6-Bore Muzzle Loader ... Anyone Know, Ganyana, African Hunter Magazine?

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Howdy,

I just traded into a 6-Bore single shot smooth bore "gun". I came across an article written in 2014 by Ganyana, African Hunter Magazine and I am not able to find any online presence for the periodical any longer. Their website does not load.

I was wondering if anyone knows this person as I would like to connect with him. I liked his article quite a bit and I am thinking of writing a book on Victorian Era firearms of adventure & exploration. Ganyana seems like he might be a good resource. I also want to pick his brain on this new acquisition.

Regards,
Jacob (Texas)

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Ganyana was a great resource & I wish he was still about to help folks out but he has past on now.

He was Don Heath a Parks Ranger in Zim & later worked for Norma, great supporter & user of the 9.3X62 cartridge .
 
So that’s who Ganyana was. A friend gave me a stack of old African Hunter magazines.
I enjoyed the magazine and especially his writings.
 
That is Unfortunate. One of my goals in life is to create some sort of video library to capture as much of this knowledge as I can before it is lost. I am thinking I should start a crowd funding site to help pay for local videographers to go visit people and get their stories ... thoughts?
 
Beautiful! When’s it going for Buffalo or Elephant? Would be a great trip.
 
The African Hunting magazine (Zimbabwe Hunting Mag.) was a great magazine. No B.S. just good stories and info. I discarded or gave away so many, what I would give for a complete collection.

Lon
 
Ganyana/Don Heath tragically breathed his last in 2015. He was a true treasure trove of knowledge.

Historically, three hunters have been documented as using 6 bores-
Gordon Cumming (“A Dutch Rifle Carrying Six To The Pound”)
Hottentot Cigar (“A Heavy Old 6 Bore Muzzle Loader”)
Jan Viljoen A rare W.W Greener 6 bore breechloading hammer double rifle which is the only documented breechloading 6 bore that I know of)
 
I have hade the luck to get a lot of his knowledge before his tragical death.
A true african historical hunting litterature veteran
 
Awesome looking rifle bet it could tell some stories .
 
Tokoloshe Safaris said:
The African Hunting magazine (Zimbabwe Hunting Mag.) was a great magazine. No B.S. just good stories and info. I discarded or gave away so many, what I would give for a complete collection.

Lon
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True leader of african hunting newspaper .
 
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