NitroX
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| 08/12/04 01:51 PM |
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Re: Is a 6.5x54mm adequate for Water Buffalo?
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In reply to:
JOHN,the recomended mimimum weight & calibre for buff is 375 cal and 250 gn projectiles.
A 270 falls a long way short of that.
I would like to see your mate out on the flood plain,no backup with a badly shot buff on the prod,armed with his trusty 270 buffalo rifle.
The dingo's would probably clean up what was left.
As I said before, 20 to 30 buffalo to date to his .270. Granted these were the good old days when you might be lucky and told "to shoot anything that moves in the back paddock" (read many hundreds of square kilometres).
On the flood plains.
No back-up.
No dingoes required.
Nowadays the outfitters make the 'recommendation' which is fine by me.
I would have thought 160 gr projectiles in a 6.5mm would have performance above a .270 .