Buffalo surprise

[Hunter4752001]

Great reactive shooting but a lesson in always being alert and ready

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=804098595187397

 

[Ridge Runner]

WOW...That is definitely one heck of a good reason for buying a double rifle.

 

[BryceM]

WOW! Usually the cameraman in these situations does what I would do, absent a rifle........

Nice bull too.

 

[skydiver386]

Close call. Standing that close, I'd probably put one or two more in it.

 

[matt85]

That guy is a legend!

I would need a change of shorts and a stiff drink! That's assuming I would react fast enough...

 

[Green Chile]

Close one. Where's the tracker? They usually see that in time.

 

[Siennacoyote]

Shouldn’t he have put another round or two into that bull?

 

[Green Chile]

Many of us would have shot again. I would...but he was pretty shaken by the close call.

 

[LWood]

Holy crap!

 

[RLL]

Impressive response, reaction and awareneness on that first shot…

 

[franzfmdavis]

It is really a remarkable set of lessons about having your gun ready to shoulder and finger on the safety!! Well done sir!!

 

[Altitude sickness]

Even more impressive is the Cameraman swinging instantly and getting it filmed. I would much rather be the shooter than only armed with a camera.

 

[VertigoBE]

Wow... what a reaction time. Between noticing the buff, and the shot, there is less than 1 second. Amazing shot, especially as it seems that the buff is partly covered by brush during his charge, complicating even more a good shot.
And congrats to the cameraman too. Although I think it went so fast, that by the time he realized there was a buff bearing down on him, the buffalo was already shot and hitting dirt.

 

[SABENA1]

WOW...That is definitely one heck of a good reason for buying a double rifle.

Caliber?

 

[uplander01]

Good reason for a double. I probably would’ve put a shot 3 through the brain just to completely end it for the video. Pretty incredible reaction time.

 

[Badjer]

WOW...That is definitely one heck of a good reason for buying a double rifle.

Videos like this make me want to not hunt buff until I have something more than a 375 H&H

 

[VertigoBE]

Looking at the video over and over, I would want something +45 caliber for such an occasion.

 

[skydiver386]

Videos like this make me want to not hunt buff until I have something more than a 375 H&H

Looking at the video over and over, I would want something +45 caliber for such an occasion.

I don't think I'd ever hunt Buff with anything less than a .416. A .458 would be better yet.

Something that will merely get the job done is not what I want to have in my hands in a situation like that.

 

[cmk]

Lucky that charge came from the left, would have been short on time to handle a charge from the opposite direction.

 

[PARA45]

Were they tracking a wounded buffalo? WOW! Glad no one got hurt.