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Our fellow member, Longjohni asked me to post for him. He is a reader but doesnt post here often. He brought with him a 35 Rem Marlin but decided to use another gun instead. The rifle is a Mannlicher Schoennauer made in 1950 that belonged to his late father. The caliber is 30-06 and he used 180 gr NP loaded by Grizzly Cartridge. He knows how to shoot it pretty good!
Impala taken at 200 yards:
Gemsbok shot at 125 yards:
John and his tracker Charles with Zebra. The shot was over 225 yards across a pond. The tracker had some work to do but within 100 yards a second shot was fired and the fine mare was collected:
John and the "One armed bandit" Crubbis with a Blesbok that stopped too long at only 50 yards:
A big Eland with a total weight of 1450 pound fell to one spine shot and one follow up shot in the heart on the last hour of the last day:
Amazing animals!!!
Sounds like the donated ammo was a first rate performer.
As well as the "old" outdated 30-06.
Fantastic post I look forward to part 4.
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I have very much enjoyed these reports and photos. For a lot of us here, these reports and photos are the closest we'll ever get to an African Safari. Thanks for posting.
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86er, man you got me fired up! Been reading your threads, since you got back. I'm 50 days and counting until my best friend and I, and our sons, leave for RSA for our first safari. We'll be in the limpopo hunting from July 4 to July 15. I'm taking my guide gun and some 300 gr. nosler partitions, handloaded to 1975 fps. Getting the last stuff ready as we speak. Just curious, the pics are fantastic, but how was the plane flight, SAPS office, ticks in the brush, etc.? Just curious about some of the incidental things on the trip.
The flight is long and tedious. We flew South African Airways. 9 hours from NY to Dakar and 9.5 hrs Dakar to J'Burg.
My PH picked up two ticks one day. Unfortunately, I brought one home with me also.
We pre-applied for firearms permits and had them before arrival. The South African Police were great and we spent less than 10 minutes with them upon arrival.
The Security (Black and White Uniforms) are corrupt. When Mike left with his handgun, they detained him in an office for hours and took all his money, threatening not to allow his handgun to depart. He just made the flight and they shorted him one bag, although his gun made it. It was only when a Police Officer arrived that the Security changed their tune.
When we left, the security wanted $50 per gun for departure. They made a number of comments in their native language. To their surprise I understood them and told them "Conde Polici, rapido"! or Get the Police Now! Suddenly they changed their tune. I yanked the ID badge off one of their necks and wrote down all the info. In native tongue I told them not to mess with us or it would be their worst nightmare. The guns arrived just fine. Be aware of this!
KirkD wrote:I have very much enjoyed these reports and photos. For a lot of us here, these reports and photos are the closest we'll ever get to an African Safari. Thanks for posting.
+1 I love to hear/see the stuff that goes on over there.
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