July 2021

Man Magnum

The leading magazine for the South African hunting and conservation fraternity.

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Firearms Control Amendment Bill-What now?
I HAVE taken some flak from readers wanting to know why Magnum has not been more vocal and did not provide more detail on the proposed Firearms Control Amendment Bill, 2021 in the previous edition. Well, the publication of the proposed bill caught us
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Letters
Congratulations. With the Covid hangover still interfering with deliveries, I have just finished reading the March/April and May editions and I have to tell you that the March/April edition ticked all the boxes for me. I have been a Magnum reader sin
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Campfire Tales…
WHILE baiting a cattle-killing leopard near Gwanda, Zimbabwe, I mercy-shot a gigantic giraffe bull, black with age, blind in one eye, a real ‘old stinker’. He would otherwise soon have been eaten alive by hyenas. I then moved on to Johan Dreyer’s con
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TISAS Zigana PX-9 9mm Pistol
TURKISH firearms manufacturer TISAS, founded in 1993, is one of the country’s leading firearms manufacturers and has a proven record of producing reliable firearms. Recently, HJ Drinn of Durban, local importers of Tisas pistols, supplied us with the
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Just a Meat Hunter
I am not a trophy hunter – I never have been. In more than fifty years of hunting I have never had one creature I shot mounted, nor have I kept any part of it for display. I have nothing against trophy hunting; in fact, I spent many years making a li
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Aborted Lion Hunts
IN the late 1970s there were hardly any safari operators in South Africa and I managed to acquire some hunting rights on farms in the Hoedspruit/Timbavati area, adjoining Kruger Park. It was a little ‘tame’ compared to the huge, wide open concessions
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Tribute to Two Old-Timers
I SHIFTED uneasily in my camp chair and stole a sideways glance at the old man sitting beside me. This man is my uncle, Rob Acutt, and I owe him plenty. Memories came flooding back to me of how he mentored me in my youth, instilling in me a love of t
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ZEBRA Africa’s Unique Striped Horse
ZEBRA, Africa’s striped equines, are endemic to our continent. The origin of the name zebra apparently comes from the word zibra meaning striped and originated with the Portuguese who were the first Europeans to settle in sub-Saharan Africa. The firs
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Picking the Right Fodder
THROUGH the years I’ve endured many arguments about the best defence pistol, interestingly mostly with Glock owners who noticed I wasn’t following the polymer striker-fired craze. I’m happy with DA/SA pistols and for me they work well. However, the q
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A Lifelong Dream Fulfilled
AS A BOY, my desire to hunt a big kudu bull was stirred by Percy Fitzpatrick’s immortal classic Jock of the Bushveld. I spent many hours rereading the chapter on the kudu bull and gazing at Edwin Caldwell’s illustration of Jock baying the wounded bul
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RMR Dual-illumination Reflex Sight
TRIJICON Ruggedized Miniature Reflex (RMR) sights have a proven track record of reliability. Made from 7075-T6 aluminium and weighing only 43 grams, the RMR is a reliable after-market sight system that has definite advantages. The main one being that
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BMP Super Varmint Bergara B14
BERGARA rifles are made in Bergara, Spain. Prior to their production of rifles, the company was known for making precision barrels. Today their rifles have a reputation for excellent accuracy and they carry a wide range of practical stocks for almost
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Steve Edwards–African Prodigy PART 1
STEVE EDWARDS was one of those extraordinary characters that only wildest Africa can produce. His singularly different articles appeared in Magnum from 1999 to the mid-2000s, always expressing an unusual perspective – thought-provoking, interesting,
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The Sporting Spirit
STRANGELY, trophy-hunting has a way of bringing out certain character traits in people – both good and bad. Sometimes it manifests propensities they may seldom reveal in the normal course of their lives. Ernest Hemingway’s book, The Green Hills of Af
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“Mamelodi” Kruger’s Four-Bore
IN 2019, on a visit to the former presidential home of Paul Kruger in Pretoria, I noticed an item in one of the exhibits that caught my attention. Unknown to me until then, the collection hosts a magnificent double-barrelled four-bore rifle which, ac
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The Complete Professional Hunter’s Handbook
THIS is a collaborated work by three men well-known in the local hunting, writing and guiding community: Cleve Cheney, Magnum contributor and author with 45 years of experience in the wild-life industry; David Sutherland, professional hunter, outfitt
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Die Fluite van ’n Baardmannetjie
IN DIE weke voor my pa se dood vertel hy my van die sondes van sy lewe. “Toe ek klein was, het ek ’n baardmannetjie met my kettie geskiet. Ons was honger en jy dink dis ’n groot voëltjie, en dan kom jy daar en dit is net ’n baardmannetjie. Dan voel j
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Savoury Leftover Hotchpotch
> 4 cups left-over meat (chicken, lamb or turkey)> 1 onion, chopped> 2 carrots, chopped> 2 cups cauliflower florets> 1 cup rice (half-cooked to> 3 – 4 min before soft)> 2 tablespoons curry paste> 1 tin chick peas or butter beans> 2 – 3 stems saffron
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Aimpoint: Micro H-2 Red Dot Reflex Sight
AIMPOINT, based in Sweden, has an enviable record of supplying top quality products to hunters, the military and law enforcement agencies worldwide. The Micro H-2 red dot sight is their latest upgrade, delivering a waterproof, shockproof and nearly i
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Western Pack-In Hunt for Waterbuck
THE Gats River runs from the Sneeuberg mountains southwards to the town of Graaff Reinet where it merges with the Sundays River at the Nqweba Dam, and so effectively links the town with the village of Nieu Bethesda. It is reputed to be one of the fa
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Gallery
The draft Bill came out 48 hours before Magnum went to print with the June issue which did not allow us sufficient time to put together something of value about the matter, we only managed to get something into Trail Talk. Unfortunately this issue wi
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Looking Back
TEACHING a youngster how to hunt and shoot well is a privilege that Magnum readers have always enjoyed – even though at the time it might not seem like such a good idea! This take on a bird shoot by a grandfather and his grandson provides both sides
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Man Magnum People
Jan owns MJ Wapens in Naboomspruit (Mookgophong) in the Limpopo Province. He is a second generation gunsmith, who trained with his father and qualified in 2001 at Olifantsfontein. Specialising in making custom hunting rifle stocks from indigenous woo

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