Recent content by Craig Klintworth

  1. Craig Klintworth

    375 Rifle Weight

    You need to decide if you want a rifle that is nice to hunt with (light) or nice to shoot at the bench (heavy). My .375 is 8.25 lbs but it has a good stock design and the length of pull is correct for me, it also has a good quality recoil pad fitted so I have no problem with it even in the...
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    SAPS 520 Question

    Anne of Air 2000 offers a GREAT service, use her, it is money well spent. As to serial numbers and caliber; a receiver number is OK just make sure they are easily visible.
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    SAPS 520 Question

    According to the "new law" the barrel frame and or reciever needs a serial number, the important thing to remember is the number and calibre must be clearly visible. It will save you whole lot of trouble and not to mention frustration. Here we work on F.A.S.T. time i.e Flexible, African...
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    SAPS 520 Question

    I would just leave it out if I were you and only fill in the number on the receiver. Important things to remember when travelling in Africa with firearms include: • Make sure the serial number and calibre are clearly visible. • Make sure your ammunition has the correct head stamp • Bring a...
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    Greetings from a Gunmaker

    Hi Monish, In short the answer is yes but in order to give you an idea as to the estimated costs one would need more details e.g. what grade of walnut do you require, what sort of checkering, what calibre and action type is your double, what is the condition, etc, etc. Can you email me some...
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    Greetings from a Gunmaker

    Hi Monish, I do not have any doubles in stock as per your discription at the moment , we do not see many of them here in South Africa in those calibres. Not sure what you mean by: "can this be customized in walnut stock?" If you want to know if we could build one or restock one yes we could...
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    Would you hire a muzzleloader as opposed to bringing your own ?

    All he has to do is drop me a mail giving me his specific needs and we will try to help him. Regards Craig
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    Would you hire a muzzleloader as opposed to bringing your own ?

    Hi Mike, Yes we can help you with all your needs, we generally have WANO and SWISS in stock and carry CCI #10, 11, 11 MAG and Musket caps as well. It should be noted that at this moment we are not a retail shop "shop" but rather a manufacturer and gunsmith that can help . Regards Craig
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    Would you hire a muzzleloader as opposed to bringing your own ?

    We are a boutique gunsmithing and manufacturing concern and having dealt with a number of visiting hunters and their challenges at Johannesburg's O.R Tambo International Airport I was wondering what sort of demand, if any, there would be for visiting hunters wanting to hire firearms, including...
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    WARNING: Traveling with Muzzleloader Powder & Primers

    As you know the S. A. Rand is quite a volotile currency but yes U.S. $ 80.00 for a 500gr tin is EXPENSIVE I can suppllyWANO , at present, at around R250.00 for 500gr this is around U.S. $33.00 If hunters are wanting to source WANO or SWISS black powder, as well as caps, flints, bullets, lube...
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    Question for a safari rifle gunsmith

    :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: Thats why you need to have a rifle with a left hand twist south of the equator :D
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    Question for a safari rifle gunsmith

    In my opinion All rifles .375 H&H and larger should have a well fitted barrel recoil lug and cross bolt in addition to that you should have a set of correctly ground and fitted screwdrivers to make sure that your main screws are tight at all times. We are often asked to repair (or restock)...
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    SAPS 520 Question

    I'm not sure what Anne' of Air2000 Hunter Support charges but haveing worked with them a number of times I can only say they are great and will smooth things up for you. As far as I know she has offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
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    Greetings from a Gunmaker

    Well around Johannesburg we do not have any trout streams, they are a few hours away, what we do have is "yellow gold" .Yellow fish both large mouth and small mouth can be caught within an hours drive. We also have Bass, Kurper, Mud fish, Barbel, Carp, etc within an hour or two (and even...
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    SAPS 520 Question

    Having been called out to the Firearms Section of the SAPS Border Police on more than one occasion particulary late at night to identify firearms in order to have permits issued I must urge all visitors with firearms to South Africa to please ensure that the Makers Name, Serial Number and...
 
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