.223 for buffalo

smoker420 · November 25, 2009, 10:18 AM

http://www.dpmsinc.com/awards/zone/a...falo-large.jpg

http://www.dpmsinc.com/awards/zone/animals/index.aspx

I'm out before the SHTF. 2nd link 3/4 down page #2.

johnwilliamson062 · November 25, 2009, 10:24 AM

"This was a one shot kill on a 2100 pound bull buffalo using a DPMS LoPro Classic in .223. Shot by Jesse Seelhoff and pictured by Jim Rifenbark. Shot placement is critical, excellent accuracy by DPMS. Thank you guys for making this day exciting!

Jim Rifenbark & Jesse Seelhoff"

Buffalo are notoriously dumb animals that are more target practice than game. It doesn't say where they hit it, but getting close and putting a 223 in their brain seems reasonable to me...

Art Eatman · November 25, 2009, 11:07 AM

jw62 summed it up pretty well, I think. Me, I sorta doubt it was a one- or two-hundred yard shot from a field-expedient position...

CraigC · November 25, 2009, 11:15 AM

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Buffalo are notoriously dumb animals that are more target practice than game.

Only in movies.

FALPhil · November 25, 2009, 11:20 AM

Sorry to hijack, but I thought this picture was hilarious:

fyimo · November 25, 2009, 11:24 AM

On a fenced in canned hunt on a game ranch a 223 or any center fire caliber will kill a Buffalo but it would not be my choice.

Funny picture by the way !!!

impalacustom · November 25, 2009, 05:01 PM

Buffalo have very poor eyesight and anything with in 40yds they will see movement, anything beyond that and it is very slim chance they will see you if you sneak up on them. Only an idiot would shoot a wild buffalo with a 223.

On the shot placement and shooting them in the head, imagine how many 1500lb cows are/were killed everyday by a 22 at the slaughter house.

HiBC · November 30, 2009, 02:25 AM

In all fainess to the human gene pool,The best way to take on a bison with a .223 is get up really close,10 yards would be great.Put a generous amount of superglue on your boot soles .This is the equivalent of driving a lance in the ground and tying your ankle to it.

Then ,take your shot.

wyobohunter · November 30, 2009, 11:50 AM

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Buffalo are notoriously dumb animals that are more target practice than game.

While this is true of the southern canned variety: the wild buffalo of the north are not so slow as they aren't fenced & fed. If I ever get lucky enough to draw an Alaska Buffalo tag I darn sure will not be taking a .223.

Rangefinder · November 30, 2009, 05:20 PM

^^^ I second that. When I lived in SE Utah, we had one of only a couple existing Free-roaming Buffalo herds left in the continental US--Henry Mountain Range, and drawing a tag on one was a once-in-a-lifetime draw, whether you filled it or not. I think the fill ratio to draw was about 15%. I've seen 'em a few times, never got very close. They were very elusive, smart, and it amazed me how fast a couple hundred of these massive things could disappear when they wanted to. No, a .223 on these beasts wouldn't even come close, and they are very much "game" not to be underestimated.

James R. Burke · December 14, 2009, 05:42 PM

Just myself I would not use a .223 on a wild buffalo. Or a 22mag on a bear. It can be done, and has but there are way to many better calibers for that.

November 25, 2009, 10:18 AM	#1
smoker420 Junior Member Join Date: June 7, 2007 Posts: 11	.223 for buffalo http://www.dpmsinc.com/awards/zone/a...falo-large.jpg http://www.dpmsinc.com/awards/zone/animals/index.aspx I'm out before the SHTF. 2nd link 3/4 down page #2. __________________ "The first thing you have to do is disarm the people. A disarmed public can't fight back" -- Adolf Hitler

November 30, 2009, 05:20 PM	#10
Rangefinder Senior Member Join Date: August 4, 2005 Posts: 2,017	^^^ I second that. When I lived in SE Utah, we had one of only a couple existing Free-roaming Buffalo herds left in the continental US--Henry Mountain Range, and drawing a tag on one was a once-in-a-lifetime draw, whether you filled it or not. I think the fill ratio to draw was about 15%. I've seen 'em a few times, never got very close. They were very elusive, smart, and it amazed me how fast a couple hundred of these massive things could disappear when they wanted to. No, a .223 on these beasts wouldn't even come close, and they are very much "game" not to be underestimated. __________________ "Why is is called Common Sense when it seems so few actually possess it?" Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Politicians.

November 25, 2009, 10:24 AM	#2
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	"This was a one shot kill on a 2100 pound bull buffalo using a DPMS LoPro Classic in .223. Shot by Jesse Seelhoff and pictured by Jim Rifenbark. Shot placement is critical, excellent accuracy by DPMS. Thank you guys for making this day exciting! Jim Rifenbark & Jesse Seelhoff" Buffalo are notoriously dumb animals that are more target practice than game. It doesn't say where they hit it, but getting close and putting a 223 in their brain seems reasonable to me...

November 25, 2009, 11:07 AM	#3
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	jw62 summed it up pretty well, I think. Me, I sorta doubt it was a one- or two-hundred yard shot from a field-expedient position...

November 25, 2009, 11:20 AM	#5
FALPhil Senior Member Join Date: September 10, 2007 Location: Racoon City Posts: 934	Sorry to hijack, but I thought this picture was hilarious:

November 25, 2009, 11:24 AM	#6
fyimo Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2009 Posts: 360	On a fenced in canned hunt on a game ranch a 223 or any center fire caliber will kill a Buffalo but it would not be my choice. Funny picture by the way !!!

November 25, 2009, 05:01 PM	#7
impalacustom Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2009 Posts: 492	Buffalo have very poor eyesight and anything with in 40yds they will see movement, anything beyond that and it is very slim chance they will see you if you sneak up on them. Only an idiot would shoot a wild buffalo with a 223. On the shot placement and shooting them in the head, imagine how many 1500lb cows are/were killed everyday by a 22 at the slaughter house.

November 30, 2009, 02:25 AM	#8
HiBC Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2006 Posts: 8,286	In all fainess to the human gene pool,The best way to take on a bison with a .223 is get up really close,10 yards would be great.Put a generous amount of superglue on your boot soles .This is the equivalent of driving a lance in the ground and tying your ankle to it. Then ,take your shot.

December 14, 2009, 05:42 PM	#11
James R. Burke Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2009 Location: U.P. of Mich/Quinnesec Posts: 1,897	Just myself I would not use a .223 on a wild buffalo. Or a 22mag on a bear. It can be done, and has but there are way to many better calibers for that.