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bigmaxx
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Re: Softs and solids
      08/11/08 02:37 PM

I shot an old daggaboy in the Zambezi Valley at 30-40 yards with a .458 lott using a 500 grain Swift A-Frame at around 2150 fps. He turned to run away and I hit him beside the tail with a 500 Hornady Dangerous Game Solid. He ran 50 yards and crashed into some jess and bellowed. I paid the insurance with one more solid. The solid I put beside his tail was recovered near his neck. Later in the hunt I shot a big bull hippo on an island in the Zambezi. I shot him at a few paces with a frontal Solid which destroyed the brain and about 40 inches of spine. He got another solid in a side brain insurance payment. I personally would use the same bullets again without hesitation. I used Swift A-Frames of 300 grains on the rest of my plains game with outstanding results. IMHO a soft point is fine for the first shot on a buffalo, but solids from there on out. If in an area where dangerous game is present, I keep a couple of solids in the bottom of the magazine just in case. Better safe than dead.

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* Softs and solids controlled_feed 07/11/08 02:36 PM
. * * Re: Softs and solids DUGABOY1   23/11/08 07:21 AM
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. * * Re: Softs and solids grandveneur   08/11/08 11:37 AM
. * * Re: Softs and solids bigmaxx   08/11/08 02:37 PM
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. * * Re: Softs and solids Bramble   12/11/08 09:08 AM
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. * * Re: Softs and solids ozhunter   08/11/08 05:03 PM
. * * Re: Softs and solids controlled_feed   08/11/08 02:25 PM
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