Cape Buffalo With Black Powder.-What to use?

30 July 2004, 01:24

Dr. Duc

Yesterday I was talking to a guy who wanted to take a Cape Buffalo with a black powder rifle. I was at a loss to suggest any modern muzzle loader. I can't think of anything big enough for me. An 8 bore would be my starting spot and I'd want a double to boot. I don't know of anyone making such these days.
Anybody got any suggestions? I know someboday here has done it.

30 July 2004, 01:52

tonto

I saw a show on OLN where a guy took one with a muzzle loading kodiak double. I dont know if it was the 58 or 72 calb.
Dean

30 July 2004, 03:19

retreever

Jim Shockey used an inline saw it on the outdoor channel...I would say it would have to be a magnum model and with super hard bullet for penetration...Pray he runs away with the shot...Or also have yourself a backup big boomer and your Ph will be there also..

Mike

30 July 2004, 04:18

MacD37

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I saw a show on OLN where a guy took one with a muzzle loading kodiak double. I dont know if it was the 58 or 72 calb.
Dean

The S/S KODIAK front loading double by Pedersoli, is a caplock double, .72 cal (12 bore) is the only USABLE front loader I would consider, and then with a very heavy load of 135 grs of fffg black behind a hardened patched ball of around 500 grs, for about 1300 fps, about all you will get with a muzzelloader, but a ball that big doesn't need much velocity. Almost 3/4" in diameter, it packs some punch at fairly low speed, and doesn't need to expand, so can be made fairly hard. The double is the only way I'd use a frontstuffer, for buffalo, and then only with a big modern rifle as back-up!

The in-lines are not what I consider to be a muzzleloader, in the traditional sense, and if one is useing a scoped in-line, he may as well use a modern single shot, because they are both the same for all practical purposes, and you don't need to worry about importing BLACK POWDER on a passenger plane, as it is a restricted artical. One must get close to a Buffalo, for him to be considered a dangerous animal, so a muzzle is no more drawback than a modern singleshot, as long as the frontstuffer is large enough in caliber.

The pedersoli .72 cal double rifle is about the only one that makes sense to me, but any muzzleloader is a stunt, at best, IMO!

30 July 2004, 04:37

Russell E. Taylor

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The pedersoli .72 cal double rifle is about the only one that makes sense to me, but any muzzleloader is a stunt, at best, IMO!

Ditto, ditto, and ditto!

When I go to Africa, my three flintlocks will stay home.

Russ