Ladies and Gentlemen,

On our safari this season I used a .416 Rem Mag with factory ammo loaded with Swift A-frames.

I shot this buffalo from about 100 yards. He was facing us, quartering slightly to my left. The shot presented was to place the bullet just inside his left shoulder (between his shoulder and his neck). At the shot, he staggered forward 5 steps and fell on his right side. Although I was pretty certain he wasn't getting up, I placed an insurance in the left shoulder.

This is the third time a similar shot has presented itself; once with another buffalo and once with a zebra. All three times, the same result. None of the animals went more than 5 steps before going down.

Here's a photo of the entry wounds on this season's buffalo [top one is the first shot; lower one is the insurance shot].


Here is a photo of the recovered bullets. Left one is the first shot; right one is the insurance shot.



As you can see, the bullet from the initial shot has completely shed the top of the bullet. The bullet went through two ribs, into the heart (carrying bone fragments from the ribs into the heart) and continued on through the buffalo and was found in the right groin area. In essence, acting almost like a solid.

The insurance shot (remember the buffalo was lying on its right side when this shot was made) went through a rib, through the chest cavity, through the other side ribs and was found under the skin on the buff's right side.

Regards,

Terry

Terry,

Did you find the mushroomed part of the bullet or just fragments?

Didn't recover any fragments, but didn't really look for them. By the time I got to the skinning shed, they had already started (and I already had two whisky and sodas).

Regards,

Terry

Thanks for the report and the photos Terry. It would be my guess that one would achieve the very same results with the Northfork or the TBBC bullets.

These bullets are definitely worth their small extra cost.

My limited experience is with Swift A-Frames, but I am sure most other premium bullets would have been just as effective.


Regards,

Terry

Ross Siefred wold say that is perfect performance. Exactly what you want a soft to do. Seems to be a very dead buffalo. Seems to be very good shooting two. I find the 416 rigby to be hard to shoot well because of recoil but then my 416 is pretty light.
Ernest

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Ross Siefred wold say that is perfect performance. Exactly what you want a soft to do. Seems to be a very dead buffalo.

I completely agree.

Regards,

Terry