Recent content by Hunter-Habib

Out of all the American made side by sides, my dream gun is a Winchester Model 21 Heavy Duck Magnum chambered in 12 gauge 3” Magnum with 32” fully choked barrels and a single selective trigger. Those things are built like tanks !

I’ve always dreamt of a John Rigby & Co. back action boxlock ejector, chambered in .22 Hi-Power. The ideal sort of thing for driven Axis or Muntjac deer shoots.

Did the double .425 Westley Richards experience an extraction issue during the 2023 hunt ? I had the extractors on a Belgium made .458 Winchester Magnum boxlock ejector fail during a Cape buffalo hunt in 1978. The only reason the hunt did not culminate in disaster, was because the buffalo ran...

His Excellence was particularly unique in his choice of battery . Most hunters of that era preferred a bolt action for small to medium game. And a double for dangerous game. His Excellence preferred the opposite- A double for small to medium game, and a bolt action for dangerous game. He was an...

The best all round rifle caliber (amongst bolt actions) for everything from Axis to elephant. His Excellence also owned a magnificent James Purdey & Sons 10 bore (2 7/8”) sidelock ejector shotgun for duck shooting and a John Rigby & Co. sidelock ejector in .22 Savage Hi-Power.

The Grand Slam. Not the Tungsten core ones.

I know that you’re one of those gents whom I can give my pure unfiltered opinions to without being judged, @Pondoro I can understand your philosophy and I do agree with it to some extent. But I personally have never hunted dangerous game with the intent of putting myself in danger. For me, it...

Why yes, Beck. I do. I can speak English, Bengali, Hindi, French, Italian, Spanish, German & Turkish. And a few sentences of Swahili, Dutch, Norwegian,Thai, Malayan & Japanese. I try to learn a new language at least once every five years. My grandfather had Alzeimers Disease during his...

I would go for the modern Verney Carron .577 Nitro Express boxlock ejector for a couple of reasons: 1) It’s barrel steel is modern and more durable for shooting monometal solid bullets. The Holland & Holland 500/450 Nitro Express sidelock ejector was made in the early 1900s (quite likely...

You could say, a decent bit.

No, No @SStomcat I absolutely DISGUST sutke mach. Anchovies are the small ones cured with fine grained salt & left to brine in extra virgin olive oil.

I know he has these, for sure: An Auguste Francotte sidelock ejector in .600 Nitro Express A Webley & Scott boxlock ejector in .577 Nitro Express A .500 Jeffery built on a Magnum Mauser action A .460 Weatherby Magnum built on a Brevex M400 action An Auguste Schuler Model 34 in 11.2x72mm...

Why, yes. But it was our President (Hossain Ershad) who hunted red stag with them. He was an avid sportsman of the highest order too. They just don't make leaders like this, anymore. To the best of my knowledge... His Excellence King Juan Carlos of Spain is probably one of the few European...

Why, yes.. several, as a matter of fact. She and His Highness Prince Philip had hunted in Tanzania, Nepal, India, and also Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) during her first visit in 1965. Prince Philip owned pair of James Purdey & Sons 12 gauge (2.5") sidelock ejector side by sides which King...

Why thank you. The incident is detailed in the second chapter of my autobiography. She was actually a very sweet motherly lady, who treated everybody down to the common forest guards with humility & respect. She stopped me from scolding a forest guard who hadn’t properly tucked in his...