Purely from a scientific standpoint:

It’s well recorded that a slower hardcast 430gr .458 bullet such as 1500fps will penetrate much deeper than a 2100fps one, for various factors, bullet deformation and fluid dynamics being the most obvious.

However when considering a hard target such as a buffalo, how deep would the bullet need to penetrate to be considered effective and would a fast bullet penetrate to this depth and at the same time also impact more energy vs a slower bullet that...

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I've been spending a bit of time on the range with a Rigby Big Game PH in 375H&H I picked up recently. I'm taking it with me on a late season buffalo and Hyena hunt this year.

I've worked up a load using 350 grain Woodleigh heavy duty softs which I will use on the hunt later this year. I also worked up a load with 250 grain Hornady CX bullets for pigs around my home hunting grounds.

It seems to shoot everything well but that group with the 350 grain Woodleighs is easily the best group...

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I’ve never seen this exact photo anywhere before. I saw it as a poster this evening at a local brew pub. Name the plane and event that is about to happen during WW2. The first “I know” winner gets an AH coffee, beer mug or hat as soon as AH makes them available again for purchase. LOL

Hi all,
I´m planing my first hunting trip to Africa, more exact Namibia and really looking forward to it. I´m sure this topic been discussed before but I hope you can give me som advice.

I´m looking at a management hunt for plains game at Kataneno, biggest animal in this hunt will be kudu. I have two barrels to my rifle, one in 6,5 Creedmoor and the other in god old 308 win. Are they enough and which one wolud you choose? Or do I need to buy a new barrel in let´s say 8.5x55 Blaser?

Whats...

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