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Shouldn't this be in the Africa forum? No. It belongs in the .223 AI forum.
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I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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Why not? PS, you do know there is no .223 AI forum?
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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You Snowflakes are a HOOT!
If you can't shoot a Gawwdamned Stupid Fhuqking Cow in the head..it's not a "Marketing" "fault",nor a "Guide's" "fault",let alone "DARK Africa's" "fault".
They've been cooking them bitches on the fire for eons,ala spear point and/or rocks. Hint.
You gals are a fhuqking RIOT!
Hint..................
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
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Well let me know how that works out for you.. And the Guides name so I avoid the outfit like the plague.
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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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You guys are totally overlooking the .380/Buffalo Bore combo.
Now, just why in the wide world of sports do you think they call it *Buffalo* bore, now???
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hint... bwaaaaaaa - thats a ghey as the other udde that thinks it's cool touche'
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Funny thread this is. Pretty much the only limit on what can be killed with the round, or any round for that matter , is placement.
I've seen ele put down with 5.56 ball. And water buff, pigs, monkeys, people.....you name it. First choice, maybe not, but the limits rest more with the shooter than the cartridge. Oh, almost forgot, a 1911 will drop a buff as well, as far out as 20 yards.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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mudhen,
One thing that I found "interesting" about our club's President taking the Cape Buff was that she said that within 20 minutes of the bull being "caped out" that, "Like magic, crowd of local natives arrived with butcher knives, pots, pans & baskets arrived to get free meat. Within another 30 minutes, all that remained of the Buffalo was a pool of blood & stripped bones for the scavengers to finish off."
(Up to now, she is the ONLY person to take a Cape Buff with a XB.)
In 2017, she also took an over 2100 pound Nile Crocodile with the same XB.
yours, tex
"VICTORY OR DEATH"
William Barrett Travis, Lt.Col., comdt.
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Now a burst from a mini gun might do the trick, kinda like a swarm of bees.😂
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Did anyone mention that the bullet tumbles?
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And that it acts like a "buzzsaw" when it tumbles. Read that somewhere too, and one little-known fact is that Cape buffalo are apparently highly vulnerable to buzzsaws.
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There's likely been more killed with 7.62x39's...than all else combined.
Hint....................
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
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the Funniest part of this whole thread is the whoosing sound the .223 makes
Going over a select few heads
Rabid Creedmoorians ring my doorbell ...
as I open it a crack they speak :
"Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior , 6.5Creed?"
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I would use the HorNoSie and in their 35 grain MaBtsp.
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Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Had a 7.62x39 scratch the back of my neck one day, but it failed to penetrate.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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I know this thread was started for entertainment purposes, but didn't one of those old African hunters that people like to reminisce about on here (Bell, Taylor or someone?) shoot a bunch of Cape Buffalo with a .22 Savage High Power back in the day?
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hint... bwaaaaaaa - thats a ghey as the other udde that thinks it's cool touche'
I don't think you'll find me at all like that "other udde". But, now I know something that seems to irritate you. 
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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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