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I recently learned about a fascinating field repair tip from a group of PH’s that I thought would be interesting for the group and useful to share.
One of the PH’s cracked the pistol grip on his double rifle while tracking a herd of elephant. He repaired it by wrapping it with strips of wet hide and continued on his hunt.
Apparently, elephant tail and impala hide work the best for such repairs.
Another PH mentioned that he had repaired a cracked rifle with glue and impala hide strips years ago and that it was it was still holding firm. The rifle is chambered in .416 Rigby, so it’s not a mildly recoiling gun.
True education begins in the field!
One of the PH’s cracked the pistol grip on his double rifle while tracking a herd of elephant. He repaired it by wrapping it with strips of wet hide and continued on his hunt.
Apparently, elephant tail and impala hide work the best for such repairs.
Another PH mentioned that he had repaired a cracked rifle with glue and impala hide strips years ago and that it was it was still holding firm. The rifle is chambered in .416 Rigby, so it’s not a mildly recoiling gun.
True education begins in the field!
