I’m learning Afrikaans.

It isn’t, by anyone’s measure, necessary in the least.

Reasons I’m doing this:

1) I’m a nerd and am intrigued by this language spoken in an area of the world I hope to visit and experience with some irregular frequency.

2) respect for my hosts and their culture. Even though nearly everyone speaks English as a necessary part of commerce in southern Africa, Id like to attempt to show my respect by communicating as the locals do.

3) on my first safari there were...

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Hello,
Looking To put together a hunt later this year, thinking around September, Two hunters in total.
First hunter, looking for a mature buffalo bull, just want a mature animal, not to concerned about measurements. looking for a good memorable hunt.
Second hunter is wanting to do plains game animals, his primary animals include zebra, kudu, oryx and warthog. possibly others if available
During the hunt if non-trophy animals present themselves, we would like to do add that to the list if...

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I've always wanted a Mauser (brand) commercial M98, for no other reason it seems cool to have a M98 made by Mauser. I did own a commercial FN98 a long time ago and it was a nice rifle, but I am not very knowledgeable on commercial M98s. I always thought if it had a thumb cutout it was a reworked military action and if not it was commercial.

Can anyone help me out with the details of the rifle like this one? When did Mauser make rifles like this? It has a thumb cutout, but looks smoother and...

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Well, I was all hyped to have a combination gun built. Heym's catalog from a few years ago has all sorts of drilling configurations, even a vierling. When I posted to their FB recently, they replied:

"No Vierlings anymore, only the listed are possible, but by the 88B or 89B we could build cape guns, combination with a shotgun barrel, or a "Bergstutzen" two different calibers. Non overunders, no drillings, vierlings.
Our programme already to large."

Who is left if I want something bespoke...

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