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Attached are a few photos of recovered bullets from my recent Buffalo hunt in Zimbabwe. The bullets were all fired from a 450 Dakota rifle. All bullets weighed 450 Grains. Load was 112 Grains of IMR 4350. The X Bullets were recovered from a Cow Buffalo. The shot was from the rear and the bullets were recovered in the chest cavity. On the first shot, the Cow was broadside....that bullet was a pass through. Over all I was very happy with the results of this bullet on Buffalo. They make a very noticable "SMACK" on impact and the buffalo did not go very far.

The Last Bullet in the Photo is of a 450 Grain North Fork Cup Point. I have used these before on Elephant and Buffalo and have always had great results. This bullet was shot into a dead buffalo Bull from the rear and was found in the brisket area of the chest. This is the only North Fork Bullet I have ever recovered from an animal.




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Can't get any better performance than this. And kudos for getting the bullets.
Tell me on the pass through, did the bullet go through just the ribs, etc, or was it a shoulder shot that busted up at least one shoulder?

Thanks for the pics and post.
 
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Pass through shots were in the ribs. Here is a photo of one, however I believe this wound was made with a Cup Point from my 470 NE.



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Roscoe, good picts. Glsd you made it back safely. Hope you post a "Hunting Report" soon, with more picts.


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Thanks for the pics, I know how hard it is to dig them out sometimes. Both brands did the job beer.........................JJ


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Great pictures.

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I have recovered about a dozen cup points from buffalo and got the same picture on everyone of them that you have their, boreingly perfect performance..

I have used them to kill or shot them into dead buffalo in the 9.3x62, 375 H&H, 450-400, 404 Jefferys, .470 N.E. and 416 Rem..

It is the best one bullet, do all bullet, I have ever used, I wouldn't use anything else except I love to experiment and dig bullets..

I have also used the cup points on plainsgame with most of the above calibers with perfect success. They kill well even on Impala and don't destroy a lot of meat..

As far as I can tell the cup point will penetrate as far as any solid I have ever used. If you shoot a buff up the keyster, it will go into the shoulder or neck, that is what a solid will do...


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