Re: 45-70 Marlin for Cape Buffalo--can it be done? Yes. Is it ideal-- NO!!! Is it asking for trouble?--- YES!!! Would I do it?---only if I had a terminal illness and had less than a week to live. Sorry, I just don't have a death wish. I prefer stacking the odds in my favor with the big, nasty critters.

I'd suggest a 375 H&H as minimum, a 416 is better, and if you can handle it, a 458, 470, or bigger. The 375 can double as your plains game rifle too.