mono vs lead for Cape Buffalo?

[375Ruger416]

You are getting things a little backwards here.. I said I would not use my .375H&H as long as I own a scoped .470 double rifle.. Sure, the .375H&H kill buffalo..but when you bump into big bulls in dense bush, 15 - 20 meters distance, you have 2 seconds to shoot if he come. Then the .470 is very reassuring..

I get 2170fps out of my .470 Krieghoff with Hornady DGX Bonded ammo..that is close to 5200 footpounds..

If you shoot buffalo at distance, ie out of a heard..sure then .375 is fine.

And FYI I have shot 2 elephants with my .375..but that does not make .375 a true elephant rifle. That is .416/.458 and up..

‘It is a lot about right bullet placement.. But that said..after hunting buffalo with my .470 double and watch its devastating effect on buff, I would not personally contemplate using a .375H&H. Period. Its not that the .375H&H do the job..but the extra safety margin is there big time..

Besides, at 62, I am getting too old to run..worn knees etc..’

I’m afraid I misunderstood. I took your ‘would not personally contemplate using a 375 H&H. period.’ literally. I did not read between the lines ‘because I have a scoped double and prefer it’. For a mixed bag hunt including PG and DG, there may be little better than a 375 or 416 for the one rifle hunter. I suspect you would agree with that, as I agree with you that a hunter should use the largest cartridge they can shoot well and are familiar with, within reason.