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Interesting comments on the frontal spine shot on Cape Buffalo from a different website--

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My personal opinion is that any frontal shot must be with a good soft and aimed to either hit the heart (aim low) or aimed to break the spine (aim just under the chin, depending on head angle). Am happy to use it- and have done so on plently of buffalo. But - shot placement is more critical. Usually it works just fine but not always, and I intensly dislike that three day follow up and then having to declare some dangerous animal as wounded and lost. Ganyana-(AR)

Bottom line-I would be temtped to take a frontal spine shot on a Buff 30 yds away.If facing me and closer a brain shot seems appropriate.

Others thoughts??

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Call me crazy, as many have.. --this is what I feel and have done...On a frontal shot you have to be aware of where the heart/lung area is in relation to the angle you are if it is a frontal shot on a buff..when I hunt them I have a A-Frame on top followed with 3 Barnes solids..which would be used either with him charging or running away..with the velocity of a .416 whether it be Rigby or Remington..there is plenty of blunt force trauma and velocity to more than do the job..on the buff mentioned above--after hitting him with the soft..he spun and ran away..unfortunatly for him and good for me..he ran into a small clearing giving me a clear shot..I ran two solids up his arse...when we gutted him out..we found both entry wounds but one solid had actually gone completely through...the other could have actually been reloaded ..

Same on the elephant I shot this year..brained her at 17 yds..complete pass through..again with my personal load of 400 gr Barnes solids..and RL=15...

Agree with 9.3x57's comment...you will never know what you will do until you are faced with the situation..my philosophy is, don't be shy..keep shooting.. as they say.."As long as there's lead in the air there's hope"...

Ripp