First, some background. There are a number of world bodies which administer various shooting sport disciplines. The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) regulates the Olympic disciplines. The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) is the best-known administrator of the “practical” shooting sports, though other bodies, like the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) have large numbers of […]
When Hans Koenig and I worked in Bophuthatswana, the resources were very basic. But eventually we managed to acquire a pool of vehicles, SSB radios and proper weapon systems instead of whatever was in the office safe, but it took time. We never really managed to set up what I would consider as a great […]
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Arguably much less well-known – in some circles – than James Brooke, the White Rajah of Sarawak, John Harrison Clark, King of the Senga, was nonetheless a force to be reckoned with in southern Zambia at the end of the Nineteenth Century. Clark was born in Port Elizabeth round about the year 1860, into a […]
There is something very special about the Zambezi Valley, no matter the time of year or the reason for the visit. And one of the most special places in the Lower Zambezi is the Rifa Education Camp. Rifa as a concept dates from 1982, when the Zimbabwe Hunters’ Association, founded in 1949, built the inaugural […]
African villages can be fairly small, straightforward collections of mud huts or they can resemble Dickensian tenements inclusive of dimly-lit labyrinths of warrens leading to just about any iniquity you can imagine – it mainly depends on how close they are to the urban sprawl that we have euphemistically come to call civilization. When they […]
I have always personally been a follower of calibres that started with the Holy Number Four, and that, in those days, usually meant .45ACP. I always carried a .45ACP. The calibre speaks with authority, is not difficult to master with a little dedication and practice, and is an absolute pleasure to reload. And with two […]
R By Cal Pappas Cal Pappas has emerged as one of the world’s true authorities on double rifles, and, being a retired teacher, he combines this passion with the ability to write well, capturing and holding the attention of his readers. The cognoscenti will have come to appreciate Cal’s ongoing input into online discussion forums […]
A few months ago, Central Firearms Registry embarked upon what they term a profiling exercise. The purpose is to collect forensic ballistics data on all licensed firearms in Zimbabwe. This will give the police a better chance in the future of identifying firearms which may have been stolen and recovered, or have been used in […]
