Hi: Just curious. Can you take reloaded ammo to Africa?

Yes. It's the only ammo I have taken there.

But there are some rules. First, I always put the reloads on factory cardboard boxes. Second, the headstamp on the ammo and on the barrel must match. Don't take .35 Whelens made out of cases that say 30-06 on the headstamp.

Import regulations vary from country to country.

Check the links at the bottom of this page for exact details: http://www.shakariconnection.c...tion-for-africa.html

there was some topic on this argument, and it was put in evidence the importance of the stamps on cases, but only in certain countries. look for this. I do not remember, but Shakary can be more precise than me, if there is some country that absolutely requires ammo in commercial boxes than in plastic (MTM like )containers.

Case marking requirements vary from country to country but it's all on the www.shakariconnection.com site.

Packing requirements are international law and the same ruling applies worldwide and that is also on the site. However, it's that each round of ammo must be kept separate from every other round (MTM cases are fine) and no no more than 5 Kgs per passenger. Ammo weight allowances may not be pooled or more than one packed into the same container.

Some airlines also have a rule (NOT a law) that ammo also be packed into a lockable (sometimes metal) container.

Again further details are on the site.

Hope that helps!

Some PHs like you to bring factory ammo because it can be very hard to get ammunition in their country, Botswana is a good example of this. In other words they'd really like to have your unused ammo at the end of the hunt. They don't want to take a chance on your handloads not chambering or having issues.

Personally I always take my handloads and throw them in a factory box.

Be very careful with your loading procedure. Make sure EVERY round chambers without a problem. If your seating die backs out half way through your load batch, you may find your bolt frozen while the buffalo bores down on you. Further, temps in Africa can be high so a round that shows no pressure signs in Wisconsin may blow hot gas in your eye in Africa.