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In reply to: A cape buffalo can be killed quite adequately with a .45/70 LA. I was in the HHK camp in Matetsi in 2002 and a fellow client who liked and used s lot bigger and better calibres/cartridges used his Marlin .45/70 Guide 'Gun' with 540 gr hard cast flat nosed projectiles to kill a cape buffalo without a lot of fuss. He also tested it out on an elephant skull (he had hunted one that week) and they felt the penetration was adequate so he planned to book another safari to try it on elephant. So I have no doubt it does work for someone who knows what he is doing. Was it a bit of a stunt? Probably. *** Regarding bow hunting cape buffalo. I have no doubt it takes guts to do this, even with a PH in tow. Things happen unexpectedly in any hunt, and you need to get close to that buff with your sharp twig and stick and string. |