Bison for a bison
 

I received a NIB .504 Bison , bedded and a trigger job .
I was planning on keeping it unfired but I might just have to change my mind and use it :mrgreen:
I am going on a buffalo ( Bison ) hunt in January .
I am partial to the 451 and a lot of buffalo fell to the 45/70 but I was thinking of upping the energy factor anyway by using a .504 and the 600 gr power punch conical . Besides using the White Bison just seems a fitting tribute for a bison hunt . Range will be 100 to 150 yards on average. Guess I have a month to figure it out and decide if I really want to step up from .451 to the .504 .

dude your killing me that's a perfect rifle if your going to use a smoke pole !

i agree not that i have any bias ? lol

I think so too but I still remember the last time I shot the 600 gr bullets . Thinking that one over and wondering if the 451 490 gr ones would be sufficient. If the gun was sighted in already it would be ok but I am kind of reluctant to sight in and practice with them 600 's
But I might man up and do it :)

Piece of cake !

Says the one NOT on the receiving end of that recoil! :fighting0007:

Chet, you been on the receiving end of some whoppers in your days I'm sure. But do you really want to go through that crap? 10 or so shots and 2 days of packing ice on yer shoulder just don't sound like a whole hell of a lotta fun to me there buddy. Absolutely no need to go to a 600 grain both side killer. Use one of Ed's "No Excuses" .504 460 grain over around 70-75gr BH or 80-85gr T7 and go watch a Bison go nini.

LOL I was just kidding with him!

A White Bison is a plunger rifle and not recommended for blackhorn powder. The only White rifle that will shoot BH is the thunderbolt with closed bolt system.

Ahhh didn't even think of that truckers. Plumb slipped my brain. Go with some Swiss then Chet!!! Or that nasty crud ring T7 :D

There is no crud ring with triple seven powder in a White rifle. You should get one to see just how great a rifle they actually are!

I would truck but I have really big ole sausage fingers so me and bolt/plunger type MLers don't mesh well together. Can't get the primers loaded without a tool and I hate using primer tools. It would be my luck it would get left on the bench or somewhere and then I get to my hunting spot and be screwed. Have to use break open or drop block type if I aint out there with me old Hawken :D

glad to hear i'm not the only one with sausage fingers ! lol

So, what are you saying? I wear a size 15 ring and have Kretschmar tattooed on the back of my hands mean anything? LOL!!! My ex-wife used to say thank god I was not a ladies doctor!!!!

Lol too funny !

And on the Bison for a Bison, wish you the best on your trip, but I would like to shoot that rifle just once to say that I did with 1 of those 600grn shoulder relocators!! My 54 Renegade with the Buffalo Bullets Maxis over a healthy pile of T7 is enough for me to keep practice to a minimum over short periods.