Mpofu, as I said, I don't care what you hunt with. But it would be a mistake to assume that archery equipment can save your butt if the buffalo heads your way. And if the muzzle loader of Gordon Cummings is what you want to hunt elephant with, go to it! (I assume you will travel to Africa via sailing ship and then to the safari area by ox cart?)

Wynwood, there are many documented accounts of cape buffalo surviving for years after being shot through the lungs.