Would love to meet Dr. Robertson one day just to pick around his brain and hear stories. Love his book definitely helped save my bacon from a cape!

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

100%, he's a great guy and a wonderful source of knowledge!

Dr. Robertson is truly a wealth of knowledge. Greatly respected by most all Professional Hunters. And there’s NOT a lodge in Africa without a Perfect Shot book in it!

@stevecokewell6415

4 ай бұрын

Great interview. You are correct when things go well with Buffalo hunting it's all good But when things get ugly you will thank yourself that you took the time to practice practice practice. Both my Buffalo were taken with 375 h;h using 300 grain tsx bullets. Good expansion as advertised with 99% weight retention. One Buffalo at 18 yards between the eyes ,and my first Buffalo a hair raising charge as he died at my feet literally . Kevin's advice to know your rifle and be quick but accurate can definitely save your life.

Thank you for hosting this interview. If only hunters here in the States would listen to what Dr. R has to say!

Got back from my 2nd African safari 2 weeks ago and brought a .270 with custom made Barnes TTSX. Dropped a Zebra, impala, blesbok, kudu, blue wildebeest and springbok right on the spot. My recommendation is study, study, and practice, practice, practice on the range. If you do, you will have a great hunt and won’t waste time tracking. I decided to up the ante and go for Buffalo in 2026. I bought a 458 Win Mag and cannot wait to go back.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, nice work! That Barnes TTSX is a great bullet in darn near every cartridge! Good luck with your buffalo hunt!

@jerryhuntjj2885

6 ай бұрын

Which outfitter do you use

Learned a tremendous amount about bullets and rifles for African game.

He is one great knowledgeable person that knows his guns and bullets on hunts

I really enjoyed listening to this Kevin knows what he’s doing 👍

Went to SA for about 10 years ago. Had a 30-06 with me and have loaded with Hornady Interbond 180 gr to about 2675 fps. That worked very well on Blue Wildebeest, red hartebeest and some smaler antilops.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

Did you recover any of those bullets?

I’m new to all this….. such a huge amount of information!!!! Thanks 🙏 for this video!!

I live in South Africa, all of my family ,on both sides, is farmers. My favourite plains game rife is a CZ ; 7 mm Mauser (7x57) with a custom ,1:9 inch twist barrel. I reload and shoot 160 gr bullets, with a Element Optics scope…… what a actuate rifle and awesome cartridge!!!!

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

One of the best hunting videos I’ve ever heard.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Kevin is truly a wealth of information and has a ton of interesting stories.

This was fascinating! Especially the part about the flat nose bullets.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, that was an interesting tidbit about flat nosed bullets that I found interesting as well.

Shooting at appropriate hunting distances with heavy-for-caliber bullets… I nodded my head as he spoke! And I love my 7x57too! If I ever get a chance to hunt Africa, this guy will be my first call as a PH!

I enjoyed the interview! You pretty much describe the combination I was thinking about using on my first Cape buffalo hunt, a 416 Remington Magnum with 400 grain Swift A-frame for the first shot followed up by 400 grain Woodliegh hydros! My other option is my 470 Nitro Express double loaded with a 500 grain Woodliegh weld-core with a Hornady 500 grain Dgs solid in the second Barrel!

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I personally lean more towards the A-Frame and Woodleigh Hydro solid over the Woodleigh weld-core (I think the Hornady DGS is excellent). Just out of curiosity, why are you considering using the Woodleigh in your 470 instead of something else, like a Barnes?

@johnkertzman3223

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thebiggamehuntingblog because my rifle was regulated with Federal 500 grain Woodliegh weld-cores.

Excellent presentation, will order Dr. Robert son’s books. I made a one shot kill on dagga-boy using Swift 400 gr. from my 416 Rigby M98 Mauser. Bullet performance excellent. Was also able to take several plains game with this Bullet, including a great Kudu at 257 metres. Had practiced using shooting sticks.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Fantastic information from someone with real knowledge

I use 338 win mag, 250grain sako hammer head, exelent for kudu,oryx and warthog, up to 300 meters. Nice show, God bless.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

Learned a lot more than I knew. Excellent interview.

Very informative, as always. I use 400 grain Swift A frames for all my initiall shots and Trophy bonded Sledgehammer Solids for follow up, in my 416 Rem Mag. Works well for for me on Cape Buffalo.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

That was a very interesting and informative.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great interview

Excellent information. In all your videos.

This video convinced me to buy my 505 Gibbs. Doc Robertson is the man.

I find it funny that 308, 30-06 and 300 Win Mag are listed yet the 45-70 is absent yet it was documented that it successfully took the African "Big 5" by Vince Lupo from Tampa Bay, FL in 2002.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

Hi Robert. I'm familiar with Vince Lupo. Here's some important context about the 45-70: thebiggamehuntingblog.com/hunting-cape-buffalo-with-the-45-70-government/

@rjakiel73

Жыл бұрын

@@Thebiggamehuntingblog cool article but info is a bit dated. Especially with 45-70 loads. A Ruger No. 1 can be loaded much hotter than a 1895. They can easily handle upwards of 50k psi and work a 350gr pill up to 2,300 fps which equates to roughly 4,100 ft/lb of energy which is above the minimum across the board.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

No, that article still pretty well sums everything up and not much has changed since I wrote it, even with regards to the Ruger No 1. Even with a 2,300fps velocity with a 350gr bullet (which is a little in excess of what every single one of my reloading manuals lists for a max load), that still isn't an ideal load for dangerous game with the 45-70. This is because a 350gr .458 caliber bullet has a pitiful .238 SD, which is well below the generally accepted minimum of .300 for dangerous game. That's not a legal minimum, but it's a recommendation for a reason. Can you kill a buffalo with it? Yes, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea. You mentioned that you found it "funny" that the 308, 30-06, and 300 Win Mag (which are all excellent plains game cartridge) are included in the article while the 45-70 was absent. You don't have to like it or agree with me, but that's why those cartridges are included and the 45-70 isn't.

Kevin Robertson is talking from experience, no baloney! I have limited experience with dangerous game after having taken only 5 Buffalo in my life which is still more than most. I have been loading my own ammo for over 50yrs and have studied ballistics and bullets extensively. I have used 400gr Swift A frame in a marlin 45/70 lever action for Bull bison at 125yds. 2 shots broud side, perfect mushroom under hide on opposite side! 458 win mag 500gr original Hornady soft points, Argentina Water Buffalo, first shot behind shoulder as he was quartering towards me at 50yds, bullet found in opposite back hip, perfect mushroom, 2 more shots through the lungs as he stumbled past me! Bison bull at 20yds with 45/90 Winchester 1886 lever action shooting 430gr hardcast bullets at over 2100 fps. Hit him twice in the chest. Bull didn't seem very impressed and trotted off. Finished him at about 75yds with a 3rd bullet in the shoulder. I will not ever use hard cast again for hunting. Argentina waterbuffalo again. This time with Marlin 45/70 loaded with 405gr Woodleigh flat points at 2000fps. Frontal chest shot at 50yds. Bull turned and ran down hill and was "hiding " behind some brush waiting for me. I levered 3 quick shots through the brush from about 100yds to finish him. Those Woodleigh bullets hit hard and make Buffalo very sick! Last month, Oct 2022, I shot a 44" Cape Buffalo in Africa with my 458 Lott using 450gr Barnes tsx at 2350fps. I decided on this load because it shot pretty flat out to 300yds for plains game an yet still carries a sectional density of over .300 as recommended for dangerous game. My rifle is a Dakota 76. The load hammered my Buffalo from 35yds broad side with a couple of quick finishers! Next day it performed beautifully on a Red Hartebeast at 175yds. I use Barnes tsx,ttsx bullets for most of my hunting including out west for antelope and muledeer with great results. I'm considering using my 45/90 with the 405gr Woodleigh for my first shot and 400gr Barnes buster solids both at 2150fps for my next Cape Buffalo! The 1886 holds 8 rounds!

So far it sounds like the Nosler parton with it's soft unbonded front half would be the way to go. Thick jacket bonded bullets may be too tough to expand in soft tissue. The perfect situation would be for a bullet to expend 99% of it's energy in the game animal with 1% energy for the exit wound. Air and blood out of entrance and exit wound.

Awesome Ep

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Accubond is my favorite bullet.

The 416 Rigby is one of the best calibers but not included?

Sorry that I am a little late in commenting but I have only just found this KZread site. My preferred large game round is the 9.3x62 with a 250gn Nosler Accubond bullet with a muzzle velocity of 2550fps (albeit with care you can get 2650fps energy of 3900 foot pounds using Vihtavuori powder)

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

Awesome!

Fantastic video. 👍

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Very informative video and discussion! Thanks!!!!

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

It seems that you left out one the best: .416 Rigby.

thanks

Really curious how something like a 300 rum or 300 prc 245 grain berger would do on something like a Lion or Eland. I'd imagine it'd do well but 375 with a 300 grain bullet would still be better. Bergaras new 375 h&h in their canyon rifle might be worth a look. Doing my 1st African Safari this year, using my 300 win mag with the 180 grain silvertips as the biggest I'm shooting is wildebeest and Kudu. A future safari will probably be a buffalo and eland

@gsnicholas8522

2 жыл бұрын

Leave the target bullets at home, and take a real hunting bullet.

@Colok10

2 жыл бұрын

@@gsnicholas8522 if I were going on a once in a lifetime safari I would bring a REAL hunting bullet. Barnes…. Partition….

@samuel4568

Жыл бұрын

Federal TBBC on buff

Hi, Just finished listening to this presentation and I have one basic question. On elk, primarily, am I looking to plow through shoulders and break him down with something like a ttsx and come out the other side for additional blood or am I better off shooting behind the shoulder with an eldx and allowing the expansion and energy transfer to do the work? Plus, after reviewing results (by the hundreds), it simply appears to be a matter of velocity at impact that determines terminal performance -- which is completely out of my control since it is 100% dependant on the range at which the game is shot. So, it all appears to be something of a crap shoot, that is unless you can say "I'm going out to shoot my elk at 75yds today (or 475yds)

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

I personally (and I make no claims this is the only or the "best" way of doing things) prefer to plow through both shoulders and (hopefully) get an exit wound. I prefer a deep penetrating projectile like that in order to maximize the shot angles I can reasonably take a big and tough game animal like an elk at. Impact velocity is indeed directly related to terminal performance, but all bullets have a velocity range they'll work at. Too high of a velocity and you run the risk of having the bullet come apart on impact and fail to penetrate deep enough to reach the vitals. Too low of a velocity and you run the risk of the bullet not expanding (or expanding very little) and just "penciling" through the animal without inflicting as much damage. You're most likely to run into problems at the margins: a long range shot with a tough bullet or a short range shot with a soft bullet. The exact performance will vary depending on the specific bullet and the velocity we're talking about, but things normally go fine as long as you're dealing with impact velocities within the acceptable range for that bullet. Make sense?

@ChronicalsofAl

Жыл бұрын

@@Thebiggamehuntingblog agreed. I have a 300RUM that I got while working in a local gun shop because it had obnoxious recoil (Rem 700 BDL SS) . They guy traded on a 6.5 creedmore and said he had bought the rifle in 1999 when the cartridge first came out. He said he shot 4 rounds, put it in his closet and never touched it again. When he left I naturally bought the rifle and long story short, it shoots the proverbial ragged hole groups! So I put it in my closet with the box of 180 gr. Partitions that I shot the test group with and won't be touched again until it's sighted in and on the hunt for elk in Montana ! So, the caliber kinda chose me and it's pretty extreme (I'm not one that has to have the biggest, fastest cartridge - actually I was only trying to find a 30-06 as a step up from my 243) but I'm also not one that will fight a gun to shoot well. Anyway, I agree - I believe I will plow through both shoulders since Im kind of a horn hunter anyway, I mean that's the only down side is ruining meat, isn't it?

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

Sort of. Recoil is a downside, but sounds like it doesn't bother you as much as the other guy. More expensive ammo is another downside. And yes, meat loss will potentially be an issue. However, that's a result of where you hit the animal (less meat to lose on the ribs vs the shoulders for instance) and how far away it is. With 180gr Partitions, you'll probably have an impact velocity around 2,900-3,000fps at 100 yards, but only around 2,600fps at 300 yards. So, all other things equal, meat loss will be a much bigger problem at shorter range.

I have hade terrible experiences with DGX ammo from .375H&H 300g soft points to my .470 NE 500g soft points. From the bullet exploding to deviation so bad from point of inpact that I have lost a Buffalo in Zim that we traced for 3 days. to soft skein animals like gemsbuck that the 300g .357H&H did not penetrate at all and shot the bull 2 days later with bans bullet that performed excellently in the .375 H&H. and to close this was with the new bullets from Hornady, this all happened in the 2022 hunting season.I will never hunt or recommend DGX ammo to any hunter.

@johnkertzman3223

Жыл бұрын

How do you know the bullet failed if you never recovered the Buffalo?

9.3x62 vs .338 win mag / Ballistics Comparison. That would also be very interesting

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent idea!

@hoffi9327

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thebiggamehuntingblog can you make a video of it?

@fabulousoffroaddesigns5080

10 ай бұрын

Yes but add in the 35 Whelen (9.1x64) which has the same muzzle energy, and is between those two on caliber size 0.338 (0.358) 0.366

The Winchester Magnum people use to use with success in Africa. The 30 06 and British 303 people use to use on cape buffalo with success. The laws in south Africa allow a bow and arrow on cape buffalo although which is stupid.

Is his second book, "Shot Placement 2" a revised version or a continuing work from the first book?

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

A little of both. It has all the same stuff from the first book with some added information on a couple of additional animals plus commentary on some other bullets that did not exist when the first book was published.

@michaelgladitsch1519

Жыл бұрын

Would you say that buying only the second is more cost efficient?

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

Yes. The first one is also out of print. You can get The Perfect Shot 2, the mini-edition of The Perfect Shot, and Kevin's book of entertaining stories from his career hunting in Africa "It Shouldn't Happen" here: thebiggamehuntingblog.com/kevin

That last bit of advice says a lot about those that can afford Cape Buffalo hunts.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

2 жыл бұрын

It says a lot about hunters in general. I've see that exact sort of behavior from all sorts of hunters ranging from those booking the least expensive hunts all the way up to much more expensive dangerous game combination hunts.

@mot0rhe4d40

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thebiggamehuntingblog Oh I have no doubt. Poor training and marksmanship knows no bounds. I am aware. But to lay down the cash on a hunt with a guide halfway across the planet and not know your weapon or your abilities? That is beyond belief. Especially considering the nature of Cape buffalo. " He looks at you, as if you owe him money". And Black Death got that name for a reason. To come unprepared, is an insult to the animal and the men guiding you. And some insults have costs.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

2 жыл бұрын

In my experience, those who come over for buffalo are generally more prepared than those coming over for other hunts. That said, you're right: the cavalier attitude some people have about their preparation is absolutely shocking. Like you say, an elk or a kudu probably won't kill you if you screw it up, but that's a real possibility with a buffalo.

Bow to stern. Forcastle to fantail.

No Jeffrey?

मेरे पास राईफल है बोर 280

IMPORTANT - if anyone is reading this who has load data for 400gr .375hh projectiles, I'd be very grateful if you could share! I have load data for the 380gr Rhino projectile so might use that as my starting point🤔...regards from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 🇿🇼🇿🇼

My favorite little bit: "In the Kreuger National Park, if the Buffalo doesn't kill you, the paper work will kill you..."

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, definitely!

No .303 British? Why?

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

3 ай бұрын

We talk about it in this episode: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gpetscyDacfSacY.html

You forgot the 303 cartridge realy a very old cartridge when you can take 1000 elephants you tell me i am wrong ,its all there all writing up

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

7 ай бұрын

1000 elephants with a 303 cartridge? Tell me more...

Please ask African hunters not Americans you have no idea

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You must be joking right? Do you have any idea who I was talking to in this interview? This might be the dumbest comment I've ever received on a KZread video and, believe me, that's saying something!

@joshuabailey5140

Жыл бұрын

​@@Thebiggamehuntingblog right up there, best lately is someone called cape buffalo defenseless 😮😂

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Жыл бұрын

haha, totally!