & one that the only option is a south to north shot or even worse a up the left side hard quarter away & your first shot for whatever reason has failed to secure the critter ?

Others reasons also exist

That is when imo a solid is the one you wish you had
Yes to me I understand a lot has come in development of the likes of the mushroom & shedding monos but they still fail where a solid will reign supreme

Once again no disrespect just a conversation worthy of having it for some situations but definitely not all
Cheers

If the expanding bullet you are using is not capable of doing this you are using the wromg one.
Buffalo should be hunted using premium grade controlled expanding bullets only.....