Buffalo Bob

[bobw]

Kurt my spikes hide is prime and really nice, I am going to call a guy today for fleshing and salting prior to shipping . The guy at the processing plant was a pro skinner and it is almost flesh less now. I don't think he moved more than 100 yds start to finish.

Dick, yeah it certainly gave a hint of what the old guys dealt with, dealing with horses instead of a Suburban would have meant atleast a 7-8 mile ride plus gutting skinning and quartering. We are sissies today.Can easily recommend Rick's operation but it may not be that simple for one to get booked with him. He has a backlog and enuf repeat customers that he is busy . One needs to talk to Rick and make his own arrangements. When I go back it will be for a 2 1/2 year old, not because of any reason other than after you split one with your ex. You sure wish it was bigger. My hanging halves were 315# s. I had the processer cut stks, round and chuck rsts and the rest ground, the stks and rsts totalled 100.4 lbs(they weigh and lable each pkg) and 86 pkgs of ground buffalo. So about 185#'s - or +. I might add that I had him process the tongue,liver and heart. I wanted to try all the stuff I've read about for 40+ years and not only that after gong shooting on Weds Rick and I went back out and picked up a 65# bag of buffalo chips for me to try to cast bullets on a bc fire and COOK with. Yeah I want to try it the way the old guys had to do it. We did some gong shooting Tues and Weds. My 40-70 shot okay at 200 yds and when we backed up to 400yds I got out my 50 3 1/4 and had it on target with the first shot. I think 400 is about as close as Ricks buff target needs whacking with a 50 as it left some serious dings there.Before we quit I gave it a cylinder full of 250 gr Keith style swc's out of my M29-3 6" sw 44 magnum and scored 2/6. With cold temps and the wind the gong shooting wasn't a long lived activity. On Weds one of Rick's friends came over and we shot some more. at 336 lazered yards the wind was blowing hard enuf that I had to hold square on the buffs hind quarter to compensate for the wind and keep them in the chest with my 45-2 7/8. With the ladder up I had to just cover the '3' line with the top of the slider for the elev. It was the kind of shooting that none of us gets enuf practice at. Great food and very comfortable cabin for the stay. Yes I'll try to go again. bobw

[rdnck]

Good report, Bob. Don't feel bad about using three shots to get the job done. Like Kurt said, buffalo are tough. The second buffalo I shot was a two year old cow and I shot her three times, all pass throughs, from 80 yards. One shot kills are the exception rather than the rule. Shoot straight, rdnck.

[Dakota Dick]

Bob

Well thanks Pard for taking all the time to provide the write up and feedback...and thanks for the phone call.
Someday I too would like to take down an old brute. Should Rick ever get another "Repeat Fence Buster" that he is tired of chasing all over the county...or one of the herd bulls gets a repeat reputation for a really bad attiude that needs the final adjustment solution, I'll have to have Rick give me a call and drive down to help him out. Would have to give the food bank a call enroute because there is no way I could deal with 500-600 lbs of buffalo meat....that is a lot of buff burgers!
Those 1 1/2 year olds have provided Kristy and I some good eating for the last 5 years running...comes out about just right for our year supply of meat. I still have two more BPCRs I have not taken a Buff with...guess after I use those two in the next two years I am going to have to start looking for another rifle or two...hey, got to have some excuse to keep collecting rifles!
Good job Bob and again, Thanks for sharing your adventure.

[bobw]

Bob

Well thanks Pard for taking all the time to provide the write up and feedback...and thanks for the phone call.
Someday I too would like to take down an old brute. Should Rick ever get another "Repeat Fence Buster" that he is tired of chasing all over the county...or one of the herd bulls gets a repeat reputation for a really bad attiude that needs the final adjustment solution, I'll have to have Rick give me a call and drive down to help him out. Would have to give the food bank a call enroute because there is no way I could deal with 500-600 lbs of buffalo meat....that is a lot of buff burgers!
Those 1 1/2 year olds have provided Kristy and I some good eating for the last 5 years running...comes out about just right for our year supply of meat. I still have two more BPCRs I have not taken a Buff with...guess after I use those two in the next two years I am going to have to start looking for another rifle or two...hey, got to have some excuse to keep collecting rifles!
Good job Bob and again, Thanks for sharing your adventure.

Thanks Dick appreciate all your invaluable advice on buff hunting and you sure don't even need to consider what to do with excess buff meat I'll take it off your hands anytime. I split mine down the middle with the ex for a couple of reasons and I can see now my next one will be a 2 1/2 year old. for sure. bobw

[bobw]

"All Business rifle" goes to the Sandhills again. Tomorrow morning an old friend of mine Larry is headed out to Sandhills Outfitters with my 45-2 7/8" the " All Business Rifle".. He has been shooting it the last couple of days to get the hang of it. I loaded some fresh ammo for him featuring the KAL .440 TGBS bullet at 1.452" 538 grs at 1 in 50 over a milk carton wad, a .2" grease cookie, another milk carton wad on top of 108.5 grs of KIK Fg in Norma brass fired by a WLR primer. The load is about what I have used in the past and running close to 1300 fps. I fired a 3 shot group late this afternoon to confirm its impact at 50 yds, the group of 3 measured .435" at 50 yds at 3.5" high from the point of aim. The "All Business rifle" has a semibuckhorn rear barrel sight and a "In God We Trust" frt sight. I use a top of the frt level with the top of the notch scenario for this impact my bud Larry has to hold the blade down in the notch a bit to get his the same. Rdnk advice from one who knows. I know he will have a good time and I know there is a spike down there enjoying his last grass. Will have more details and some pics for Don to post here within a few days. bobw

[Don McDowell]

That rifle shall be forever known as "ol bufflerwhomp"

[samt51778]

Sounds like a good time! Some day I would love to take in a Buffalo hunt.

[rdnck]

Bob--Be sure and keep us updated on this latest buffalo hunt. Your bud has the right equipment, all he needs to do is find his buffalo and put the sight in the right place and turn it loose. The rifle will do the rest. Shoot straight, rdnck.

[bobw]

Got a call a little while a go. Larry got a nice spike, hide is still good ,328# hanging weight on the halves.He told me he missed his 1st shot at 125 yd. They stayed with the herd for over 3 hrs and made 4 different approaches that didn't yield a shot. 5th time was the charm and he got a shot in behind the right leg angling forward that went thru the top of the heart at 95 yds. Not sure but from what he said it passed thru the left frt leg. "The All Business rifle" scores again "ol bufflerwhomp" indeed. Will forward pics to Don for posting soon as Don sends me his e-mail addy. So Don chek your e-mails. bobw

[Don McDowell]

Ok Bob check your pms.