Beautiful buffalo, Rich!
What's the tip to tip spread? About 36", with a outside to outside of about 45? It's hard to guess from the picture.
How long is it going to take to get the head & hide back to the states? What did you decide to do with the hide? Rug?
Molon Labe, you'd probably go catatonic if you were to read some of the first person hunting stories from people who actually settled in Africa at the turn of the century... Regularly shooting buffs with .303 British or 8mm Mauser...
And, of course, Karamajo Bell culling elephant with 6.5 and 7mm calibers!
Loaded to its full potential, the .45-70 is a formidable cartidge.