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<blockquote data-quote="Tripodmvr7" data-source="post: 2123783" data-attributes="member: 115545"><p>I have not been able to hunt buffalo due to financial constraints.</p><p></p><p>I have hunted many animals over a 30 year period and have lined up two hunts for this year (Covid had a big role in stopping hunts last year). Biggest animal I have shot is an eland cow.</p><p></p><p>I am going to try and give my perspective of a buffalo hunt :-</p><p></p><p>1. The 9.3x62 is adequate but it will depend on your PH if he will be happy for you to use it. The 375 and up is the norm.</p><p>2. I would choose a 375 as its stout recoil is at a level that most hunters will be able to adjust to. It has sufficient killing power if the first shot is on the money. With expanding monolithic bullets in the 270 to 300gr range you have more than enough penetration even with a going away shot. Swift bullets have also proven themselves as good performers.</p><p>3. You have a PH controlling the hunt and he will have a stopper calibre on hand.</p><p>4. Shots taken are mostly in dense bush areas and animals that are alerted don't stand much longer than 6 seconds to get in a killing shot.</p><p>5. Practice shooting over sticks and try and do that quickly and accurately. This will mean a lot of practical shooting once the hunt date is within a month or two. Confidence in your abilities makes for better shooting.</p><p>6. A low power scope (2-8x20) helps with accurate shot placement and a wide field of view. Red dots also work well for quick aiming and a unrestricted sight picture. Use that which you shoot best out to 100 yards.</p><p>7. If reloading dont load to the teeth. A 375 with 300gr bullets at 2450-2500fps are ample for penetration. Rather ensure reliability and accuracy so as to ensure a quick 2nd shot. No tight bolts or stuck cases.</p><p>8. Get charts or watch videos on bullet placement on buffalo. Actual hunts will show the time duration for shots as well as the habitat where the hunts take place.</p><p>9. Google Earth and street views can give good indications of the habitat you are going to visit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tripodmvr7, post: 2123783, member: 115545"] I have not been able to hunt buffalo due to financial constraints. I have hunted many animals over a 30 year period and have lined up two hunts for this year (Covid had a big role in stopping hunts last year). Biggest animal I have shot is an eland cow. I am going to try and give my perspective of a buffalo hunt :- 1. The 9.3x62 is adequate but it will depend on your PH if he will be happy for you to use it. The 375 and up is the norm. 2. I would choose a 375 as its stout recoil is at a level that most hunters will be able to adjust to. It has sufficient killing power if the first shot is on the money. With expanding monolithic bullets in the 270 to 300gr range you have more than enough penetration even with a going away shot. Swift bullets have also proven themselves as good performers. 3. You have a PH controlling the hunt and he will have a stopper calibre on hand. 4. Shots taken are mostly in dense bush areas and animals that are alerted don't stand much longer than 6 seconds to get in a killing shot. 5. Practice shooting over sticks and try and do that quickly and accurately. This will mean a lot of practical shooting once the hunt date is within a month or two. Confidence in your abilities makes for better shooting. 6. A low power scope (2-8x20) helps with accurate shot placement and a wide field of view. Red dots also work well for quick aiming and a unrestricted sight picture. Use that which you shoot best out to 100 yards. 7. If reloading dont load to the teeth. A 375 with 300gr bullets at 2450-2500fps are ample for penetration. Rather ensure reliability and accuracy so as to ensure a quick 2nd shot. No tight bolts or stuck cases. 8. Get charts or watch videos on bullet placement on buffalo. Actual hunts will show the time duration for shots as well as the habitat where the hunts take place. 9. Google Earth and street views can give good indications of the habitat you are going to visit. [/QUOTE]
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