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DarylS
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Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?
15/08/11 08:59 AM

I understand where you're coming from, but I must disagree, hunter angler. A 500gr. .50cal. premium bullet will be better than the slower moving .45 cal. I'm quite sure. How much better, probalby dones't mattermuch, but it will be flatter shooting - ie: lower midrange.

I believe the high SD's bullets were necessary when bullet integrity was lacking, copared to today. Now, lower SD bullets out do the old high SD bullets, sold or soft.

A 500gr. .510cal. bullet has a SD of .27462, while a 400gr. .458 has a SD of .27241. A 550gr. .510" has a SD of .302. That one should make 2,100fps about. will 50gr. weight make any difference if it is solid copper? I doubt it, but do not know.

Those lower numbers are pretty much the same as a 270gr. .375.

Thinking back a couple years to Brian Pierce's trip to Africa and the 2 cape buffalo (bull and cow) he killed with one shot (4 shoulders) with the 400gr. copper solid making 1,750fps - I have to think a 500gr. from the .50 at well over 2,100fps just might be OK & better yet due to a flatter shooting load.

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Daryl

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Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	carpediem4570	05/08/11 11:47 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	500grains	10/08/11 01:10 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	ozhunter	10/08/11 08:27 PM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	carpediem4570	12/08/11 05:32 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	hunter_angler	12/08/11 11:53 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	DarylS	13/08/11 01:05 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	9.3x57	12/08/11 12:21 PM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	DarylS	13/08/11 01:11 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	carpediem4570	13/08/11 02:53 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	hunter_angler	13/08/11 05:01 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	JabaliHunter	13/08/11 08:36 PM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	DarylS	14/08/11 03:27 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	hunter_angler	14/08/11 09:30 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	DarylS	15/08/11 08:59 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	NitroX	06/06/15 10:02 PM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	AZDAVE	07/06/15 05:07 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	NitroX	07/06/15 07:11 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	Ash	07/06/15 09:48 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	ozhunter	09/06/15 10:23 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	Sunshine	09/12/17 05:24 AM
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Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	Ripp	10/12/17 12:45 PM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	Rule303	10/12/17 06:26 PM
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Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	Rule303	13/12/17 01:23 AM
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Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	Postman	11/12/17 12:14 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	NitroX	10/12/17 06:24 PM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	500Boswell	10/12/17 11:39 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	carpediem4570	14/08/11 05:03 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	DarylS	14/08/11 08:56 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	doubleriflejack	06/08/11 08:14 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	DUGABOY1	08/08/11 06:24 AM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	93mouse	08/08/11 05:10 PM
Re: Is 9.3x74R ENOUGH gun for Cape Buff?	hunter_angler	08/08/11 11:22 PM
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