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Marrakai
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Re: 400/350 for Cape Buffalo?
15/11/05 10:30 AM

Plenty of Ozzie buffalo have been laid low with the various .350s, by long-time buff hunters who know what they're doing. For accurate shooting at undisturbed animals, fine, but if the sh!t hits the fan the cartridge is no 'stopper'.

I had a .350 in my hands last Thursday evening, a lovely little Rigby double on a Webley action, owned by Peter P_. we were reminiscing over the rifle, he and Vic P_ killed literally hundreds of buffalo with that rifle in the days of the big herds.

Please remember that experience counts for a great deal in using medium-bores on dangerous game. In Australia 20 years ago, the average Territory hunter would shoot more buffalo in a week than the average North American hunter would see in a lifetime. If you haven't had the opportunity to 'work up' to the medium-bores, by hunting large numbers with big-bores first, you really should think twice. For safety's sake, the 'once-in-a-lifetime' (or maybe twice!) cape-buffalo hunter of today should probably be carrying both a hunting rifle and a stopper in one.
The .350 doesn't qualify.

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400/350 for Cape Buffalo?	bonanza	15/11/05 01:32 AM
Re: 400/350 for Cape Buffalo?	4seventy	29/12/05 03:38 PM
Re: 400/350 for Cape Buffalo?	NitroX	16/11/05 01:26 PM
Re: 400/350 for Cape Buffalo?	NitroX	16/11/05 05:45 PM
Re: 400/350 for Cape Buffalo?	DUGABOY1	16/11/05 06:41 AM
Re: 400/350 for Cape Buffalo?	bonanza	16/11/05 07:53 AM
Re: 400/350 for Cape Buffalo?	new_guy	16/11/05 08:18 AM
Re: 400/350 for Cape Buffalo?	bonanza	17/11/05 01:15 AM
Re: 400/350 for Cape Buffalo?	CptCurl	17/11/05 05:08 AM
Re: 400/350 for Cape Buffalo?	bonanza	17/11/05 06:18 AM
Re: 400/350 for Cape Buffalo?	CptCurl	17/11/05 06:50 AM
Re: 400/350 for Cape Buffalo?	Marrakai	15/11/05 10:30 AM

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