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THE HUNTING HANDGUN COMES INTO ITS OWN

I J LARIVERS In the hunting world, the handgun will always be a “grey area”. It can be a primary hunting tool, or it can be a backup for professional hunters or guides. In Africa, in the case of canoe guides, it is often…
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THE OLDER WAYS ARE NOT OBSOLETE by I J Larivers

I'm not a big fan of off-body carry, but the Mexpedition bags are outstanding kit! 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…
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'An Elegant Weapon for a More Civilised Age' by I J Larivers

I have had a meaningful relationship with the 1911-type .45 ACP for forty years now. It was – almost but not quite – the first centre fire handgun I ever owned, and long before that I remember a regular fixture in my parents’ room at…
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CHRONOGRAPHS FOR THE 21st CENTURY by I J Larivers

In the beginning, there was the ballistic pendulum, invented by Benjamin Robins back in the 18th century. The pendulum, which deflects a given distance when struck by a projectile, is intended to measure the momentum of a bullet. If you…
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CLASSIC RANGE DRILLS by I J Larivers

I was sitting in the pub after a day’s shooting at The Harare Gun Club, and a few of us were discussing “the good old days”. Some things from then were better than others, I suppose. Most of us had shot the local Practical Pistol circuit…
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The Whys and Hows of Hearing Protection By I J Larivers

Good quality active hearing protectors. When I first started shooting competitively, most of my club’s committee consisted of the ‘old guard’- folks who’d been on the range or around firearms a lot for most of their lives, throughout…