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JPK
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Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?
14/03/06 01:39 AM

I have shot three, all with a 458wm DR. I used 500 grain Woodleigh solids. Two I shot well with both barrels and things ended very quickly. One I shot poorly as I was both huffing and puffing and rushing. Didn't realize he was quartering to me some and was off on the shot too and hit him behind the lungs. Second shot creased his briskett. He took four difficult hours to catch up to. He was hurting but still plenty able to get to his feet when we cought up to him.

I agree with OzHunter on rifle choices. It seems to me that the ideal from an efficiency standpoint would have the tracker carrying your scoped bolt in case you can't close the range on the buff you want. Switch out if you need to and make the shot with your scoped bolt, then switch back for the approach. But a dead buff is only part of the hunt. I have passed up shots I wasn't comfortable making with my DR (and from the earlier part of my post, should have passed up another!) and declined to take the shot with my 375H&H which the tracker was carrying. I would rather try to get closer or try again the next day. Don't ask what I'd do on the last day of the hunt!

JPK

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BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	hoppdoc	13/03/06 10:38 AM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	470Nitro	16/03/06 02:59 AM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	Cazadero	02/11/11 02:20 PM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	xausa	02/11/11 03:25 PM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	eagle27	02/11/11 04:25 PM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	500Nitro	02/11/11 04:47 PM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	500Boswell	03/11/11 01:43 AM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	Cazadero	03/11/11 02:11 AM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	500Nitro	03/11/11 03:41 AM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	zimhunter	14/03/06 12:37 PM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	500Nitro	14/03/06 01:03 PM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	hoppdoc	14/03/06 02:35 PM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	allenday	14/03/06 02:15 AM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	4seventy	15/03/06 10:04 AM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	Yogi000	14/03/06 09:48 AM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	8x56mn	14/03/06 01:54 AM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	Marrakai	13/03/06 05:15 PM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	ozhunter	13/03/06 07:40 PM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	JPK	14/03/06 01:39 AM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	500Nitro	13/03/06 11:11 AM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	hoppdoc	13/03/06 12:14 PM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	NitroX	13/03/06 03:11 PM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	500Nitro	13/03/06 04:33 PM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	shakari	13/03/06 03:34 PM
Re: BUFF HUNTERS! Big Bores used? Your Favorite?	500Nitro	13/03/06 02:59 PM
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