Posted March 4, 2016 1:20 pm by Comments

By gunwriter African safaris are generally associated with an abundance of gin and tonic, pressed khakis, and exquisite rifles. Those preaching on the subject will minister you with sermons on controlled feed actions living in Circassian walnut stocks with more figure than Jane Russell. Unlike in the Africa of Roosevelt and Ruark, modern safaris are within reach of the jean wearing, beer drinking, blue collar Americans, who understand a rifle is a tool not a scepter. You can do a five animal / seven day hunt for two with Fort Richmond Safaris for less than $ 6000.o0. The Mossberg Patriot retails for about $400.00, which equates to only a portion of most American’s two-week paycheck. Though it may not fit Capstick’s definition, a Patriot in .308 Winchester has been my safari rifle for the last two years. It’s proved its ruggedness, reliability, and accuracy along what Kipling called, “the great, green-grey, greasy Limpopo” and across the Boer War embattled savannas of the Northern Cape. Two years ago I placed the Patriot on shooting sticks and used one of America’s least expensive hunting rifles to take one of Africa’s most expensive plains game animals. I watched my 14-year-old son do the same thing …Read the Rest

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