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Easy Choice 9.3x62

will instantly get you into a cult-like fan club in South Africa, especially in the northern parts of the country. I realised this year At a new hunting venue outside Dendron in Limpopo Province. When I scouted the property on Google Earth, the bush looked sparse, and as I intended shooting impala, kudu or blue wildebeest, I expected longer shots so took my 7x64 Brenneke. When I told my hunting companions about the Brenneke they all nodded silently. “It’s an understandable choice, considering you were born in the Cape Province. Nice cartridge for the Karoo,” they said. When I volunteered the information that I had left a 9.3 at home, they were shocked and asked, “How on earth could you

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