RARE AL BIESEN BREVEX MAUSER 416 RIGBY - MY 24th BREVEX
This rifle was listed in the auction as a custom FN Mauser built by Al Biesen. Not only was it a rare Big Bore in 416 Rigby caliber, (Al Biesen made very few Big Bore rifles) it was actually a Brevex action. This is the 6th Brevex in my collection that was miss-identified, and the 24th Brevex in my Brevex collection. (my 22nd Brevex was shown here in the "UP TO 375" forum -...

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I just got back from my first elephant safari, and what a great hunt it was!

My wife was wanting one of those squirrel boxes after seeing videos on the Internet. I got her one and decided to put it up today. I told her she would have to get the camera app downloaded and working and then I'll put it in the box. It is nice and comes with a a solar charger for the battery. Might have to get a Wi-Fi booster for signal.

Does anyone else have one of these?


In order to attract a squirrel you must become a squirrel.

Hello friends,

Many of you have asked me for advice on gun searches as it's a bit of a hobby for me to "see what is out there" each week. I discussed this with @AfricaHunting.com and he permitted me to create a running post on the Classifieds section.

The purpose of the posts will be to show what interesting guns of good quality and value may be popping up on the Internet each week. My personal guidelines of a "good gun" are as follows:

"That is a quality weapon with soul...

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Looking back at the heyday of “Outdoor writers” of books and magazine articles.

The 1950s, 60s and 1970s were the peak of the writer as the respected subject matter expert in firearms, ammo, ballistics and hunting.

Now looking back they were average hunters at best and most BS’d there way through articles and books.

Because the average Nimrod back then had one pump shotgun and one deer rifle. And no experience to question the “expert” writers.

Now we see examples within...

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