| Rule303 |
| (.416 member) |
| 13/05/19 09:09 AM |
Re: Marlin-1895 -- CAPE BUFFALO HUNTER
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Thousands of Water Buffalo in our Northern Territory have fallen to the 45-70. For many years the NT did not allow what they deemed high powered or velocity rifles to be used. So most just shot them with a 45-70
Are you sure this is not Western Australia?
I have been going up to the NT since 1983 and it has not been the case since then, and never heard of it before then either.
For example I remember a buffalo hunting article in Outdoors Australia from the late 1970's where the guys were using two .300 Magnums, one a Winchester and the other either H&H or a Norma, and the third rifle was a .375 H&H Magnum.
On the other hand, WA heavily restricted non "high powered" cartridge rifles until ???, I have no idea when it was finally changed.
Yep, no Buff in WA then.
The rules change in the NT some time in the early to mid 70's?. A 303 was not deemed to be a high powered hi velocity round. There were some other intricacies with the act (as explained to me)as I think a 375H&H was OK (Don't quote me on this as I can not remember all of what I told back then) but most could not afford them. Also remember reading a few hunt stories in gun magazines about hunting the Buff and this was also mentioned in some of those articles.
WA's change has been in more recent times, late 80's early 90's going by magazine article I remember reading.