I have a Peli 1750 languishing at the back of the man cave. Used it for two trips abroad but nowadays I prefer a smaller case. It’s just too much grief negotiating a big case like that.
I bought this carved giraffe leg bone at a fair outside Outjo, Namibia some 6 years ago. I would like to get another bare one and have an image of the different species I have hunted in Africa carved on it.
I saw one of Richthofen‘s flying helmets years ago in a collectors private display. It was very small ! You may ask why “one“ ? He was a legend in his own time and apparently had items frequently pinched as souvenirs !
A bait pipe is simply a 2-3 foot long section of drainage pipe similar to the one in the picture. Screwed,nailed or wired to a stake.
I toss in various things that will attract foxes, offal etc. cheap dog nuts work. A trail camera tells me when the fox comes to feed. After 2-3 nights I have a...
I have argued this point at check in once or twice. To the extent of removing the ammo and having it weighed. The cumulative weight however was over 5kgs. I’ve given up, this was using ex mil ammo cans. 5kgs gross nowadays.
I shoot quite a few foxes every year. The great majority at night. Cut my teeth on them with a shotgun and a lamp walking them up on a windy night to within 30 yards.
Things have progressed now with Thermal/NV And centrefire rifles. 22/250 is my tool. I use bait pipes with scraps off deer...
I have one of these scopes on a rifle. A really nice piece of glass. I was very impressed with the glass. At last knockings of daylight it is a little behind a scope with a 50mm objective. $1,999 seems pretty spendy. They are cheaper in Europe.
Yes, it happens every time. If you peruse Ethiopia’s website you should locate what to do about firearms in transit with them.
First is ring the local office to inform them. Thereafter you need photocopies of various documentation,3 copies of. Each way so that’s 6 copies. One is your passport...
If you are flying into Jo,burg and I assume you are there is a big outdoor sports store near the airport. 300 WinMag is a very popular round. It can save you the grief of another piece of baggage buying it on arrival.
2 boxes should allow you to check zero and hunt. Leave the balance with the...
Sad to see him go. Good book to read. Irwin, Hunter, Nyschens, Selous, Stigand, Bell etc and all those who left us those marvellous records of times past that will never be repeated.
I started using AirTags last year. Handy items but as noted they need to “ping” off a nearby iPhone. on arrival home on one occasion last year I was waiting for my rifle. AirTag said it was onboard the plane. Staff said it wasn’t. I reminded them that firearms are carried in the front hold...
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Did you tell them in advance that you were going to have a firearm in your baggage ? Three friends from Toronto came to Namibia with me last year on Lufthansa. None of us were charged. I think it’s a little bit of luck of the draw.
I traveled through Zurich last December with a firearm. My luggage was checked through from Prague. There were no issues, no grief. All arrived safely at the far end.
The browsers go over the fence, the grazers go under. Those are just stock fences to keep the livestock in place. The landowners make opes in the fences for the oryx to get through. That’s Namibia at least in my experience.
i never tire of hunting oryx, a truly magnificent creature.
Wow ! Having read all the previous posts I never realised the US banking system was so archaic ! In Europe more and more banking is done electronically. The IBAN rules, having said this I do tend to try to use cash for small daily purchases.
Scanning my card for a cup of coffee started to...
Living in Europe as yourself and using a No1 also I was only once asked to remove the bolt from the rifle. I replied that was not possible and showed the action. “ Never seen one like that before” was the reply.
Since then on umpteen flights arpound Europe and several down to Namibia I’ve never...
A giraffe bone is actually pretty hollow inside. Remembering biology back in school isn’t that where the white blood cells are made ? . Anyway I brought a leg back for a knife maker to use on the handle. It wasn’t easy for him.
First couple of trips I brought my rifles in a full sized Peli case(1720?) then I saw the pain and hassle of pulling this through airports, loading into the truck etc.
since then I dismantle my rifle, action out of the stock and action screws firmly screwed back in ! I I transport them now in...
Taliban taxi aka Toyota Hilux or Tacoma gets my vote. 140,000 miles and only one breakdown (fuse board burnt out on the pump solenoid).
Otherwise it’s just been regular maintenance, oil, filters, brake pads and shoes. I upgraded the shocks 3 years ago.
I’ve flown with them from Frankfurt last year. Cattle class, not up front ! I book through the Lufthansa website. I keep my luggage to a minimum. 1 Peli case (3220?) holds my disassembled rifle, minimal clothes, Leatherman
3 guys from Toronto joined me and flew Lufthansa/Discover also. None of...
I had this problem with the straight stock on my Webley&Scott 12 bore. My friendly gunsmith assured me that it was from not gripping the stock tightly enough. Reflecting on his advice I realised that this generally occured on a days pigeon shooting. You get a bit tired in the heat and relax...
This has been my experience also. 3 outfitters I have been with in Namibia only give the staff the tips at the end of the season. Otherwise they are off on the piss immediately. Nor have the suggested tips been as much as I see some recommending.
Never found anything wrong with Nosler Partitions. Oryx,eland,impala,warthog, blue wildebeest, wild boar, springbok, sika deer,fallow., . Might have overlooked a species or two
As I am looking for somewhere to hunt a buffalo Zimbabwe was naturally on my radar. I did a Google search a short while ago for” EU arms embargo to Zimbabwe “.
It appears from what I discerned that it is an embargo on military hardware to Uncle Bob’s despotic regime. However sporting firearms...
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