THE ACCURATERELOADING.COM AFRICAN HUNTING FORUM

Accuratereloading.com    The Accurate Reloading Forums    THE ACCURATE RELOADING.COM FORUMS  Hop To Forum Categories  Hunting  Hop To Forums  African Big Game Hunting    How Many of you go "gun-less" to Africa?
Page 1 2 3 

Moderators: Saeed
Go
New
Find
Notify
Tools
Reply
  
How Many of you go "gun-less" to Africa?
 Login/Join
 
one of us
Picture of Fjold
posted Hide Post
When I arrived in Zim and my rifle didn't Pierre (my PH)said "we can get you a loaner." You should have seen his face when I said "I'm left handed". He looked like someone kicked him in the stomach.

I shot hundreds of rounds with my rifle and ammo in the 6 months before both my trips to Africa, I wouldn't be comfortable with a strange rifle and ammo.


Frank



"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
- Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953

NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite

 
Posts: 12754 | Location: Kentucky, USA | Registered: 30 December 2002Reply With Quote
One of Us
Picture of fairgame
posted Hide Post
quote:
I do not pull my guns out of the safe and fondle them, nor do I proudly show them to visitors. In no way do I consider myself a gun nut.


You mean you don't own a double rifle?
quote:
Originally posted by billrquimby:
Nope.

Bill Quimby


Quite right and the last double I fondled said they were twins.


ROYAL KAFUE LTD
Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com
Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144
Instagram - kafueroyal
 
Posts: 9999 | Location: Zambia | Registered: 10 April 2009Reply With Quote
One of Us
posted Hide Post
Done both.
Would like to have my own guns due to the same reasons others have brought forward: familiarity being the most important aspect; and the memoirs associated with the gun later.

The loaners have served me absolutely superbly.
On the 1st trip to Zim to where you cannot import guns from Europe legally I of course rented the gun. I asked in advance what is available and found the same type and caliber of gun to practice in advance. This worked out splendidly, indeed.

On my 2nd trip I had problems with my own gun ending up with a loaner. All shots thereafter were one-shot kills. The only problem was the scope kept hitting me in the forehead.

When tarveling in Europe, always my own gun. The main reason being I shoot a lever action and mostly hunt driven boar in Europe. Thus, the bolt action would not be very ideal.

In the U.S. I sort of went halfway as I was supposed to use a loaner but actually bought a gun. Of course the gun was spanking new so no better or worse than a loaner from the familiarity point of vew. I didn't get to shoot anything but paper targets so can't really comment on how well it works.

For those pondering I would suggest you ask the outfitter what will be available. Thus you can make a more educated decision as to bring your own or to loan.
Also this will give you the opportunity to practice with a similar kind of gun before the trip.
One caveat, though: the scopes on the loaners I've used have not been worth much.

- Lars/Finland


A.k.a. Bwana One-Shot
 
Posts: 556 | Location: Finland | Registered: 07 August 2007Reply With Quote
  Powered by Social Strata Page 1 2 3  
 

Accuratereloading.com    The Accurate Reloading Forums    THE ACCURATE RELOADING.COM FORUMS  Hop To Forum Categories  Hunting  Hop To Forums  African Big Game Hunting    How Many of you go "gun-less" to Africa?

Copyright December 1997-2023 Accuratereloading.com


Visit our on-line store for AR Memorabilia

Since January 8 1998 you are visitor #: