Interesting conversation.

Ii went through my notes from 1994 when I lived in West Africa and combined them with the more recent buffalllo.

-8 Savanah buff with 303 British with military solids ( 4 one shot kills the rest 2 to 3 rounds)
-3 Savanah buff 375 H&H, no idea what the ammo was, mixed for sure (no drop to the shot kills, fired one shot)
-4 Savanah Buffalo with the 458 Win mag using Winchester ammo, mixed loads (2 drop to the shot kills, one found 50 yards away and the other a rodeo of bad shooting 6 shots)
-2 Cape buffalo with the 450-400 3 and Woodliegh 400gr soft and solids ( on drop to the shot, the other found 30 yards away after a soft on the shoulder and a solid in the butt)
-1 Cape buffalo with 375 H&H, 300gr Barnes X and Nosler solids( shot this one 11 times)
-1 Savanah Buffalo (4 shots trophy bonded and trophy solids, went 30 yards)

Most of the Buffalo from 1994 where smaller bulls and cows but the 303 British was quite effective. My theory is shot placement is everything. I intend to do most of my hunting with the 450-400 from now on but I think that's mostly because I like the double. I hated the 458 Win but in fairness the rifle was a R.E.M. 700 and was to light as well as having shitty sights.

I bet a bunch of the Aussi members have taken scrub bulls and such with the he 303, interested to hear how that has gone.