The great 9.3×62 Mauser is recognised in Europe and Africa as one of the best big game calibres ever, yet…
Browsing: Hunting
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.
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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…
I am using my Magnetospeed Chronograph more and more each day. There has always been a need for using a…
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…