I HAVE SEEN A VIDEO OF MAX's CAPE BUFFALO HUNT. IT WAS A MOUNTAIN HUNT IN RSA FOR FREE RANGE CAPE BUFFALO. ONE OF THE NEATEST AND BEST CAPE BUFFALO HUNTS I HAVE EVER SEEN. THEY GOT LUCKY WITH WIND AND COVER AND GOT UP TO 15 YARDS OF THE BUFFALO.

MY 475L LOAD IN MY BOWEN RUGER NIMROD WAS WITH STARLINE BRASS, FED 155M PRIMERS, 25 GRAINS OF VVN110 AND THE 330gr LEHIGH WFN, CHRONO'ed @ 1,362fps. NOT A TOP END LOAD BUT IT WORKED WELL. FIRST SHOT ON THE LONGHORN/WATUSI CULL HYBRID WAS QUATERING AWAY, I WAS AIMING FOR THE OFF SHOULDER, BULLET WENT IN THE RIGHT HAM AND OUT THE LEFT SHOULDER AND THE ANIMAL WALKED OFF SLOWLY. NEXT SHOT WAS BROADSIDE, DEAD CENTER THRU THE SHOULDERS, AND THAT REALLY GOT HER ATTENTION, AND SHE WENT DOWN ASAP. I ALSO HAD SOME 340gr CAST THUMPERS LOADED THE SAME AS THE 330 LEHIGH's, AND THEY CHRONO'ed @ 1,398fps. 2 COUP DE GRACE TO THE HEAD DID NOT EXIT, I RECOVERED ONE AND IT WAS A MISERABLE FAILURE. WILL WEIGH IT AND POST A PICTURE OF IT. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT THUMPER LOAD FOR BIGGER ANIMALS. I AM THINKING OF REDUCING THE LOAD TO MAYBE 22gr OF VVN110 TO TRY AND GET VELOCITY TO AROUND 1,200fps FOR PLINKING AND GENERAL FIELD CARRY.

UNFORTUNEATELY, I MISSED THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS OF THE BASH BECAUSE OF UNFORSEEN MEDICAL EXAMS, BUT CAUGHT UP AS BEST I COULD ONCE I GOT THERE. I WAS PUMPED TO SHOOT A WATER BUFFALO BUT THE MEDICAL SAGA (THAT TURNED OUT OK), AND THE DELAY IN ARRIVAL, KINDA "TOOK THE WIND OUT'A MY SAILS". VERY NICE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE GROUP OF HANDGUNNERS.