.416 Rem bullet for Cape Buffalo

[Alan D P]

I have booked a cape buffalo hunt in far north S. Africa. My plan is to use my .416 Rem. rifle. Question: Will using Swift A-Frame 350 gr. bullets be "plenty" sufficient, loaded to about 2,500 fps mv? I could go to another bullet and/or weight, if strongly advised to do so. Comments, experience, and recommendations will be greatly appreciated. THANKS! Alan

 

[BourbonTrail]

400 gr or more is the weight you want for Buffalo. It gets much better penetration for off angle shots.

 

[Gemsbok45]

Shot ten bulls all with the 400 grain Swift backed up by the Barnes solid. Worked very well!

 

[Jonathan Kashouty]

Alan - 350 grain A Frames are plenty with proper shot placement.

 

[Happy Myles]

I have killed a lot of buffalo with both 416 Rigby and 416 Rem and prefer 400 grain bullets both Swift A Frame and Barnes Triple Shock.

 

[pacific]

The 350gr swift will do the job, but the 400gr swift is simply magic.

 

[Andrew62]

Perfect bullet, it'll do great. My buddy shot a cape buffalo last year with his 458 win mag using 350 grain Barnes TSX. It was a one shot kill.

 

[Alan D P]

400 gr or more is the weight you want for Buffalo. It gets much better penetration for off angle shots.

Thank you. Alan

 

[Berettaco]

You are spot on for the A frame - excellent choice. The 350 grain has SD of .289 and the 400 grain has a SD of .339 - I would opt for the 400 grain for better penetration. Will a 350 grain work - absolutely, but if you have the option available I’d go for a 400 grain

 

[Alan D P]

Shot ten bulls all with the 400 grain Swift backed up by the Barnes solid. Worked very well!

Thanks! Alan

 

[Alan D P]

Alan - 350 grain A Frames are plenty with proper shot placement.

Thank you... Alan

 

[Alan D P]

I have killed a lot of buffalo with both 416 Rigby and 416 Rem and prefer 400 grain bullets both Swift A Frame and Barnes Triple Shock.

Thanks for the info. Alan

 

[Alan D P]

The 350gr swift will do the job, but the 400gr swift is simply magic.

Thanks for the help. Alan

 

[Alan D P]

Perfect bullet, it'll do great. My buddy shot a cape buffalo last year with his 458 win mag using 350 grain Barnes TSX. It was a one shot kill.

Thanks for your reply. Alan

 

[Alan D P]

You are spot on for the A frame - excellent choice. The 350 grain has SD of .289 and the 400 grain has a SD of .339 - I would opt for the 400 grain for better penetration. Will a 350 grain work - absolutely, but if you have the option available I’d go for a 400 grain

Thanks for the advice. Alan

 

[Rtsj]

Another spin on the OP question. If u had a choice of 400gr A-frame or 400gr TBBC which would u choose?

Roy

 

[Inline6]

Another spin on the OP question. If u had a choice of 400gr A-frame or 400gr TBBC which would u choose?

Roy

Which everyone your rifle like best. One is not better than the other from what I have seen.

 

[Graham Hunter]

I'll be using 400gr Barnes TSX this year, Makes my Outfitter HAPPY.

 

[meigsbucks]

I’d opt for the 400gr. The 350gr would “probably” work well, but why not step up to the well proven 400gr?
I used 400gr Barnes TSX and Banded Solids from a .416 Ruger.

 

[Safari Dave]

I would use Barnes 400g bullets.


TSX for expanding bullets (the first shot).
Banded Solids, if the first shot doesn't do the trick.



Work up loads that make the them to the same point of aim at 100m.




I like my PH's philosophy:

#1 - expanding
#2 - solid
#3 - expanding
#4, 5, 6, 7, 8... - solids