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.30-06 for Buff

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21 April 2006, 02:10
eyedoc
.30-06 for Buff
I took my only buff to date with a bow and arrow.I'd have to consider a 30:06 with 200 grain solids extreme overkill. Big Grin


We seldom get to choose
But I've seen them go both ways
And I would rather go out in a blaze of glory
Than to slowly rot away!
21 April 2006, 02:13
tiggertate
Did you have a "solid" lined up in the quiver for the stopping shot? Big Grin


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21 April 2006, 19:26
eyedoc
Not sure how to answer that.My broadheads were solid (not vented) but my shaft was hollow.It did weigh considerably more than 200 grains however.


We seldom get to choose
But I've seen them go both ways
And I would rather go out in a blaze of glory
Than to slowly rot away!
21 April 2006, 22:28
woodsracer
quote:
Originally posted by sunray:
"...you just blew my "need" for a .470 Mbogo!!!..." Don't be daft. You still need it.
As an experienced shooter who knows nothing other than what I've read about Cape Buffalo, I can see a 220 grain .30-06 solid dropping a buff if the shot placement is exact. The .30-06 isn't to be sneezed at.


I was just being fatuous. Wink Two weeks ago I watched Dangerous Game on Big Game Thursdays on OLN and watched a Buff take FOUR body shots with a .500 Nitro, and one shot from a .416 Rigby. I've got to say, I DO NOT want to consider a '06 for that job, even though a .223 Rem. in the right spot would drop one in it's tracks. A smaller caliber just doesn't give much room for error. sofa


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