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Nothing like visual evidence ! Thanks.

Bob
www.bigbores.ca

CAelknuts, good luck on your hunt!

Several years ago we were on a safari and I took my 8mm Rem mag loaded with 200TSX…. My ph was unfamiliar with it and was a bit nervous. We had hunted a few other times and I had always brought a 308 with 168tsx’s, a combo that he liked very well. After several days of hunting and having seen the “Big 8” take several head of game at less than ideal angles ( he and I often go “clean up” other clients’ messes) we wondered up on a group of bulls. He was confident enough in the 8mag and the 200TSX’s that we were going to shoot one of the buff with it. Unfortunately there were no mature bulls. But I would not have hesitated to shoot a buff with an 8mag either, again provided a good bullet.

I like Cutting Edge Bullets and Peregrine BushMaster bullets in big bore cartridges for buffalo. I use 577NE and 500 in a single shot rifle. When well hit with these good, big bore bullets, cape buffalo seldom go anywhere. A wounded buffalo that can travel 30-90 yards or more, after being hit by a .375 bullet can ruin your day.)