I would have said go for it. But last year at my gun range, I met a seasoned fella, who had all these scars. Said he shot with his 375 HH at a cape buff and didn't get a second shot off. Said his PH kinda abandoned him but came back a few seconds later with a few natives, and was able to shoot and spook the bull off. It was a very humbling conversation. Said he missed 3 months of work over that dissaster. I don't know why, but I made up my mind right then that a 460Weatherby would be my gun if going after Cape Buff. For some reason seriously, I just don't see the Cape as a fun animal to hunt. There is nothing graceful or beutiful about him. Kinda discusting looking when you get close to a dead one. Its not that I am scared. I am sure it would get my heart pounding. My dream hunt is to go to Kodiak with a bow. With good backup of course.

But shoot, you guys go ahead and take the 45-70 and come back to tell us how it did on the cape. Ain't my skin.