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Tomorrow I am sending a check off for a hunt early 2019 in Burkina Faso (BF) for Western Savannah Buffalo, roan and other plains game. I took my 416 Rem to Zimbabwe last year on buffalo and plains game and all went well though shots were, at most, 230 yards (kudu). The BF trip will include some smaller species (oribi, Grimm's duiker, harnessed bushbuck) and some shots at likely longer range. I would like to take my SS M70 375 primarily just to get it out again. It is dead accurate with the 270 gr TSX at 2700 fps, a load I put together for a brown bear hunt a couple of years ago. Is there a real need to bump the 375 load to the 300 gr TSX given the somewhat smaller buffalo (vs cape)?

I’d use the 270 grain TSX and never look back.

That's what I am thinking.

One of the PHs recommends that as the best all a rounder that includes Buffalo. Taylor thought the 270 grain load had more mojo than the 300 in the old Kynoch loads.

Usually you can get them to shoot to the same poi as the 260 grain Noslers and the Accubond will give a slightly flatter trajectory for the lighter game. But one load for everything is nice and easy and a good way to go. The TSX works fine on the little bockys as it hardly needs to expand at all.

No idea what the conditions are like there I would imagine anything from scrub Savannah to wide open Sahel conditions, I have only flown over this area. Please give a full report.

Only concern with the Barnes is if there is another Buffalo behind the one you want.

Good luck.

270gr's will get the job done...and some....




My same sentiments exactly.

I’ve never used the 300 gr TSX in a .375 only the 270 gr. That being said I’ve had great success with the 270 gr on 2 Cape Buffalo and some large plains game including eland, I believe the extra velocity and flatter trajectory of the 270 gr is a real advantage particularly if you are just using one rifle. The only animal that I felt like it was less than optimum was a leopard, killed it with one shot but it seemed to just punch through and made for a tense hour until we found it.

I’ll be using a .375 (stainless barrel, synthetic stock) with 270 gr TSXs this spring on brown bear.

I've used both the 270 & 300 TSX on a bunch of different African game. Never could tell much difference between em. Use the one you have or that shoots best. You are good either way.

Both my PH's strongly recommend the 270 gr TSX's in 375 cal rifles, it's their favorite bullet for "all" African game short of Ele skull.

Every PH I have spoken with has picked that 270 over the 300. Many think it is so good that the 416’s and larger are no longer in the mix for the visiting hunter.

I have pushed quite a bunch of them through Kodiak brown bears and prefer it over the 300gr.

I haven’t taken Buff but did abundant PG in Namibia with that combination and from what I saw — all with one shot — I wouldn’t bother changing anything.

I have also, only the 270 grain TSXs left the barrel of my .375 RUM at 3040 fps.

Use the one that shoots best in your rifle, and have a great hunt.

I've got a 375 build in process and plan to have a load developed with the 270 grain TSX and use that as my all around load. Any idea of the incremental FPS of the 270 vs the 300 grain?

For the original poster, I'm planning to use as my all around because I have heard the same as the others - fine for buff and better for PG.

Barnes #4 says about 200 fps.

The 270 Tsx is a great choice. I can usually match it with a Hornaday or some other softer bullet. For whatever reason the 375 is very good at throwing different bullets into the same group. I have shot 235 grain, 250,260,270 and 300 grain bullets into nice round groups under two inches edge to edge. This was a mix of off hand, standing and sitting bench so is a workable group for me. I am sure others could do better. My ideal combo would be a 270 Woodleigh for the first shot and the 270 TSX for any follow up shots. The RN will usually not exit on Buffalo the PPSN will more often.

Why the mix? On the trip where I used 270 grain TSX bullets in my .375 RUM I had excellent results on animals from Jackal and Steenbok to Kudu and Eland and at ranges of 30 to 350 yards. I like to keep it simple.

Pass throughs in a herd situation. Maybe over rated but if you have a second and unknown wounded buff things could get dicey. Otherwise the TSX is golden.

Wouldn't the 250 gr TTSX be just as good or even better than the 270 gr TSX? Seems like that would be a good all around bullet for pretty much everything.

I used both the 270 and 300 TSX for awhile and of those prefer the 270. Killed a lot of stuff, and developed a lasting appreciation for the skill of African trackers too.

Then I started using A-Frames and found out what a real bullet was. Never looked back.

I’ve posed that same question. Never got much of an answer.

Seems the 270 TSX has a near cult following, not much 250 TTSX discussion.

DF