Heading out in 2 hrs

[rdnck]

I'm meeting up with three friends Friday morning for a buffalo hunt in west Texas. The original game plan was (is) for us to use our 45-70 Shilohs. Two of the guys have never taken a buffalo, and this is the first time that buffalo have been shot out of this herd on this ranch. We want to show the ranch owner just how effective these rifles are, and while we have eight or nine different Sharps calibers available between the four of us, we are shooting 45-70s loaded with 480 to 525 grain bullets pushed by black powder to 1180 to 1240 fps. A couple of the guys have suggested that I use my 45-110 Business rifle, but I hate to break from the group as regards to caliber choice on the buffalo. I will probably carry the 45-110, but I plan to shoot my 45-70 Business rifle.

I will figure out how to get pictures posted, so stay tuned. Shoot straight, rdnck.