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And you are steaming to Mombasa for a safari in Masailand. What guns have you brought along? There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | ||
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1)A .450 BPE Alex Henry for light game 2)a 8 Bore Double for big stuff 3)a winchester 1873 44WCF+a Colt SAA for savages DRSS: HQ Scandinavia. Chapters in Sweden & Norway | |||
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Although the year was 2006, I took my 1874 Sharps. One gun is enough. Worked just fine. Brent When there is lead in the air, there is hope in my heart -- MWH ~1996 | |||
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1). Top grade 8 bore double. 2). .45 Calber Martini-Henry 3). Winchester 1876 in .45/75. And a Peacemaker in .45 Colt, of course. #2 was the standard Brittish Army issue weapon of the time (I believe). I'd imagine that you'd have a the best chance of finding ammo for something like that out in the middle of nowhere. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind a good Sharps .45/90. analog_peninsula analog_peninsula ----------------------- It takes character to withstand the rigors of indolence. | |||
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Nice report -- congratulations! ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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Of course, in the days of Empire, there were many more British than Brittish.  analog_peninsula analog_peninsula ----------------------- It takes character to withstand the rigors of indolence. | |||
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8 bore cape gun, for hunting. Martini Henry for camp meat. Colt lightning. Winchester .44-40 for justin, a good 12 guage for birds and a webley DA .476/.45 long colt revolver | |||
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Since all of you are so enamored of the Martini, I have a .577/450 that I would part with. It's a fancy sporter, not a military rifle. Flip me an email at brentd@iastate.edu if you are interested. Brent When there is lead in the air, there is hope in my heart -- MWH ~1996 | |||
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Great trophies! Thanks for the report Brent! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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