Were you packing two lots of luggage / calibres ?
Using home loads in Africa
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TH4
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Must have been looking to shoot a lot of stuff with 65 rounds but that's up to you I just don't see the point myself.
Namman
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Just two rifles. I always take two. It's a long way to go to have a malfunction in a rifle.
TH4
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No problem just can't see the point. I have a spare pre zeroed scope in my guncase
Far better to have them and not need than need them and not have them in my book. The last thing I want to do is lose a days hunting to travel to and from a local gun shop to find ammo that I have run out of.
I don’t think that 65 rounds is excessive between two people when there is a mixture of softs and solids
Just request a few factory box's as the FC or DSC guys do ! just gaffer tape them up! so if they open the box the cartridge info gets ripped off and unreadable then they wont be able to tell what should be in there !
Gave someone on their way to the BASC Arran scheme about 30 empty boxes of Sako Powerhead II...
TH4
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You didn't say it was 2 people. I carry 20 rounds of each calibre if on a DG hunt and always bring some back. A few more if plains game but each to their own
Never go shooting without more bullets than you will ever need on a trip , dont go over the top though in ten days your not going to be shooting 50 a day , 25 is a lot to fire especially if your connecting with each . in a heavy recoiling walking about rifle you would be beaten bruised and worn out within the first few days for sure .
Heym SR20
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Personally if and when flying or travelling through customs or any form of officialdom I make sure ammo, even if reloaded is in factory boxes for the calibre and cartridge of rifle, and the brass and in particular the head stamp matches the writing on the box and on the rifle. I would also make sure the bullet looks similar to that on the box.
Customs officials look for discrepancies - that is within their DNA. Anything that is slightly out of order is of great interest to them. It either makes their day more interesting, or it gives an opportunity for additional fees, or both.
I have spent more days of my life than I would like in African customs posts at borders and in airports as well as police check points and road blocks.
Key is not to give them anything to start asking questions, as once they start, they will keep on going.
With anything Firearms related you are already volunteering to having things closely inspected. And if you have 458 Lott on the rifle, on your certificates, on your documents and yet you have 375 H&H on the cartridge cases, just make sure you are well lubricated for a thorough inspection. Why do you have 375 ammo when you permit says 458 Lott??
Trying to explain that you blow out the cases from 375 H&H to 458 to make the ammunition - ahh so you are making explosives then Bwana which is illegal. Why you doing this???
This may sound an extreme. Those of us who have lived and worked in Africa will totally empathise.
And given all the customs checks we now have here in the UK, getting stuff through customs will become an essential skill.
Customs officials look for discrepancies - that is within their DNA. Anything that is slightly out of order is of great interest to them. It either makes their day more interesting, or it gives an opportunity for additional fees, or both.
I have spent more days of my life than I would like in African customs posts at borders and in airports as well as police check points and road blocks.
Key is not to give them anything to start asking questions, as once they start, they will keep on going.
With anything Firearms related you are already volunteering to having things closely inspected. And if you have 458 Lott on the rifle, on your certificates, on your documents and yet you have 375 H&H on the cartridge cases, just make sure you are well lubricated for a thorough inspection. Why do you have 375 ammo when you permit says 458 Lott??
Trying to explain that you blow out the cases from 375 H&H to 458 to make the ammunition - ahh so you are making explosives then Bwana which is illegal. Why you doing this???
This may sound an extreme. Those of us who have lived and worked in Africa will totally empathise.
And given all the customs checks we now have here in the UK, getting stuff through customs will become an essential skill.
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