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Re: 500 EXP for Cape Buffalo?
      19/01/18 06:03 AM

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Back in 1978, I was planning a trip to Africa with a friend. During a phone conversation, Elmer Keith told me a hardened 560gr. Lyman cast WW bullet from my .458 2" at 1,960fps would do just fine, for elephant, rhino and cape buffalo.

After discussion of my loads, he said the one using 400gr. Barnes Spitzers at 2,150fps would work fine for all plains game including Eland with the .049" jackets which were available back then. He also said the .032" 400gr. jacket would likely do for the cats.

Unfortunately, that trip didn't materialize.




I have seen a lot of game harvested in Africa..seems a "good bullet" in the 2000fps to 2300fps is hell on wheels to animal it is fired into...

For plains game I have personally used anything from 308 to 300RUM to 375H&H to 416Rem...again, with the right bullet for that caliber, they all seemed to work very well...

For buffalo, IMHO, bigger is better...416 has a much more dramatic effect than the 375 from my experiences...

Ripp

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* 500 EXP for Cape Buffalo? DoubleD 06/09/17 02:41 AM
. * * Re: 500 EXP for Cape Buffalo? DarylS   06/09/17 03:34 AM
. * * Re: 500 EXP for Cape Buffalo? lancaster   06/09/17 04:19 AM
. * * Re: 500 EXP for Cape Buffalo? rigbymauser   06/09/17 04:28 AM
. * * Re: 500 EXP for Cape Buffalo? DarylS   06/09/17 07:27 AM
. * * Re: 500 EXP for Cape Buffalo? DoubleD   07/09/17 12:17 AM
. * * Re: 500 EXP for Cape Buffalo? 50Calshtr   19/01/18 03:27 AM
. * * Re: 500 EXP for Cape Buffalo? Huvius   19/01/18 03:55 AM
. * * Re: 500 EXP for Cape Buffalo? DarylS   19/01/18 05:02 AM
. * * Re: 500 EXP for Cape Buffalo? Ripp   19/01/18 06:03 AM
. * * Re: 500 No2 EXP for Cape Buffalo? 3DogMike   19/01/18 11:18 AM
. * * Re: 500 No2 EXP for Cape Buffalo? Claydog   19/01/18 11:32 AM
. * * Re: 500 No2 EXP for Cape Buffalo? NitroXAdministrator   20/01/18 06:37 PM
. * * Re: 500 No2 EXP for Cape Buffalo? 264   21/01/18 01:16 PM
. * * Re: 500 No2 EXP for Cape Buffalo? Claydog   21/01/18 11:29 PM

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