Hunting With Buffalo Rifle

[1dirthawker]

I'm pretty sure a DG 500g expanding bullet from a .458 WM would not expand much on a deer. I'm even more confident that a monolithic copper bullet (like a Barnes) would not expand very much at all.

for what its worth, last week i was hunting deer on kodiak island. i ended up shooting 2 does with my 458 win mag. used 404 gr stone hammer bullet at 2400 fps. both deer were shot thru the lungs, with me trying to be careful about placement. 150 and 175 yards.

there was meat damage on the off side where the bullet exited,(on one deer) but not too bad. where it hit the shoulder, there was a pretty good hole. the exit wound was about 2.5". the brown bear i shot with it had a similar exit wound as well.

i would be very concerned about shooting a deer facing me in the chest, for fear that the complete penetration that WOULD occur might damage a lot of meat. that said, it did an admirable job on the deer and bear and i never noticed the recoil on any of the shots

 

[Tex .416]

I hunted pigs with my .470ne before taking it to Zimbabwe for tuskless.

I also hunted with my .375H&H for pigs before sending it off to the smith for final work and hope it’s back in time for deer season.
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Which bullet was that?

 

[TOBY458]

I’ve shot deer, black bear and pigs with 375 and 458. The 375 does really well on that size game. I used swift and TSX bullets, so meat damage was no more than any other deer rifle caliber. Now I did shoot a small doe in the neck with a 458 Win Mag. That was a bit messy…..

 

[HWL]

Did a lot of deer stalking in the mountains with my .416 Rigby Ruger RSM and my .450-400 3" NE Ruger #1.
Shooting over sticks, this is the closest to Africa training I can do at home.
Btw., just carrying the rifle for hours in this environment helps to be better prepared.

HWL