Recent content by GlennL

I don't know about animals becoming threatening, but other humans in the same room just might. My longtime hunting buddy, who is a good ten years older than me, climbed into bed and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow, and then the snoring would start. It sounded like a ****...

For years my go-to hunting rifle for bushveld use was my Remington Stainless 700 in 308 (1:10" twist with 180gr Core-Lokt Softpoints is a real hammer on everything from Impala and warthogs to Kudu and Gemsbok (Oryx). In the late 1990s I managed to get a new Remington 700 in 270 Win, a calibre I...

When I acquired my first hunting rifles decades ago I not only cleaned it after each hunt, but very often cleaned it at the end of every day in the field. Years later while doing my professional hunter training in Northern Zululand under the late Ian Goss (past President of the Professional...

When I did my professional hunters training with the late Ian Goss (then President of the PHASA, the Professional Hunters Association of Southern Africa), this same question was raised. Ian was quite unequivocal in his advice: Out of season, clean your rifle/s as often as you like. However...

I agree about the 223 being a short range calibre. For longer range work there are many other more competent calibres. Buzzsaw, I've noticed that calibre and model choice is becoming slimmer with the No. 1 rifle, particularly here in South Africa. When you can get them, they're hellishly...

As a resident hunter (of 45 years+) here in South Africa I would tend to strongly agree with the comments that a 270 in any configuration is too light on Eland. They are extremely tough animals and I've seen an Eland shot 8 times with reasonably well-placed shots with a 375 H&H Magnum by...

I have two Ruger No. 1s. A full stock International Model in 7X57mm Mauser that I bought my son when he started hunting as a kid (he's now in his 30s and still uses it). It carries a Lynx 2,5-7X28 Compact scope and is used primarily for close-range hunting (up to 150 meters / 165 yards) in the...