Oss cold steel knife

[Karl]

This may have posted, I just came across it not too long ago, the title was something like: "Cape Buffalo taken out with a Cold Steel" ...Well after that introduction, I had to see it for myself, FF to about 2:30 in the video, it's somewhat misleading, as the buffalo had been shot several times already, and it's not exactly what I was expecting to see, none the less, I'd give it 3 ***'s...:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUtRkiX2OZw

[Madnumforce]

I never hunted of my life, but I guess you need to have a severe pair of ballocks to come close to that raging buffalo and stab it. Though a nice machete swing behind the neck would have done the job quite spectacularly, like in the final scenes of Apocalypse Now.

[wildjim]

I have a couple CS OSS carbon V knives now I have a new confidence.

As far as I'm concerned that confirmed cape buffalo kill beats Ka-Bar's Kill Bear unconfirmed hearsay story by a country mile!

His son was very brave to attack a cape buffalo with a knife but it would be difficult to just watch your father get squashed to death I suppose.

I am still curious about the shot placement as I would think the .375 H&H would've dropped that cape buffalo like a hot potato!

Its also amazing that there was no follow up shot or not recorded anyway that buffalo got to them damn quick!

[Karl]

I'm not trashing the guys story, just saying....the Buffalo had already been shot at least twice, shot placement for whatever reason was probably poor, and if I was th guy OR the son, I'd have a nice blade, BUT more important, in that line of work, I'm GOING to carry a back-up handgun, as close as he was with the knife, he could've put 3 or 4 rounds of 9mm, .45,.357, or .44 MAG FMJ in the Buff's head (although I'd prefer a 9mm, with the others, the muzzle recoil would increase the time back on target, and increase the risk of hitting his father in a case like this) ...but he did a great job anyway

[wildjim]

I'm not trashing the guys story, just saying....the Buffalo had already been shot at least twice, shot placement for whatever reason was probably poor, and if I was th guy OR the son, I'd have a nice blade, BUT more important, in that line of work, I'm GOING to carry a back-up handgun, as close as he was with the knife, he could've put 3 or 4 rounds of 9mm, .45,.357, or .44 MAG FMJ in the Buff's head (although I'd prefer a 9mm, with the others, the muzzle recoil would increase the time back on target, and increase the risk of hitting his father in a case like this) ...but he did a great job anyway

Agreed! Except I'd carry a rifle and my trusty Colt 45 acp ; )

Where were the backup rifles!