Mine was a 29.5” FMJ 250 with two 75 grain brass inserts and a arrow weight insert tube at 8 grains per inch. 250 grain Iron Will buff head. Total weight 1028 grains. 75# Mathews Vertix 212 FPS
My shot was 20 yards. Bull ran 60 yards and died. 900 grn arrow and broadhead combination. Broadhead was 210 grn Steel Force. Arrow hit the top of the heart with the broadhead sticking out the opposite side by about an inch. I was shooting a Mathews Legacy. 65#.
1st one = 40 yards, frontal shot, 900gr arrow w/ 180gr GK, died within 25 yards with very quick bellow.
2nd one = 15 yards, pure broadside, 900gr arrow w/ 200gr VPA, perfect heart shot, died within 25 yards.
Agree with Pat - use enough arrow and a tool-steel broadhead. Buffalo have a very small vital zone for such a large critter and the vitals are protected by heavy overlapping ribs, so quartering away is not always recommended. Pure broadside shots always work, and surprisingly the frontal shot works perfectly (just don’t hit him high).
A buffalo’s vitals form a triangle with heavy ribs covering them. The thickest ribs are from the shoulder towards the hips. Quartering away shots can result in a raking shot and end up in the armpit area. Complete broadside is the #2 option but you will still be encountering thick ribs on a slight angle. Normally not a problem though if the equipment is up to the task. The best bow shot for a cape is quartering on as you’ll be hitting the thinnest of the ribs square on, not on an angle. This area is the least protected by ribs and bone as the scapula is high within the shoulder. All this is predicated on a cooperative buffalo of course :)
I have a friend that says he got a complete pass thru on a very large elephant bull! I believe he said he was using a 900+ grain arrow and Silver Flame broadheads, but you'd still have to be very lucky to not hit any bones on an animal of that size to get a pass-thru.
Mr. Zebraman, In the two days we tracked after I shot him, we jumped him out of his bed 5 or 6 times.. Could never get another arrow in him and we found where he spent the night. When he was butchered, he had about 18" of arrow/broadhead inside him.
Mr. Zebraman, In the two days we tracked after I shot him, we jumped him out of his bed 5 or 6 times.. Could never get another arrow in him and we found where he spent the night. When he was butchered, he had about 18" of arrow/broadhead inside him.
Shot my Australian Water buff at about 13 paces....complete pass through with the fletching hung up on the ribs and the arrow sticking straight out of him on the off side. He trotted a few steps and was looking around ...when he saw my BH and twisted around to sniff it- that spooked him out to 30 yds where I put one more in him and he collapsed 2 seconds later there 33 yds from me.
I put the vid on bowsite videos...but that was a long time ago and the vid quality was reduced to nothing....you can't see my arrow unless you know its there.
First one was at 27 yards, ran about a quarter of a mile, death moan after 30 minutes, the second and third about 30 to 32 yards, death moans at 40 to 50 minutes, never did see one fall, or ever see it again after the hit but always heard the death moan. they were all standing unalarmed broadside.
Shot mine at 31 yards. Easton FMJ 250’s with Ironwill Buff 250 broadheads. 900 grains. Slightly quartering away. Got about 24” of penetration. He did go 250-300 yards but was piled up. Impressed with the results. Matthews Helim @70 lbs.
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