Recent content by Sika98k

A great read. Although I have read numerous books about hunting in Africa I only picked up 4 of John Burgers books recently. He wrote very well.

Unfortunately we are breathing recirculated air for the duration of the flight. There is something called I think, HVAC, that is meant to clean the air. However I too have frequently picked up some kind of bug on flights, mainly of the ENT type.

John Burger wrote several good books. J. A. Hunter also wrote some great books. Ian Nyschens book “ Months of the Sun” is a great read. There’s a lot of great books out there !

I think AI has had a bit to do with the picture if you look at it closer.

Nosler do this.

And a pretty old gun with original barrels. The left barrel is marked choke so it may have been in the colonies at some stage where a shotgun carried ball in one barrel and shot in the other. 11/4 ounces is a hefty load also.

In post #8 Hunter states that he used a 470 also. Mention is also made in his books of using a Mauser 7x57 or 275, call it what you will.

An acquaintance of mine is going to the Eastern Cape later this month to hunt with Nick Bowker Safaris. His package is very attractive for himself, wife and 2 kids.

The proof marks for Liege should be on the flats if this is the case. The British proof marks will be there also.

Hoo hooo ! Waidmannsheil! What did he weigh ?

“African Buffalo Trails” by John Burger. The scrapes these guys got into, came out the far side and lived to tell the tale !

I tried Tiber firfir in Addis Ababa. The coffee was good.

You read my mind . The Antono are pretty tasty as well.

I’ll add my 2C. The Kynoch ammunition is old, very old, and probably at this stage potentially unreliable. Fire it off at the range for practice. The PPU is far too soft a bullet for dangerous game. Barnes TSX, Trophy Bonded Bear Claw, Woodleigh and others. Have a great trip.

Get at least 40 yards closer. Thats where buffalo should be shot.