7mm RM - take a buffalo?
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death-junky
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In B.C. there is a bullet grain min limit. i think its 175 gr
My experience with buffalo is that if you don't hit them hard in the head, neck, spine, shoulder, they won't go down quickly...Hi velocity bullets that don't hit these areas will just zip through and the buffalo will keep doing what buffalo do.I prefer a much bigger cal. with heavier bullets and shots that hit major bone/skeletal areas. If you chose to avoid hitting a buffalo in those parts I would suggest you study up on the buffalo anatomy as the vital heart area is forward and lower in the body then one would think, it may seem this way because of the big hump/front shoulder.
Your 30-06 with a 180 or 200 grain Partition would be a better choice.
So ....................... you're feeling lucky about this years bison draw??
Some good advice here.
Back a few years ago a buddy of mine got drawn and I got the honor of being his assistant. We have a 200gr minimum bullet weight here, so I cooked up a 200gr. accubond load for his 300WSM.
Long story short, his first shot at 75yards broadside (slightly quartering away) on a trotting bull had us thinking he missed completely, it just kept trotting like nothing happened. I had already drawn a bead on the back of his head and was getting ready to "assist" when the second accubond knocked it down.
The shot that knocked it down hit and broke the back leg bone just where it attaches to the hip. Imagine our surprise to find his first shot was perfectly dead center of the heart!
That bullet we recovered:
We never did find the one that hit the hip. It was pretty dark by time we had that beast dressed and major bones taken out to lighten the load for the sled.
Very little bloodshot meat around the holes also. They are one tough animal, IMHO, just because they used to knock them down with blackpowder rounds doesn't mean they knock down easy! Ben's advice on studying buffalo anatomy is wise.
Your 30-06 with a 180 or 200 grain Partition would be a better choice.
So ....................... you're feeling lucky about this years bison draw??
Don't have a 30-06, but do have a 300 WM.
I was just wondering about using a singleshot 7mm, in case the stars line up and I do get a lucky draw.
Got the buffalo ranch 5 minutes down the road, but somehow the experience wouldn't be the same I think.
So, Gary, wanna come along if it happens? I figure to ask Clark too......! ..........Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibbs505
If you are going Buffalo hunting, take along a few of your biggest and dumbist friends!
...OK, joe can come too.
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blacksmithden
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Have you guys ever really seen what 7mm rem mags and 300 win mags do to a solid piece of steel???? Geez man, +1 for being able to take down any animal on the continent.
Buffalo are not pieces of steel, as others have mentioned...I have seen them take multiple hits in the chest and they just keep munching away on the grass, only to find later that those hits went right through. Head shots will drop them quick as will big heavy bullets in the shoulder/neck areas. Just as in the good old days, the 50/90 Sharps is about perfect for them, a rather soft 685gr. bullet in the shoulder ends things quickly. The 45/70 with heavy bullets is also a good choice.
