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A "GOOD DAY" FROM THE SOUTH AFRICN SAVANNAH
Hello the camp!
Having been reading through the posts on this forum for some time now, I like what I see here. I have a 10 year business visa for the US and have spent just wonderful times last year, sharing knowledge with aviation professionals in Florida, as well as camping by myself in the quiet and fascinating Everglades. The “deep south” people are like my own French Huguenot culture in South Africa, it seems - people went out of their way to make me feel welcome. And each one of them were a firearms owner and user.
Also, I have a gun correspondent / friend in Colorado, and if my application for a Canadian business visa is successful I hopefully shall spend time in British Columbia starting August, and who knows, may even go south to Tom in Colorado and look at an oldish Marlin in 35 Remington...
I regularly hunt bush and plains game (kudu, wildebeest, eland, impala, bushbuck, gemsbok, hartebeest, springbok, warthog, bushpig) in South Africa with my locally manufactured (Musgrave) bolt action rifles in .308W and .270W, spurwing geese with .22 Hornet and other game birds with a Gamba 12 gauge side by side shotgun and .22 LR. I also have a BRNO ZKK in .375H&H just because it just is such a lovely rifle to shoot.
I have become interested in lever-action rifles, seems to be the style to associate with when I am in Norhern America , so just maybe - with a fixed address in BC I may like to get myself a 30-30 and quite possibly a .338 Marlin Express. Having read about the Remington manufactured Marlins having quality issues I should like to receive some objective advice on that.
The new Remington "Leverevolution" ammunition interests me a great deal as suddenly my old impression that lever-guns were plinking toys needs a re-look. Because of the good supply of high quality European bolt action rifles in South Africa, as well as from our local Musgrave, Truvello, and a number of custom rifle makers we mostly shoot these. I have only seen the odd lever gun in a gun shop here but never in the field. Not even on a range.
Hopefully we can have some interesting and mutually meaningful interaction here, and who knows, even friendships may develop. In fact - I met my good friend Tom (Colorado) about 18 months ago on a US gun forum.
My specialist field is in aviation safety management, with the University of Southern California having been my initial mentor in this regard many years ago - and who knows, one may even establish contacts in that sphere via this forum.
So, a friendly "goeie-dag" (good day) from a SA hunter and outdoor's-man.
Hello the camp!
Having been reading through the posts on this forum for some time now, I like what I see here. I have a 10 year business visa for the US and have spent just wonderful times last year, sharing knowledge with aviation professionals in Florida, as well as camping by myself in the quiet and fascinating Everglades. The “deep south” people are like my own French Huguenot culture in South Africa, it seems - people went out of their way to make me feel welcome. And each one of them were a firearms owner and user.
Also, I have a gun correspondent / friend in Colorado, and if my application for a Canadian business visa is successful I hopefully shall spend time in British Columbia starting August, and who knows, may even go south to Tom in Colorado and look at an oldish Marlin in 35 Remington...
I regularly hunt bush and plains game (kudu, wildebeest, eland, impala, bushbuck, gemsbok, hartebeest, springbok, warthog, bushpig) in South Africa with my locally manufactured (Musgrave) bolt action rifles in .308W and .270W, spurwing geese with .22 Hornet and other game birds with a Gamba 12 gauge side by side shotgun and .22 LR. I also have a BRNO ZKK in .375H&H just because it just is such a lovely rifle to shoot.
I have become interested in lever-action rifles, seems to be the style to associate with when I am in Norhern America , so just maybe - with a fixed address in BC I may like to get myself a 30-30 and quite possibly a .338 Marlin Express. Having read about the Remington manufactured Marlins having quality issues I should like to receive some objective advice on that.
The new Remington "Leverevolution" ammunition interests me a great deal as suddenly my old impression that lever-guns were plinking toys needs a re-look. Because of the good supply of high quality European bolt action rifles in South Africa, as well as from our local Musgrave, Truvello, and a number of custom rifle makers we mostly shoot these. I have only seen the odd lever gun in a gun shop here but never in the field. Not even on a range.
Hopefully we can have some interesting and mutually meaningful interaction here, and who knows, even friendships may develop. In fact - I met my good friend Tom (Colorado) about 18 months ago on a US gun forum.
My specialist field is in aviation safety management, with the University of Southern California having been my initial mentor in this regard many years ago - and who knows, one may even establish contacts in that sphere via this forum.
So, a friendly "goeie-dag" (good day) from a SA hunter and outdoor's-man.
We used to Musgraves on our rifle range. They were target rifles in 308.
