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dok
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Close Range Buffalo
#90192 - 30/11/07 11:08 PM

My mate had already put one shot from the .458wm (550gn) Woodleigh SN)into the boiler room. This was the finishing shot. The inital shot wasn't taken much further, maybe another 15 - 20 metres away.

Still gets the heart going when this close to a big bull. Especially since I had the camera and my rifle slung over my shoulder. They are tough animals. There was a fair bit of cover just behind us and we had walked into the clear to finish him off.

I much prefer to shoot while walking in the thicker stuff but this wasn't a bad size animal and we only take a couple from each area we hunt.

I reckon bow hunting a bull this size would be a real hoot

Edited by dok (30/11/07 11:12 PM)

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ozhunter
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Re: Close Range Buffalo [Re: dok]
#90200 - 01/12/07 12:57 AM

A nice open sighted double rifle would be just the plan.

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peter
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Re: Close Range Buffalo [Re: ozhunter]
#90225 - 01/12/07 04:50 AM

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A nice open sighted double rifle would be just the plan.

yeah and make mine a 577, that is very close.

peter

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lapua
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Re: Close Range Buffalo [Re: ozhunter]
#105511 - 18/05/08 10:10 PM

what a great photo good on you guys way to go !

DPCU don't match though ! lol

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NitroX
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Re: Close Range Buffalo [Re: lapua]
#169432 - 13/10/10 02:04 AM

Great photo. Never saw this one before.

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Ben
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Re: Close Range Buffalo [Re: NitroX]
#169450 - 13/10/10 07:58 AM

Good photo!

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kamilaroi
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Re: Close Range Buffalo [Re: Ben]
#169457 - 13/10/10 11:34 AM

And a bit of King Gee cam as well!

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Rule303
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Re: Close Range Buffalo [Re: kamilaroi]
#169472 - 13/10/10 08:53 PM

Good photo. That would of had the heart rate up a bit.

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DarylS
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Re: Close Range Buffalo [Re: Rule303]
#169481 - 14/10/10 02:49 AM

Now that's a good 'shot'. What was the 'crop' in that field?

Looks like a neck spine shot would do the trick with a number of different lower powered rounds. Of course, a .40 or larger would be more comforting than a .22 Hornet, but a 45gr. TSX from the Hornet would probably work just fine - backup please?

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RigbyUser
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Loc: Victoria, Australia

Re: Close Range Buffalo [Re: DarylS]
#169620 - 15/10/10 09:55 PM

Mate that's a seriously good photo....takes me back.
Yep they can be bloody tough. I had a serious bull take 3 x 500 jeffries loaded with 535 Woodleighs at 2350 fps at that distance before deciding to head towards that great flood plain in the sky.

Was unexpected and rather exciting for a few minutes there.

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Ben
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Loc: Northern Territory, Australia

Re: Close Range Buffalo [Re: RigbyUser]
#169624 - 15/10/10 09:59 PM

Daryl, no crop there, just a dry floodplain.

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