Gary Reeder
all according to what game you are going after
Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 13:06

if you are going against dangerous game, ask your PH. When I went after my Cape Buffalo I asked John, the head honcho, which bullet should I use in my 15" Encore and 450 GNR barrel, a solid or soft point. He said use the soft point, which I did. It was the 500 grain Hornady DGX, or Dangerous Game Expanding. I also had some of the 500 grain DGS, Dangerous Game Solid loaded up but didn't need them. One round of the DGX put the Cape Buffalo down. I hit him just a bit off to one side and just over the point of shoulder. In the picture you can see the hole where the bullet hit at a slight angle. The range was around 30 yards.

The one shot put the buffalo down. A second shot wasn't needed but we put one in him just in case. At the time it turned out to be the largest Cape Buffalo ever taken with a handgun and since then has dropped down to #2 or maybe even #3.