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Ready for the hunt with HTK Safaris!

I have some knowledge as a customer and acquaintance of the Lovatt mill. I have a friend who is 3rd generation tailor in the Scottish Borders, he supplies the shooting tweeds for many estates in Scotland, I have 2 tailored for me. Point being there are a few local tailors still on the go in...

I shoot game birds in a 3 piece shooting suit like this. Very warm, depending on the weight of the cloth (tweed) used, in subzero/ cold dry conditions. However When a few degrees Celsius above freezing in heavy rain/ sleet (often the conditions we have in Scottish winters), they will get...

I’m a fan of the Ardbeg Corryvecken- have you tried that one?

Thanks very interesting to read of this.

Ready for the hunt with HTK Safaris!

Beautiful scenery- looks a little bit like northern parts of Scotland in some ways. What an excellent trip.

Like you i am a r93 man. No dg cartridges but I do have a 7mm rem mag. Both attaché and professional stocks.

Ready for the hunt with HTK Safaris!

This is the position at the EU level currently. However, the UKG is still moving forward with the prior EU REACH proposals which includes a band on lead calibres >6mm, plus all lead shot by end of 2029. This is unlikely to shift again to marry with the latest reach proposals.

I understand this was also a finding of the research the one of our government bodies, when using copper, did reducing the legal min bullet weight from 100 grns to 80 grns.

Yes this was / is the issue with trying to maintain 100 grns in a .243 Win. Most rifles have a slower twist that isn’t able to stabilise long 100grns copped bullets. As there are a lot of .243 win in use in the uk, the powers that be decided to reduce the 100 grns to 80 grns, thus eliminating...

Thanks this is useful information.

Forgive my ignorance, however I’m interested to know how the dg calibres have faired with transition from lead to copper. Has that been driven locally (Africa) or is this a domestic (USA / specific states etc) driver that has effectively reduced use / availability of lead bullets? What I’m...

Brown rat- I have constantly hunted them, with varying degrees of success. They have hospitalised me, caused me financial pain, taken food from my table and threaten the wellbeing of my family. No matter how many I hunt they always return.