Separated From Ammo

[BeeMaa]

This is exactly what happened to me only the ongoing flight was to Zambia. By the time my ammo got to Lusaka and then on a supply flight to our camp the hunt was pretty much over. I’ve tried to mitigate this risk on subsequent trips by extending my layover in Johannesburg.

This is exactly what we do. Make sure there is enough time between flights. Although recently it pretty tough getting an airline to stick to their schedule.

 

[Andrew62]

On one of my trips to Zimbabwe my gun arrived on the same plane I was on, my luggage arrived 9 days later.

On one of my trips to the rain forest my luggage and gun made it, I saw my luggage bag and rifle case being put on the air charter into the rain forest, I then saw them both being taken off the air charter. Got to camp, my PH says, 'didn't you bring luggage?' After watching my bag come off the air charter someone put it back on the plane. My bag arrived 7 days later when another camp had a hunter coming into the rain forest.

The moral of the story is, when you hunt with a common caliber, like I do, .375H&H, ammo was available both times this happened. Had I been hunting with a host of other calibers I would have had a bigger issue on my hands.

 

[MTJumbo]

If you have an unusual caliber or a special cartridge, try to ship it to your PH ahead of your hunt. Correspond with him to see of he got it. It would be a small price to pay if you need to shoot your own ammo.

 

[Hogpatrol]

So far, only one lost, then recovered bag on the way home from RSA. If hunting with another, we split the ammo. He has half of mine and I have half of his.

 

[375Fox]

If you have an unusual caliber or a special cartridge, try to ship it to your PH ahead of your hunt. Correspond with him to see of he got it. It would be a small price to pay if you need to shoot your own ammo.

That’s not possible. You can ship ammo inside the US. You cannot ship ammo internationally.