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Ruger Number One at 300 yds
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<blockquote data-quote="epoletna" data-source="post: 1971718" data-attributes="member: 87371"><p>Guy</p><p></p><p>I had a low-power scope on that rifle, as I was using it on plains game at moderate distances (out to 300 yards). At the time, there were not a lot of choices in .375 caliber bullets. IIRC, Hornady made a 300 grain round nose soft point and a 300 grain solid. I would have been using the solids on Cape buffalo.</p><p></p><p>On another buff hunt, I was able to line up on a buffalo at about 110 yards, head-on, and put a solid right into him. Again, I was trying to shoot under his snout to hit his heart-lung area. When I shot he shook his head like he was getting rid of pesky flies, then just sat there. </p><p></p><p>I put another round into him, a little lower, and that did the trick.</p><p></p><p>When we got to him I could see the first shot had the hit top of his nose and ridden up the nose and exited through the boss on the right side. That's a .375 H&H magnum at around 100 yards, and he acted like it was a fly that was annoying him. Thinking about it later, I would have guessed the impact would have stunned him, but it didn't.</p><p></p><p>Those are tough brutes!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="epoletna, post: 1971718, member: 87371"] Guy I had a low-power scope on that rifle, as I was using it on plains game at moderate distances (out to 300 yards). At the time, there were not a lot of choices in .375 caliber bullets. IIRC, Hornady made a 300 grain round nose soft point and a 300 grain solid. I would have been using the solids on Cape buffalo. On another buff hunt, I was able to line up on a buffalo at about 110 yards, head-on, and put a solid right into him. Again, I was trying to shoot under his snout to hit his heart-lung area. When I shot he shook his head like he was getting rid of pesky flies, then just sat there. I put another round into him, a little lower, and that did the trick. When we got to him I could see the first shot had the hit top of his nose and ridden up the nose and exited through the boss on the right side. That's a .375 H&H magnum at around 100 yards, and he acted like it was a fly that was annoying him. Thinking about it later, I would have guessed the impact would have stunned him, but it didn't. Those are tough brutes! [/QUOTE]
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