Some of our favorite Cape buffalo photos...

Love seeing the up and comer photos also. I recently finished a hunt with Boddington where I saw the most bulls over 40" I've ever seen...and most were over 42! It was a game changer kind of place. More to come and a hunt report when I get some video from the PH.
 
This was my first bull last year about 30 seconds before I shot him.

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Love that photo WB. How about the after photo?
 
Excellent. So the question is...when do you go back? I just can't get enough of buff and ele. One of them is the goal of every trip I've taken so far. I don't plan on changing that approach.
 
And again...hey, if you keep pressing me I'm going to kick your ass...

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Very nice older bull with that classic roman nose. Can we get some more angles of him?
 

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Grz63 wrote on roklok's profile.
Hi Roklok
I read your post on Caprivi. Congratulations.
I plan to hunt there for buff in 2026 oct.
How was the land, very dry ? But à lot of buffs ?
Thank you / merci
Philippe
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
Chopped up the whole thing as I kept hitting the 240 character limit...
Found out the trigger word in the end... It was muzzle or velocity. dropped them and it posted.:)
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
2,822fps, ES 8.2
This compares favorably to 7 Rem Mag. with less powder & recoil.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR MY RIFLE, ALWAYS APPROACH A NEW LOAD CAUTIOUSLY!!*
Rifle is a Pierce long action, 32" 1:8.5 twist Swan{Au} barrel
{You will want a 1:8.5 to run the heavies but can get away with a 1:9}
Peterson .280AI brass, CCI 200 primers, 56.5gr of 4831SC, 184gr Berger Hybrid.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
I know that this thread is more than a year old but as a new member I thought I would pass along my .280AI loading.
I am shooting F Open long range rather than hunting but here is what is working for me and I have managed a 198.14 at 800 meters.
That is for 20 shots. The 14 are X's which is a 5" circle.
 
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