Jan/Feb 2023

Man Magnum

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

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Editor Phillip Hayes phillip.hayes@manmagnum.co.za Contributing Editor Gregor Woods Contributing Editor Malcolm Cobb Senior Subeditor Gail Osborne gosborne@manmagnum.co.za Art Director Clemens Smith clemens.smith@manmagnum.co.za Gail Osborne classifi
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Setting an Example
MANY of us have a predisposition to a specific calibre, or brand of rifle, or handgun, probably due to examples set by our fathers and grandfathers as we grew up. This is especially true with regard to the .303 Lee-Enfield and 7x57 Mauser as these tw
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Letters
Since my first visit to Namibia in 1993, from time to time a friend has sent me an issue of your fabulous magazine. I live in Germany, and I am a hunter, target shooter and collector of vintage sporting guns and rifles. The articles about vintage gun
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Campfire Tales…
I HAD MY young grandson, Jimmy, with me on a weekend camp in Natal and was just building our campfire when he came walking up from the direction of the river. “Grandpa, look!” he said, “I found a little basket lying on the ground. What can it be?” I
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Smith & Wesson® M&P Shield EZ
THE M&P Shield EZ is a single stack polymer pistol designed by S&W for personal protection and every-day carry. Initially chambered in .380 Auto, it was made specifically for ease of use, featuring an ‘easy-to-rack slide, easy-to-load magazine, and e
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The Sneeuberg Bulls
IT WAS good to be back on the Sneeuberg mountains for our third hunt in as many years. Schoonberg and Magnum farms straddle the Gats River, an ancient watercourse that starts as a fountain high in the Sneeuberg mountains and empties into the Nqweba D
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The Legacy
ONE Sunday night, about twenty years ago, I went for a cup of coffee at the house of my then wife-to-be. On the kitchen table was some fresh meat which I was told was part of a kudu that her father had shot. While helping to butcher it, I discovered
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Spurwing and Blister Beetles
“KOBUS,” asked my friend, “do you know about the poison in spurwing? Can we eat this thing?” Yes, I do, I said, and you can most certainly eat it. I had given him a plump young spurwing the night before and, being confronted with the daunting task of
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Elephant Hunting with Elmer and Ted
BETWEEN 1968 and 1972, my father, Mike Hissey, was resident professional hunter for Galana Game and Ranching Ltd – a commercial ranching operation that worked hand in hand with big game hunting over a massive area in excess of one and a half million
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Are Reflex Sights for Pistols Worth the Effort?
IN THE previous edition of Magnum I wrote about switching to a reflex sight on my pistol as I have started to struggle to clearly see the front sight of my handgun (Optics-Ready Beretta APX). As mentioned then, this condition is called presbyopia, wh
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Unique Model L .22lr Combo
THE UNIQUE Model L pistol, manufactured by French company Manufacture d’ Armes des Pyrénées Françaises (MAPF) was introduced in the mid-1960s and was apparently an updated version of the various pre-war models made by the company. It’s a simple, reli
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Buffalo Don’t Back Down… …nor Do They Let You Off Lightly
FOR THE hunter, the Cape buffalo is arguably the most compelling of Africa’s ‘Big Five’ animals. Huge, black as cast iron, with hulking neck and shoulders, his ruggedly gnarled boss and deadly hooked horns give him a uniquely gladiatorial appearance.
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Colt Slide-Action Rifles
DURING their earlier years, Colt made several different types of rifles, including a lever-action rifle, which brought them into conflict with Winchester. However, good sense prevailed and the two parties came to a gentleman’s agreement to stick to w
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Chasing the Eland…
LEAVING very early, we began the six-hour journey northeast of Windhoek to the bushveld region east of Grootfontein, an area I had visited only once before, in search of eland. I’d had no success the first time, and hoped this time it would turn out
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PUMA Marmota Bocote and La Ola Olive Knives
SOLINGEN in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, is often called the City of Blades because fine swords, knives and other bladed instruments have been manufactured there since medieval times. It is still home to a number of knife-manufacturing companies
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High Power Battle Royale
MY VOTE for the best single-action combat pistol goes to the Browning Hi-Power. In 1921, Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Belgium had John Moses Browning design a 9mm pistol for French army trials. He produced two functioning models: one was blowback opera
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Walker’s Firemax Digital Ear Muffs
THE Walker’s Firemax Digital Ear Muffs offer low profile, rechargeable, digital hearing protection with a behind-the-head connector and an adjustable and removable head strap, which makes it possible to wear the hearing protection under a cap or helm
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Die Enigmatiese Mauser
EK HOU van ou gewere met karakter en geskiedenis. Ek is egter nie ’n versamelaar nie – daarvoor was die geld nog nooit genoeg nie – ek gebruik myne slegs om mee te jag. Voor die wetgewing strenger geraak het, het ek altyd my ‘geweer-met-karakter’ tus
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Gundogs In The Field
WINGSHOOTING is a wonderful pas-time and a most enjoyable way to enjoy nature and spend time with like-minded friends. And for me, the most pleasurable aspect of wingshooting is working with a well-trained gundog in the field. The intense enthusiasm
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Write for MAGNUM
Perhaps you have a story that would be of interest to Magnum’s readers? We are looking for new articles to publish in Magnum and encourage you to consider writing something for us of your experiences. We like our articles to have something different;
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Gallery
Late in 2021, the Woodleigh Bullets factory (Australia) burned to the ground, and machinery and other equipment was destroyed. One report expressed doubt that it would be rebuilt and resuscitated, and the hunting world, especially shooters of classic
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Hunting Opportunities
Shiloh plaas. Eland, koedoe, gemsbok, rooibok, waterbok, blouwildebees, zebra. Jag kamp slaap 10. Selfsorg. Ekstra geriewe: vleis verwerking kamer, gidse, skoonmaak diens, koelkamer. Rynauw vd Heever 082-447-8401, alwyn@nigeldairies.co.za / www.shilo
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Subscriber Of The Month
Cobus lives in the Western Cape, has read Magnum since 1976, and been a subscriber from the 1980s. He concedes that the stacks of old magazines can become a problem! His favourite hunting ground is the Bedford area in the Eastern Cape and he hunts on

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