RE: FIREARMS FOR A FARMER IN TANZANIA

[AZDAVE]

What guns do you already have? or are you starting off from a clean slate and developing your battery of arms for your farm?

 

[spike.t]

Makes good sense, Ammunition availability and/or reloading componets Help decision. I prefer 30/06 to .308. I do, think 375 type power may be legally needed in sone instance. But for edible PG a 257 to 30-06 would do as you suggest

Best thing is to find out what firearms you are allowed, and how you ate allowed to use them....when you are allowed to use them and on what.....not to be rude but you don't seem to have much of an idea it seems to me.....you start shooting stuff here without permits etc you going to be in shit...

 

[uplander01]

As others have said, 22LR, 375, and a 12 gauge

 

[IvW]

458 Win
375 h&h
8x68S
30-06, 308
.22 r/f
12ga, 16ga

Then I would get.....

375H&H
30-06
.22
12ga

A .22/12ga combination would also be a wise chouce. I own several combination guns and I like them

 

[Jack Stevens]

458 Win
375 h&h
8x68S
30-06, 308
.22 r/f
12ga, 16ga

Based on that list:

First, the 458WM but only if you have frequent encounters with large DG; otherwise, go with the .375H&H.

Second would be the 30-06 over the .308 due to the ability of the '06 to shoot the larger bullets of 200grn, 220grns, and 230grns.

Third would be a .22 r/f revolver and a 12ga shotgun, the latter with spare barrels - one long for hunting and one shorter (18"-21") for defensive uses.

 

[rblum]

This may have little relevance on this hunting site however:
I have hunted in Colorado, British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska. Always for meat (moose, deer, elk, sheep, caribou, black bear and assorted fowl, grouse, dove, phesant and ducks).
I now live in Tanzania and have a parcel of land (through marriage) to farm. My hunting interests are not of "trophy" catagory although I am not opposed to that activity.
My question is toward a viable battery of furearms for meat (PG) and predators to domestic chickens and goats (a donkey actually protects goats to a degree).
I would think a 9.3×62 or a 30-06 magazine rifle (with 2.5-5×42 'scope), a 20 ga o/u shotgun and perhsps a S&W .22 revolver 6 in. would be enough--any thoughts?

Jack, Much more than enough. Let us know if Tanzania allows the non-hunter import of those weapons. If it were my wish list it would be:
12 ga 870 Remington pump shotgun,
an inexpensive 308 rifle w 3x9 scope, and
22 single shot rifle..
I believe that a .22 rifle has much more utility for your purposes than a pistol, and I will bet that (assuming you can get ANY of this through Tanzania customs), that it will be much more likely to get a rifle through than a pistol.
Anyway, please let us know after you have imported into Tanzania. TZ is pretty tight. They even counted the number of bullets that I imported for hunting both times that I went there on hunting safari. So let us know if you are permitted to import the weapons on your list as you are entering the country to farm.

 

[Muskox]

I think for such animals as elrphant, buffalo, lion, hippo, or leooard, govt. Hunter needs to be called--although leopard, heyena and wild dog may be delt with WITH prior permit.
I cannot possibly see use of 357 revolver or 9mm pistol. Or really much more than 30-06.

Can you protect yourself from people?

Shocked that you can get 8x68s ammo.

Is there still only one gun shop in Tanzania?

 

[Kavik]

Best thing is to find out what firearms you are allowed, and how you ate allowed to use them....when you are allowed to use them and on what.....not to be rude but you don't seem to have much of an idea it seems to me.....you start shooting stuff here without permits etc you going to be in shit...

Absolutely! Presently I arrived from Canada and left my rifles behind. So, I need to find the regulations regarding use of firearms by non-citizen residents. I have no inclination to trophy hunt, however I would like to find if hunting for meat may be allowed (PG as well as fowl). Also, if a farmer is allowed to protect livestock from perdatation. I doubt a DG rifle would ne necessary.

 

[Joker12]

This may have little relevance on this hunting site however:
I have hunted in Colorado, British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska. Always for meat (moose, deer, elk, sheep, caribou, black bear and assorted fowl, grouse, dove, phesant and ducks).
I now live in Tanzania and have a parcel of land (through marriage) to farm. My hunting interests are not of "trophy" catagory although I am not opposed to that activity.
My question is toward a viable battery of furearms for meat (PG) and predators to domestic chickens and goats (a donkey actually protects goats to a degree).
I would think a 9.3×62 or a 30-06 magazine rifle (with 2.5-5×42 'scope), a 20 ga o/u shotgun and perhsps a S&W .22 revolver 6 in. would be enough--any thoughts?

I like your choices.

 

[dchamp]

The 8x68s is a really good caliber but I too would be surprised if there would be a sustainable supply of ammunition for it.

A Blaser BD14 might be of interest. It’s a Bock Drilling. It comes in 20ga. and either .222 or 22 Hornet and 30-06 or 9.3x74. But they are a little pricey. I wonder if it would be considered one or three firearms.

Here is a link on this forum giving guidance to caliber restrictions https://www.africahunting.com/threads/tanzania-hunting-information.14227/

Whatever you choose I would get something that’s common and available.

 

[spike.t]

Absolutely! Presently I arrived from Canada and left my rifles behind. So, I need to find the regulations regarding use of firearms by non-citizen residents. I have no inclination to trophy hunt, however I would like to find if hunting for meat may be allowed (PG as well as fowl). Also, if a farmer is allowed to protect livestock from perdatation. I doubt a DG rifle would ne necessary.

Where in Tanzania is your plot?

 

[thriller]

458 Win
375 h&h
8x68S
30-06, 308
.22 r/f
12ga, 16ga

Well if that’s what you can get it’s easy
375
30-06
12ga
22r/f

Nothing you can’t do with that combo

 

[Wheels]

For PG the 9.3 or 30.06 is all you need. You just need to look at the price of the rifle and ammo availability/price to determine what is best for you.

For predator control depending on size the above works along with a .22 rifle for things like, mongoose, ratel, wild cat, civets etc. Ammo in Tanzania for a .22 is much cheaper than a shotgun.

Where do you live? I have lived in the Mbeya Region and had a farm in the Iringa Region that has now been split into the Njombe Region.

 

[Muskox]

The 8x68s is a really good caliber but I too would be surprised if there would be a sustainable supply of ammunition for it.

A Blaser BD14 might be of interest. It’s a Bock Drilling. It comes in 20ga. and either .222 or 22 Hornet and 30-06 or 9.3x74. But they are a little pricey. I wonder if it would be considered one or three firearms.

Here is a link on this forum giving guidance to caliber restrictions https://www.africahunting.com/threads/tanzania-hunting-information.14227/

Whatever you choose I would get something that’s common and available.

The BD14 is an overly complicated rifle that only about half of them work. I would not recommend it to anyone who doesn't live within 100 miles from Isny.

Sounds like an interesting problem to have. I don't know how in the world you met a Tanzanian land owner woman in Canada. Maybe you were a Canadian foreign servant or Canadian Peace Corps type and ended up in Tanzania. Going to be a wild adventure. Watch out for terrorist and hopefully some day you can enjoy hunting there.