Rhino Poaching Rifles - What have you seen?

[deewayne2003]

While watching a documentary on the Bubye Valley Conservancy @16:08 they showed the captured rifle of a pair of Rhino poachers.

I was rather surprised to see what appears to be a relatively well made rifle with a silencer on it; because in the other documentaries I've seen the rifles tend to be rusted up and even held together with baling wire and other crude repairs.

My question is ... For those of you who have been involved with anti poaching patrols and such, what is the most common caliber/weapon used for Rhino and Elephant poaching?

Have you come across weapons that surprised you by their quality or lack their of?

 

[Muskox]

I would say considering how many white farmers have been killed, there are bound to be a few rifles stolen that look like that one.

 

[K-man]

Seen everything from a black powder rifle made under a shade tree by a blacksmith shooting filed down pieces of rebar to a clean and shiny, well-lubed AK 47. People will use whatever they can get their hands on. As they say in Africa, “make a plan”

 

[PerH]

Cartels behind poachers also supply terrorists , terrorists pay also cartels suppliers with both money and bones, hides and tusks of various game .

I remember the ruckus few years ago when they found a number of CZ550 in a captured poacher lair . And cryers wanted to know where the rifle came from and how they could be stopped from entering African areas again .

 

[Red Leg]

Mozambique - CZ - 375

RSA - CZ - 375

 

[ThreeJacks]

Very good video.