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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 434928" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>There are a couple of problems with buffalo.</p><p></p><p>First they have a really thick hide and coat. This means that you may not get much of an entrance hole and no exit hole. A double lung shot will only damage a small amount of tissue compared to what they have left to use and the small hole may clog with hair and or close so the lungs do not collapse.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, they are really large animals and have slow metabolisms. They have large amounts of blood and oxygen in the blood and do not bleed out quickly and just flop over like a little deer. A little patience may be required before they die.</p><p></p><p>A tough bullet such as an accubond or partition will provide good penetration and weight retention. Based upon my experience I would say try to hit the heart and pass through it to the far side shoulder. Once you break the shoulder then the animal is not going to run off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 434928, member: 8"] There are a couple of problems with buffalo. First they have a really thick hide and coat. This means that you may not get much of an entrance hole and no exit hole. A double lung shot will only damage a small amount of tissue compared to what they have left to use and the small hole may clog with hair and or close so the lungs do not collapse. Secondly, they are really large animals and have slow metabolisms. They have large amounts of blood and oxygen in the blood and do not bleed out quickly and just flop over like a little deer. A little patience may be required before they die. A tough bullet such as an accubond or partition will provide good penetration and weight retention. Based upon my experience I would say try to hit the heart and pass through it to the far side shoulder. Once you break the shoulder then the animal is not going to run off. [/QUOTE]
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