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Marrakai
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Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??
03/03/07 03:10 PM

Can't speak for African buffalo, but the best shot placement on Asiatic buff (which are often larger in the body) is the point of the shoulder. Over .40-cal cartridges are recommended, and premium bullets are mandatory.

I use .400 x 3-inch NE with 400gr Woodleigh softs, .416 Taylor with 410gr Woodleigh softs, .577 Light Nitro with 650gr Woodleigh softs, or .470 with 500gr Woodleigh softs.

The shoulder-shot with a bonded-core soft-point will break one or both shoulders, maybe break the spine where it dips down between the shoulder-blades or at the base of the neck, wreck the top of the heart or the big arteries at least, and almost certainly catch both lungs. More margin for error than any other side-on shot too, IMHO.

Works for me!

No experience with ele, but assume solids would be mandatory, which could make a difference.

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AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	hoppdoc	03/03/07 02:01 PM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	Ripp	03/08/07 11:09 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	hoppdoc	03/08/07 11:26 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	Ripp	03/08/07 11:44 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	allenday	05/03/07 08:04 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	jorge	14/03/07 12:09 PM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	Scott	05/03/07 10:44 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	JPK	05/03/07 12:46 PM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	hoppdoc	05/03/07 08:10 PM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	mikeh416Rigby	12/04/07 10:32 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	hoppdoc	13/04/07 09:18 PM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	9.3x57	02/08/07 11:25 PM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	hoppdoc	03/08/07 08:11 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	Ripp	03/08/07 11:02 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	Ripp	02/08/07 10:54 PM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	hoppdoc	02/08/07 06:21 PM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	Savuti_One_Shot	13/04/07 08:58 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	Double_Trouble	14/04/07 12:52 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	JPK	14/04/07 03:31 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	jorge	17/04/07 05:27 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	Double_Trouble	17/04/07 06:12 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	JPK	13/04/07 12:57 PM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	mikeh416Rigby	03/03/07 07:22 PM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	hoppdoc	03/03/07 10:50 PM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	Kalunga	04/03/07 05:27 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	Marrakai	03/03/07 03:10 PM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	ozhunter	03/03/07 04:16 PM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	Savuti_One_Shot	05/03/07 03:07 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	xausa	03/08/07 02:07 AM
Re: AFRICAN GAME SHOTS -SHOULDER,NECK OR HEART LUNG??	Grizzly	03/03/07 05:32 PM

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