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<blockquote data-quote="carl1775" data-source="post: 1434490" data-attributes="member: 105682"><p>Forgot to mention....</p><p>I shot an American buffalo on the Triple U Ranch, when Kay (can't remember her last name) still owned it. I thought I saw it was for sale a few years ago, so I am assuming she sold out. Any way, that is the herd and Ranch they used to film parts of "Dances with Wolves." So, I thought that was pretty neat. I used my grandfather's Springfield 1873 trapdoor. .45-70. There is something funky with the sights thought, to where the zero is 200 yds. I took a kitchen magnet cut a strip and through bench firing, found the correct length to extend the front sight up, in order to zero 100 yds. I shot the bull at 100 yds., resting off the back of the flat bed pick-up. I reloaded and had a follow up shot off hand, as he was running left to right. I had never shot an animal running before. So, I aimed for his horns. I figured if I aimed at them, then by the time the bullet got there, I wouldn't hit them. I hit the spine in his neck and he expired shortly there after. That was a lucky shot, not 500 sitting stationary. Any way, still happy to be here. Looking at doing a gator hunt next year, we'll see...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="carl1775, post: 1434490, member: 105682"] Forgot to mention.... I shot an American buffalo on the Triple U Ranch, when Kay (can't remember her last name) still owned it. I thought I saw it was for sale a few years ago, so I am assuming she sold out. Any way, that is the herd and Ranch they used to film parts of "Dances with Wolves." So, I thought that was pretty neat. I used my grandfather's Springfield 1873 trapdoor. .45-70. There is something funky with the sights thought, to where the zero is 200 yds. I took a kitchen magnet cut a strip and through bench firing, found the correct length to extend the front sight up, in order to zero 100 yds. I shot the bull at 100 yds., resting off the back of the flat bed pick-up. I reloaded and had a follow up shot off hand, as he was running left to right. I had never shot an animal running before. So, I aimed for his horns. I figured if I aimed at them, then by the time the bullet got there, I wouldn't hit them. I hit the spine in his neck and he expired shortly there after. That was a lucky shot, not 500 sitting stationary. Any way, still happy to be here. Looking at doing a gator hunt next year, we'll see... [/QUOTE]
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