Nooo , Die Jager ! Stay away from this 154 grain ammunition for cape buffalo . It will end very badly . The ideal bullet for buffalo / gaur should not weigh less than 250 grains . Now , why would anyone design such a light bullet for cape buffalo ?Nice section about bullets. Tested a few monolithic bulets from Sax for my 375 h&h. So far I'm very happy with them. They are only 154 grains.
Thank you so much for educating me , Perttime . In Bangladesh , we often conduct beats for Muntjac deer . The standard practice is to use a 12 calibre shot gun , loaded with triple A cartridges for barking deer shot during beats.
Oh , l was terrified that the manufacturer was recommending the use of these 154 grain bullets for cape buffaloes . It is my mistake , Die Jager.
I am glad that my speculation is accurate , Pondoro. Is your .470 Nitro Express double barreled rifle a vintage piece or a new production model ? The older double barreled rifles have softer barrels than their modern counterparts . I wonder if monolithic bullets are safe to use in these older pieces.
I am immensely grateful for your kind words , Mark Hunter. Thank you so much for helping me expand my knowledge. My dream is to shoot a blue wildebeest and an African lion some day , before l turn 83 .
This is extremely useful information , Ridge Walker. It helps me greatly to understand the costs of things during my youth in a different part of the world.
Yes sir I did as always enjoy it!
Just thought I’d throw that in as a comparison.
I envy your youthful spirit, sir. that is the way to go!
Consider it done , Master Smith . Tiger story , it is.
My dream is Namibia , Mark Hunter. I believe that a man's body may age , but it will never slow him down as long as the mind is young.I envy your youthful spirit, sir. that is the way to go!
If budget is limited, then South Africa is place to look for. There are many options in SA!!!
I received the news from your son 4 days back , Newaz. He called me using Viber and asked what factory loaded cartridges l recommend he bring for you . You should be ashamed of yourself for selling that beautiful .338 Winchester magnum calibre FN Mauser action custom bolt rifle . And to sell it for a .458 Winchester magnum calibre rifle is just criminal !
Wyatt Smith , why thank you ! I am currently using Hornady DGX 500 grain expanding cartridges and Hornady DGS 500 grain full metal jacket cartridges . When l begin handloading , l suppose that l will use either Hornady 500 grain bullets or Woodleigh 500 grain bullets.
mark- hunter , it is like you can read minds . I always dreamt of owning a .458 Winchester Magnum some day . However , l thought that it was a little too large for hunting Bangladeshi game . Eventually , l realized that many of my elder son's Australian friends use .458 Winchester Magnums for Sambhar Deer in Australia without feeling overgunned . Thus , l thought. Why not go for it ? If not at the age of 72 , then when ?
That is an extremely wise assessment , Pondoro. Thank you so much for your insight. While l have unfortunately never had the pleasure to shoot an elephant ( they were a protected species , even during our time ) , l have accompanied forest department officials on numerous occasions when they had to dispatch rogue Indian elephants. The Indian forest department officials of the Maharashtra state were issued pre 64 Winchester Model 70 bolt rifles , chambered in .458 Winchester Magnum for shooting rogue Indian elephants . To the best of my knowledge , the forest department officials had 3 such rifles in their inventory. They would use Hornady factory loaded cartridges which used 500 grain solid metal covered bullets . The Hornady solid bullets used to be very good as their jackets were made from a very strong steel . A retired forest department friend of mine who killed 10 rogue elephants in the 1960s told me that the best bullet to use for elephants are meplat flat nose solid metal covered bullets with strong steel jackets . He claims that their penetration is better than round nosed solid metal covered bullets. Therefore , l would highly recommend meplat bullets for elephants , based on my friend 's advice. Of course , nowadays , the modern monolithic bullet had pushed the traditional solid metal covered bullet of my time into obsolescence .
