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SPRINGBUCK ON THE PLAINS OF GORDONIA

“Your life today is essentially the sum of your habits.” James Clear, Atomic Habits

The Collins English Dictionary defines a habit as “an acquired behaviour pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary”. What has become almost involuntary to me is watching YouTube videos about the art of making and shooting bespoke guns and rifles. This recent behaviour of mine has indeed become a habit not helped in the least by YouTube’s algorithms that keep the things that you’re interested in on a constant feed.

Following the big brands

I’ve been following videos of renowned and historic brands such as Holland & Holland, James Purdey & Sons (owned by a company with a rich South African heritage), Westley Richards

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