Recent content by Shako Badhan

This might be wrong, but from my experience it seems like the “extra safely” feature on boxlock doubles was very common for rifles intended for use in India. When I see examples with this feature it’s almost always on a rifle in 450/400 or under with Indian game scene engraving or Indian...

Thank you for the information! Yeah that seems a bit higher than I see them listed as weighing in at. Gun fit is an important factor, but I could see a 10lb 470 being no fun regardless of fit.

News broke today that One Ton a famous ‘Super Tusker’ died of natural causes. It’s a shame to loose such an animal from the landscape. But it’s also a shame to think about how much the government could have made for conservation if someone was allowed to hunt him, instead of allowing him to...

What a win, congratulations! I was looking at a similar rifle last week for twice the price. I do have a question for current, or former Merkel double owners. I have been eyeing a few myself and, at last according to the sellers they come in at just over/ under 10lbs. Even for 470s and 500s...

There is a fair price gap between the two at today’s current rates. That being said Rigby. I own one and there is something special about them. For me that’s worth the premium. Both options would perform well in the field for you. For me every scratch and bump just adds character to a Rigby...

As has been said by others, train whatever technique you find is best for you and stick to it. In the military I once heard an instructor say “you don’t raise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.” I think that could not be more true. Whatever your muscle memory tells you to...

I’m always a fan when a thread like this floats back to the top. I first fell in love with double rifles after handling a Howdah hammer double rifle. Think it was in 577 BPE with original 14 or 16 inch barrels. Just very cool.

Great knife. I had one on a gun belt for years, and still do.

The SO5 is Sold pending funds, again.

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It was the Galana River, a little west of the Tana. It was pretty full of kiboko and mamba so at least Tasvo still has those in good numbers.

This still happens. I know someone in Kenya who had their 458 Win taken away and later had it returned for the same reason. A funny coincidence that .458 is also the caliber issued to the Kenyan Wildlife Service…

The SO is back up for sale. The buyer pulled out just before Christmas and I had not gotten around to reposting it. In the interim it did receive a full service from Beretta and has a clean bill of health. As before any questions let me know!

I have spent a fair amount of time living and working in East Africa and have come to believe anything is possible there. As has been said here before the post-colonial politicians looted natural resources to include ending hunting to allow for their sponsored poaching operations. They also took...

Thanks for the post and sorry to hear about your experience. They had a nice Beretta competition shotgun listed a bit ago that I thought about. Ended up deciding against it as I could see it was not in as good condition as they described. There are fewer and fewer dealers I will buy from these...