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AIRFARE ROBBERY

Well, I have been a devout Delta customer since SAA quit flying the JNB route several years ago just looking at June airfares as I am leaving June 2027 to get a ballpark of current rates.... YIKES, I know fuel has gone up but it hasn't doubled or tripled like the airfare has. I've always been against flying anyone else but damn that savings would pay for damn near a Buffalo.

Politics

The USA has labelled both Canada and the EU as threats to their "National Security" in order to justify new duties declared by their military Commander-in-Chief on the international trade of steel and aluminum. So I suggest that USA made products such as firearms and ammunition should be sold exclusively within the USA so Canada and Europe can help our esteemed neighbour defend themselves and improve their national security. Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that Canadians and Europeans...

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First Timer What to Hunt Limpopo

Long time lurker, first time poster. I've long been interested in going to Africa for a safari but a number of things got in my way and I'm finally in the position to do so. Growing up as a kid I was always enamored by the stories from Africa, Wilbur Smith in the fiction route, but also African Game Trails and similar stories. A large part of it for me will be the atmosphere, terrain and experience, as that's how I like to approach a hunt rather than needing to take an animal.

I started...

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The Mystique & History of the Double Rifle - Graham Wright

The latest @RIGBY Campfire Podcast has dropped, and it's great, as usual.

From memory, Graham is the first Australian to be featured, making it a bit special for us Aussies.


His seminal work on British doubles is available from a number of online sellers, including Rigbys

Almost a Double Rifle - Very Unusual 16ga x 9.3x74R - German Cape Gun

Almost a Double Rifle - Very Unusual 16ga x 9.3x74R - German Cape Gun - When I use slugs in the 16ga barrel it becomes a Double Rifle. Take a Look.

Here it is .. an extremely unusual German Combination Gun, by Vierordt & Cie. of Strassburg, Germany It is chambered in the powerful 9.3x74r (in the right barrel), and 16 gauge (in the left.) This extremely rare weapon was built circa 1909. The barrels are 27.6" (70cm). The rifled barrel has an excellent bore. The 16 gauge barrel has a 2...

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