Recent content by Beardog

For anybody else planning a trip to SA - there is no longer any issue at all over export permits. There's no need to use any form of import agent/service either - the Police office at OR Tambo is not problematic, they don't need bribing any more, and get the job done smoothly. Just hand them...

Has anybody else had recent experience in OR Tambo? I'm due to go through with a group next month, and we've just had the email reply: "Border Force are no longer issuing these letters to passengers who are visiting South Africa. The South African authorities are aware of this change and will...

Feel I have to add to this even though it's an old thread. I have a Simon Lawrence rifle in .243, though it's stainless rather than titanium. The action and bolt are all custom billet machined, not sure on barrel brand (I did know), but it's good. The rifle was made to fire 70gr rounds. It...

Hello folks. I've read threads in this forum for years but for some reason never joined. Been shooting fullbore for best part of 40 years, stalking for most of that, I also go on European trips for wild boar and jackal, and the odd African hunt. I have a few calibres: 17HMR, 22RF, .22WMR...