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That's the point I was trying to make in my original post. "Damascus me bollix"

You use ferrochloride for etching the blades ?

Damascus me bollix ! How about acid etched ?

I will throw in my +1 for a Ruger No1 and a 7x57. I own both,just not a Ruger No1 in 7x57 :A Blink:, a good choice of round imho.

A while ago the action bar on my Webley&Scott shotgun broke/snapped. In the field I was perturbed and pissed off. I was initially unable to diagnose the cause of being unable to open the gun. By,I think,pure chance I pointed the gun upwards and gave the action a tap while pushing the top lever...

@Eddie P, I love it ! Here in Namibia at the moment using 7x57,30-06 and 303 in our happy little group. We are hunting oryx,tough beasties. We have had a couple of runners.while tracking the PH said,offhand,to me " why do you guys use such small calibres?" Trying to licence a 375H&H back home ...

Windhoek lager as a beer. Jameson whiskey with ginger ale and a slice of lime. If no lime is available just Jameson and ginger.

Welcome Ojava,your Merkel drilling sounds tasty

Are you set on South Africa ? I am currently on my second visit to Namibia. We are enjoying it thoroughly. Are you looking for a trophy hunt or a management hunt? Namibian trophy prices tend,IMHO,to be lower than SA.dont come looking for a cheap kudu though A little bit more info on what you...

You can't kill these ! I am currently trying. It's a thoroughly enjoyable undertaking

Classic line .

Believe it !

Only 5 :Woot: ! 5 in order also ! Always up for a challenge I will give it a shot. Death in the long grass by Peter Capstick. Literary licence may have embellished it but it is a good read. Nimrod Smith by Alan Wykes.The story of Murray Smith's life hunting in East Africa. Hunter by...

There are LOTS of old English shotguns in all shapes and sizes. Things to put you off buying Stateside is the length of the chambers. Older Guns,in the majority tend to have 2 1/2" chambers. Not there more common 2 3/4 chamber. There are lots of names also. A lot of guns were purchased "in the...

I have been reading this thread with interests. A lot of good information to be gleaned from it. Single triggers v double trigger guns, if your single trigger gives trouble on a good day out you are truly bunched . European shotguns tend to come out of the factory tightly choked. You can take...

Great work ! . I wish I had your talent.

Someone got a great scope. !

We have good pigeon shooting in Ireland also. Probably not as warm but the flight is not as long

Decent man .

As long as your airline carriers has an interairline baggage agreement if you have to change airline in Jo,burg you are good to go with just the necessaries for entry into Namibia. So if for instance you are flying SAA all the way through check everything all the way from point of departure to...

There are no pockets in shrouds. glaedelig Jul.

Hey Donzo. Welcome to the site. A word of warning. Africa is addictive. Mind you not the worst form of addiction..

Pondoro,you should talk to Ola Nyhuss. If you don't already know of his work,you should. He has turned out some lovely stuff. Nyhuss Vaben,Klippan, Scania

Nigel Teague in the UK has done this to shotguns. Mainly old Damascus barrels as far as I am aware. Rifles ? Dunno,but the web should find him.

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What can I add to your report that hasn't already been said ? Great report,tremendous detail and outstanding photography. well done,sounds like a great self drive trip. What was your total mileage covered if you have any idea?

Wow ! Serious shovels on those bucks ! Waidmansheil whoever ðŸ‘Â

One of our members takes a beating. He had shot his first red deer.

Mihai, I remember you guys. Zoli,s friends. Was it you beaten for your first red deer ?

Great looking rifle ! Congratulations. We look forward to the christening

Suppressors,moderators, call them what you will are extensively used on this side of the pond. I do a lot of night shooting of foxes and use one,a Hausken,on my Ruger No1V in 22/250. The most common type is a reflex,only adding maybe 3-4 inches to overall length. If you chop 2 inches of the...

Usually shots are 60-120 metres in the woodland. Out in the open areas it can be out to 350. That's not a distance I like to shoot sika. They are a resilient animal. A poorly placed shot out there will ruin your day tracking. Fallow deer tend to keel over relatively easy. My two buddies help...

Spike,I think a little winter holiday in Hungary will be first .. But for sure I will be taking it out in the sunshine.

At last able to oblige you.

To my mind Gemsbok are "the" Namibian animal. Wildebeest would be next on my list and warthog are in abundance. Five days could be tight for filling your bucket list but you can always go again !

The thought of that wandering around might make me take a potty to my room/tent at night 😳

That's a nice looking rifle/s you have there spike. I am now at a disadvantage with an unscoped rifle. Maybe a peep sight fitted on the back of the bolt ?

Yes I did but owing to the tardiness of my firearms officer the substitution on my licence has not been effected. So no photos. Are you reading this Sargeant ?

One on the left is my 308. Middle one,Mauser 66 IIRC is in 6.5x55, Mannlicher on the right,Ivars,is 30-06.

Two Mannlicher Schonauers and a Mauser 66 in the centre.

Back to back they prepared to fight to the last drop of blood. A few from Hungary,a great place to hunt.

Now and again something of beauty crosses our path. A few stories cross paths in this tale but if you have time.......I will try to make it interesting. Some years ago a Norwegian friend invited me up to Trysil in Norway to try my luck for a moose. Well I am still trying for that moose but...

Sorry,an amendment to my previous post. It should be one David Darnborough I shot with near Tsavo.

Welcome to the site MOV. I was in Kenya two years ago and squeezed in a couple of days bird shooting. Sandgrouse,guineafowl and francolin. Ok,it's not cheap. The logistics of how much ammo you can hold,where you can buy it ,import duty and taxes made each cartridge an eye watering $1.50 a...

Is this a requirement for exiting the UK ? Or entering SA ?

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