| Ripp |
| (.577 member) |
| 19/01/18 06:03 AM |
Re: 500 EXP for Cape Buffalo?
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Back in 1978, I was planning a trip to Africa with a friend. During a phone conversation, Elmer Keith told me a hardened 560gr. Lyman cast WW bullet from my .458 2" at 1,960fps would do just fine, for elephant, rhino and cape buffalo.
After discussion of my loads, he said the one using 400gr. Barnes Spitzers at 2,150fps would work fine for all plains game including Eland with the .049" jackets which were available back then. He also said the .032" 400gr. jacket would likely do for the cats.
Unfortunately, that trip didn't materialize.
I have seen a lot of game harvested in Africa..seems a "good bullet" in the 2000fps to 2300fps is hell on wheels to animal it is fired into...
For plains game I have personally used anything from 308 to 300RUM to 375H&H to 416Rem...again, with the right bullet for that caliber, they all seemed to work very well...
For buffalo, IMHO, bigger is better...416 has a much more dramatic effect than the 375 from my experiences...
Ripp