If this new account of what happened at the Kruger bush-braai is true it means both SAPS and SANParks have put out an untrue version of how the private safari guide came to kill a tourist. The private safari guide has been released on bail pending further investigations.

The USA has labelled both Canada and the EU as threats to their "National Security" in order to justify new duties declared by their military Commander-in-Chief on the international trade of steel and aluminum. So I suggest that USA made products such as firearms and ammunition should be sold exclusively within the USA so Canada and Europe can help our esteemed neighbour defend themselves and improve their national security. Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that Canadians and Europeans...

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I was looking at finally taking the plunge on a larger bore safari rifle in .375 H&H and am considering one of the Interarms/Zastava Mark X offerings. That said, I am primarily an American meat hunter. I would love to be able to have it do double duty for whitetail does for the freezer just the same as Moose and Elk. Is there any way I can load this round to keep meat loss down closer to 6.5mm cartridge meat damage levels? I’d prefer bullet selection to do this over downloading, but happy to...

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As some of you know been medically cleared for another Safari - so - this one is going to be interesting -(maybe my laast ) to fund it - sellng off some excess rifles to get back to the pure - 303 -404 505 - which I have bored most of you with !

Anyhow up for sale is a Cogswell & Harrison that has been sitting on its ass for longer than it should - part of their "parks contract " this was over production - ended up in Europe sold to a hunter who probably did not take it to Africa I dont...

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As per my other post about the new 500 Jeffrey acquisition a few of you asked, why the step up? It surprised me a little too, having always been a proponent of the 'enough gun, but not too much' tenet, but after our last hunt I just couldn't ignore the facts any longer.
I am only referring to our close group with buffalo results that I have personal experience upon, and here are the statistics:
1. Bull. 375 H&H. Soft. Gut shot possibly clipping a lung. 24 hr successful followup.
2. Bull...

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