I have used rifles in calibre .458 Lott on seven African safaris, where I shot plains game (impala, hartebeest, oryx,…
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There are certain things that should be done to increase your chances of bowhunting success like using the right equipment,…
You have had a long, hard night in your African-tented camp with your PH drinking Jack Daniels and gorging on…
The life of the legendary Bvekenya as told by his son Isak Barnard to Dave Edgcumbe. The continent of Africa…
The .303 British is one of the most well-known cartridges of the 20th century. It served as the official British…
The great 9.3×62 Mauser is recognised in Europe and Africa as one of the best big game calibres ever, yet…
The discussion regarding the best cartridge for use on African plains game has been a century-old affair; a heated debate that certainly has no end in sight, nor a definitive correct answer. Its only competition is the evolving argument about dangerous game cartridges.
Bore diameters between 6.5mm and .375″ all have their champions, and all can be used on plains game with good effect. However, when it comes to a cartridge that is effective across a broad spectrum of game – from duikers to eland – the .30-’06 Springfield continues to hold one of the top positions.
When most hunters think of African safaris, the first animals that come to mind are the members of the Dangerous Seven. This…
I guess this story starts when Holland & Holland kindly reminded me that I was approaching 65; I had clocked…
I have been contacted by Irwin Greenstein, publisher of the 15-year-old online magazine Shotgun Life (www.shotgunlife.com) to write an article…
African Expedition has started a YouTube channel. I would appreciate it if you all subscribe, watch a few videos, and…
I was given a lioness for my birthday! Yes, a lioness. I must admit that back then, I was more…
When it comes to big game hunting, lion hunting in Africa is always a favorite choice for hunters focusing on dangerous game.…
We are strange creatures are we not? We are inclined to avoid issues that sometimes nag at our consciences and…
They are called the B’aka and they live in the tropical jungles of West Africa, mostly in the Congo. They…
When the Excrement Hits the Oscillation. This is an expression that implies a crisis situation – a worst-case scenario. Professionals…
Becky Johnston and I followed Professional Hunter Chris Steyn up out of the river swamp near Landela Lodge. A large…
Tomorrow there will be a 30% chance of rain with the possibility of scattered thundershowers which might spread from the…
It was just after sunrise and the warm yellow glow settled softly around us. We were slumbering in the back…
My personal quest for the Lord Derby began when I was thirteen years old and my father came back from…
Mid-April. In southwestern Zimbabwe, the Wild Syringa is always the first to hint that summer is just about over, and…
“The charge of a wounded buffalo does not faze them too much. Give them the snarl of an angry lion…
We have the tendency to take things for granted usually for about as long as we have them. It is…
The decision to hunt the African buffalo should not be taken lightly. Its reputation as a “killer” is not hearsay.…
Life in general is complex but can be broken down into its more understandable component parts. Hunting is a complex…
In Part I of this article I talked about new ideas and advanced concepts relating to barrels and iron sights.…
In part one of this article several issues associated with barrels and iron front sights were discussed at length. Now…
The basic design for a Dangerous Game Rifle (DGR) was finalized by English gun makers such as Holland and Holland,…
He had mentioned something about “the monster” when he picked me up at the airport in late July. One of…
My hunting buddy Mike Jines and I had just finished another whitetail season in South Texas. Neither of us took…
There are some stories that must be written. If they are not, they will only be remembered by those who were there in the heat and dust, with thirst on their thick tongues, and their minds wandering far away when they should be concentrating on the task at hand. Stories lost because they were not written.
Having recently completed a free-lance safari for a local hunter/landowner in the Gwaai Valley, I was spending my ‘down time’ with my good friend Stuart Campbell on his Lion Ranch. He asked me to travel to Hwange town to collect some extra groceries, in preparation for the imminent arrival of a small group of South African visitors. Late that afternoon the guests arrived and one of them, an Air Steward with South African Airways expressed his eagerness to ‘shoot something’.
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When visiting Humani in the Savé Conservancy, one can be assured of being introduced to the newest member of the Humani clan. This extraordinary new addition is an orphan rhino calf named Jimmy, who is being raised by Anne Whittall. When Jimmy arrived at the Humani homestead, weak and in a generally sorry state, Anne was forced to play the part of foster mother rhino. Many will agree that there could be no one better for the role.
I am often asked what caliber rifle to take on an African plains game hunt. My response is usually, “What do you have in your gun case now”? The reason I ask that is because almost everyone already has a .270 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, etc.
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This story actually started way back in 1960 with an article by Dr. Wendell G. Swank from Michigan State College which was in the Sports Afield Gun Annual. He and a fellow doctor took their old pre-64 Winchester Model 70 .30-06 Springfield rifles with Sierra bullets to Uganda to harvest game for research.
The basic design for a Dangerous Game Rifle (DGR) was finalized by English gun makers such as Holland and Holland, Rigby, Jeffrey, et al. before the start of WWI. Drawing on the experiences of big game hunters in their African colonies and using the new smokeless propellant, Cordite, these custom gun smiths could now build relatively light weight rifles that surpassed the stopping power of the earlier 4 to 10 gauge black powder rifles.
In part one of this article, several issues associated with barrels and iron front sights were discussed at length. Now…
In Part I of this article I talked about new ideas and advanced concepts relating to barrels and iron sights.…
What we have here in the .416 Remington is a relatively flat shooting cartridge, fully capable of making a distant shot on a kudu or gemsbok, yet perfectly able to confidently drop a buffalo or elephant when things get up close and personal.
The farmer went by the name “Boats.” I never learned his family name and his Christian name kept me baffled, but that wasn’t important.
Call me a hopeless romantic. Before leaving on safari I write my wife letters on white paper with a red…