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Awesome thread!! I'm taking notes.
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One shot, one kill........ It saves a lot of ammo!
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i hope there`s a strong tree i can climb if i am there !
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i hope there`s a strong tree i can climb if i am there ! Careful, there may be a venomous snake in that tree.
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Shouldn't this be in the Africa forum?
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Shouldn't this be in the Africa forum? The experts who have never been there all hang out over here!
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The 30 grain Hornet ones to drive DEEP.
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mudhen,
Even IF you could reliably kill a Cape Buffalo with a 5.56NATO/,223REM (which I seriously doubt), NO African nation would allow you to try such a "carnival stunt". = Other than the 9.3x62mm (which most African nations allow "by exception"), the minimum bore-size for Dangerous Game is .375.
Fwiw, when one of my "hunting buddies" (She is the President of our TX XB hunting club, btw & has taken a house-full of trophies of all sorts with her XB.) decided to take a Cape Buffalo with a 200# pull XB, the Game Department of that nation REQUIRED her to be "backed up" by a PAIR of Game Wardens, who were armed with .470 caliber double rifles.
(The 2 Wardens were STUNNED when the Cape Buff was hit, bellowed once, took 2 steps & went down, as if pole-axed between the eyes. - The Buff did NOT require a "follow-up" shot & when "dressed out" it was found to have had his aorta completely severed just above the heart.)
yours, tex
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I have also heard good things about the 30 grain Hornet bullets. PH friend of mine says keep the shots under 200 yards and there's nothing to worry about.
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All of my PH friends feel like it's overkill. Modern 204 Ruger bullets make it the most reasonable choice. With proper bullet placement and selection, overpenetration isn't an issue like it is with the 223. No more accidentally piling up half a herd with a single shot.
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Totally depends on what twist your barrel is.
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All of my PH friends feel like it's overkill. Modern 204 Ruger bullets make it the most reasonable choice. With proper bullet placement and selection, overpenetration isn't an issue like it is with the 223. No more accidentally piling up half a herd with a single shot. LMAO!
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Lightest bullet at the highest speed possible. Speed kills and the bullet will disintegrate on impact dumping all it's energy at once like a nuclear bomb! That buff won't know what hit him, probably turn him inside out. 
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If anyone ever thought a 223 FMJ to the dome of a buffalo wouldn’t kill said buffalo stone dead has never seen a full grown angus take a 22lr in the head and hit the dirt. It’s what I would pick, cuz I’m a real man. PH sissies and their big bores.
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I think ya need a Creedmoor to kill a cape buffalo. 😏
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You'll be fine... if you use explosive tips! 
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