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45-70 takes on Cape Buffalo

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45-70 takes on Cape Buffalo

Post by JEBar » Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:49 pm

granted, the story in this link features a Marlin .... http://gunsforafrica.blogspot.com/2012/ ... -cape.html .... I have no doubt that under the same circumstances, a Henry would perform with the same degree of excellence .... I don't foresee ever having an opportunity to hunt African big game with ours but do enjoy reading stories about others who have ... :mrgreen:
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Re: 45-70 takes on Cape Buffalo

Post by daytime dave » Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:34 am

That's a pretty good story about the 45-70. It seems to be a pretty good choice for just about anything with his results.
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Re: 45-70 takes on Cape Buffalo

Post by biglever » Sun Jul 17, 2016 7:56 pm

The 45-70 can get the job done , with the right bullet in the chamber.
Thanks for the post.
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