Another "where would you shoot this Buffalo?"

[FlowHamed18]

I found this picture online and I would be very interested in your opinion regarding the best shot placement.

So which spot would you choose?

 

[Altitude sickness]

Any of them will work. Blue and red are on the bone and if you have the proper bullet and rifle are no problem.

With a bow or lighter rifle/bullet maybe I lean towards the green.

 

[BeeMaa]

This quartering towards position with the front right leg in front is not ideal. One more step would open up the chest and move that shoulder back exposing a much more favorable shot.

My vote is to wait. If I were pressed, I'd want at least a .416 caliber and aim at the green.

 

[Tally-Ho HUNTING SAFARIS]

Any of them will do
I would prefer red though

 

[WAB]

Red

 

[grand veneur]

How I would have liked to often shoot at buffaloes standing like that !

I would aim for red, but depending on the circumstances I might then also hit blue or green.

 

[Flipper Dude]

I’d go right on the middle of that triangle.

Cuz I like to be difficult, I suppose.

 

[Green Chile]

I would split the front leg gap and go green but at the height of the red dot...base of the neck is better than lower. Having said that, I might also see if he looks forward for a better broadside shot. All depends on what has been happening and the wind. If he's looking but we have the wind, I would wait a bit.

 

[Bapu]

Red

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

Red, with big hole

 

[BryceM]

I like blue, or maybe blue/red. This was exactly the presentation of my first buff. Better have some horsepower and a good bullet though. .416 Rigby with 400 TSX did the trick. Shed 3 of 4 petals, but penetrated through the shoulder, both lungs, and to the far hide.

 

[Pondoro]

Red

 

[VertigoBE]

Red should provide the largest margin of error.

 

[Beck]

I found this picture online and I would be very interested in your opinion regarding the best shot placement.

So which spot would you choose?

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green, butt they all look like decent shots to me

 

[FlowHamed18]

Thank you all for your answers.

I would probably choose also the red option because personally I think that's the region with the best possible margin of error...

A .404 with a 400gr TSX should do the job, if I do mine...