A First Timers Guide to Buffalo

[towserthemouser]

I can't see the video either.

 

[Doug3006]

Thanks for sharing! Good advice, and well produced.

 

[intj]

Ugghh! I think he changed it again.

 

[Neil Molendyk]

100%

 

[intj]

Thank you for sharing. I'm curious about the recoil training you mentioned in the video.

I had a rifle, a 300 Win Mag, that was just a little uncomfortable at the time. I would load up all the ammo I was going to shoot for load development and go to the range. I would start shooting and when it started to get noticeably uncomfortable I would put on my Past Magnum Recoil shield and finish my session. In a short time I was very comfortable with that rifle.

Nowadays my comfort level is 55-60 ft lbs, about like a 416 Rem. When I finish building my 458 Lott, I will simply start load dev. I will shoot it until I notice I am uncomfortable and then stop. It's important to stop before developing an flinch.

I just accept that the rifle will move me and I don't fight it. I don't hunch over into in the bench. I sit straight, hold it firmly back into my shoulder and firmly down on the rest. It's sort of a relaxed tension. After a while I don't have to put any conscious effort into managing recoil.

For a DR, building a standing bench is a good option. I have had one I built but sold it with the rifle. A DR's big drop at the comb makes those rifles more uncomfortable for me than a bolt gun due to the higher muzzle rise.

Rifle it is also important. You want the correct LOP--not too long or too short. You want a good recoil pad that is on the larger size as well.

 

[matt vejar]

I’d give the video and narrative-Siskel and Eberts two thumbs up!!! You’re pretty much spot on to what I’ve experienced on the several buff I’ve shot with both a 375 H&H and a 416 Remington. The first two I shot with a 416 proved to me it hits a lot harder than the five I shot with a 375-but it kicked me to hard so I stepped down. Shot placement is all that really matters. Having said that for the PH backing me up-I want the biggest gun possible!!!LoL

 

[Major Bonkers]

Very good.

But I always wince inside when I see the casual handling of a rifle (at 17'-18') - swinging the muzzle under the other members of the party's feet, holding it one handed and using it to point out features of the carcass, and then (although I have got used to it) the 'African carry'. Try any of this in Scotland (and, I expect, most of northern Europe) and the very least that you'll get is a stern telling off.

 

[HookMeUpII]

It just says "link is private"

I think this may be the issue. He might have to go into his youtube content and make it "public."

 

[Cotton King]

As a soon to be first time Cape Buffalo hunter, I enjoyed the video and found it to be informative. Thanks for sharing.