Aug 28, 2013 | Bulletin - Augustus 2013
Die Nuwe Mauser M-12 Jaggeweer
Mauser Jagdwaffen van Duitsland het hul nuwe M-12 jaggeweer in Maart vanjaar by die IWA skou aangekondig. Die M-12 is die jongste van die drie modelle in die Mauser geweer reeks. Die ander twee is die Mauser M-98 en die Mauser M-03. Die M-12 is ‘n tipiese moderne stoot-voer geweer en kan as ‘n tipe kruising met kenmerke van beide die M-98 en die M-03 beskou word.
Die ontwerp het ‘n versonke 6-nok ontwerp met nokke wat direk in die loop sluit op die voorpunt van die grendel. Ongewoon is die feit dat daar twee dompertipe uitwerpers in die grendelkop versink is. Die M-12 beskik oor ‘n 3-posisie syswaai veiligheidsknip op die grendel se huls en herinner aan die Heym s’n.
Die M-12 Standaard beskik oor ‘n 5-skoot verwyderbare magasyn en 560mm (22”) lope en kom in hout en sintetiese kolf modelle in .22-250 Remington; .243 Winchester; 6,5×55mm Swedish; .270 Winchester; 7×64mm Brenneke; .308 Winchester; .30-06 Springfield; 8×57mm IS Mauser en die 9,3×62mm Mauser kalibers. Dis `n ligte geweer wat ongeveer 3,1 kg (6.75 lb) weeg. Die magasynknip is uiters gerieflik voor die magasynkas geplaas.
Die Magnum model het ‘n 4-skoot verwyderbare magasyn met ‘n 620mm (24.5”) loop en is tans in drie kalibers beskikbaar: 7mm Remington Magnum; .300 Winchester Magnum en die .338 Winchester Magnum. Die Magnum model weeg ongeveer 3,2 kg (7 lb).
Die M-12 se kolf is genadiglik in die klassieke styl eerder as die Duitse en Bavariese style wat so ongewild in die RSA en VSA is. Die M-12 sal die mees bekostigbare in die Mauser reeks wees en waarskynlik die gewildste. Dit is `n wapen wat met Amerikaanse gewere soos die Remington, Ruger, Savage en Winchester kan meeding.
Aug 28, 2013 | Bulletin - August 2013
The New Mauser M-12 Hunting Rifle
In March this year, Mauser Jagdwaffen of Germany announced its M-12 hunting rifle at the IWA Show. The M-12 is the latest of the three models currently forming the Mauser rifle line-up. The other two are the Mauser M-98 and the Mauser M-03. The M-12 is a typical modern push-feed rifle and can be considered a kind of hybrid with features from both the M-98 and the M-03.
The design is a forward-locking recessed 6-lug design that locks directly into the barrel. It is a push-feed with two plunger style ejectors recessed into the bolt face. The M-12 has a 3-position side-swing safety on a bolt sleeve somewhat reminiscent of the Heym Express rifle.
The M-12 Standard has a 5-shot removable magazine and comes with 560mm (22“) barrels and is available in wood and a synthetic stocked models in .22-250 Remington; .243 Winchester; 6,5×55mm Swedish; .270 Winchester; 7×64mm Brenneke; .308 Winchester; .30-06 Springfield; 8×57mm IS Mauser, and the 9,3×62mm Mauser calibres. It is a lightweight that weighs around 3,1 kg (6.75 lb). The magazine latch is very conveniently situated ahead of the magazine.
The Magnum model has a 4-shot removable magazine with 620mm (24.5“) barrel and is available in only three chamberings at present: 7mm Remington Magnum; .300 Winchester Magnum, and the .338 Winchester Magnum. The Magnum model weighs around 3,2 kg (7 lb).
The stocks on the M-12 mercifully are of classic design rather than the German and Bavarian stocks so unpopular in the RSA and the USA. The M-12 will be the most affordable rifle in the Mauser product-line, and probably the most popular, as it is a rifle to rival the popular American offerings such as the Remington, Ruger, Savage and Winchester brands.
Aug 28, 2013 | Bulletin - August 2013
Bushnell Fusion 1 Mile ARC Binocular
These Bushnell binoculars offer range-finding capability to a mile on high-reflective targets to an accuracy level of one metre. That means 1,600 metres. On low-reflection targets their accurate range is around 900 metres – way further than we shoot anyhow. They are available in 8×32, 10×42 and 12×50 models and offer ARC (Angle Range Compensation) for uphill and downhill shooting. They also offer both rifle and bow modules. In rifle module they offer the novel feature of eight trajectory options for different cartridge groups that calculates bullet drop for the hunter at the estimated range! These binoculars are not cheap, but at around R15,000 they are affordable and offer good value for money.
Aug 28, 2013 | Bulletin - Augustus 2013
Bushnell Fusion 1 Myl ARC Verkyker
Hierdie Bushnell verkykers bied afstandmeting tot ‘n myl vêr op hoogs weerkaatsende teikens tot die presisie van een meter. Dit beteken 1,600 meter. Op laer weerkaatsende teikens is hulle akkuraat tot ongeveer 900 meter – aansienlik verder as wat ons skiet. Hulle is beskikbaar in 8×32, 10×42 and 12×50 modelle en bied HAR (Hoek Afstand Regstelling) for opdraend en afdraend skiet. Beide bied boonop geweer en boog modules. In die geweer module bied hulle die ongewone eienskap van agt vlugbaan keuses vir verskillende patroon groepe wat die koeëlval vir die jagter bereken oor die afgemete afstand! Die verkykers is nie goedkoop nie, maar teen R15,000 is hulle bekostigbaar en uiters goeie waarde vir geld.
Aug 28, 2013 | Bulletin - August 2013
Word of mouth is undoubtedly the best form of marketing and something we should all strive to make the most of.
But how does it begin, or rather, with who, does it all begin? Someone has to have been hunting with you in order to recommend you and that, folks, is what I urge you to stop to think about.
Our international hunting research indicates that:
- 73% of hunters believe that friends are either important or very important in terms of finding out about their next safari
- 93% of hunters had friends that had NOT previously hunted in Africa and then
- Of this 93% of hunters 53% had four or more friends who had never been to Africa.
So what exactly are you doing about this opportunity?
- Do you ask your clients to fill out a hunting report or survey after their hunt adding client leads?
- Do you give them extra brochures to give to their friends/clients?
- If you don’t have brochures, what about a postcard, or even telling them about your website?
- Do you ask them for something as simple as a reference?
- Do you know where your client heard about you – right from the beginning?
So while an advert, expo booth, brochure or website might cost you an initial investment – it is just that. An investment in the long-term pipeline of business that word-of-mouth clients can deliver. That is where it starts.
Aug 28, 2013 | Bulletin - Augustus 2013
Oorvertelling is ongetwyfeld die beste manier van bemarking en iets wat ons almal moet streef om die beste van te maak. Maar waar begin dit, of eerder, met wie begin dit? Iemand moes mos al eers by jou gejag het ten einde jou te kan aanbeveel. Dit mense, is wat ek wil benadruk u moet stop om te oordink.
Ons internasionale jagnavorsing toon aan dat:
- 73% van jagters glo dat vriende belangrik, of selfs uiters belangrik is om aangaande ‘n volgende safari te raadpleeg
- 93% van jagters het vriende wat nog NOOIT in Afrika gejag het nie
- Van die 93% het 53% het ten minste vier of meer vriende wat nog nooit in Afrika was nie.
So wat doen ons omtrent hierdie geleentheid?
- Vra jy jou kliënte om ‘n verslag of oorsig aan die einde van hul jag te voltooi met kliënt leidrade?
- Gee jy hulle ekstra brosjures om aan hul vriende/kliënte te gee?
- Indien jy nie brosjures het nie, wat van ‘n poskaart of vermelding van jou webwerf?
- Vra jy hulle vir eenvoudige getuigskriffie?
- Weet jy waar jou kliënt van jou gehoor het?
So, alhoewel advertensies, skou uitstallings, brosjures en webwerf jou aanvanklik geld gaan kos – is dit net geld en ‘n belegging in die langtermyn pyplyn van besigheid wat kliënte wat oor jou kan praat oplewer. Dis waar dit begin.
Aug 28, 2013 | Bulletin - August 2013
During August we have been active visiting outfitters in Namibia. It is a big country and it takes time, but the outfitters visited were:
Aug 28, 2013 | Bulletin - Augustus 2013
Tydens Augusts het ons jagondernemers in Namibië besoek. Dis ‘n groot land en dit vat lank, maar ons het ‘n draai by die volgende ondernemers gemaak:
- Bergzicht Game Lodge
- Nick Nolte Safaris
- Mahonda Safaris
- Eden Trophy Hunters
- Uhlenhorst Hunting Safaris
Aug 28, 2013 | News
Zimbabwe’s SOAZ has recently circulated a press release warning that hunters buying hunts in Zimbabwean National Parks should be aware that these hunts:
- Are ration hunts
- Which may not take place in sensitive or high tourist areas of the parks
- Exclude trophy animals (i.e. ≥30 kg / 66.15 lb for elephant tusks), and that
- All products of the animals hunted remain the property of the Zimbabwe Parks & Wildlife Management Authority
- Further, that no non-Zimbabwean registered vehicles may be used during such hunts.
Hunters contravening these rules obviously expose themselves to the risk of prosecution in Zimbabwe.
Aug 28, 2013 | Bulletin - Augustus 2013
Zimbabwe se SOAZ het onlangs ‘n persverklaring vrygestel waarin jagters wat wat jagte in Zimbabwe Nasionale Parke koop daarop gewys word dat:
- Dit rantsoen jagte is
- Wat nie in sensitiewe of aktiewe toeriste gebiede van die parke mag plaasvind nie
- Trofeediere uitsluit (bv. ≥30 kg / 66.15 lb vir olifanttande), en dat
- Alle produkte van die diere die eiendom van die Zimbabwe Parks & Wildlife Management Authority bly
- Voertuie wat nie in Zimbabwe geregistreer is nie, nie tydens sulke jagte gebruik mag word nie.
Jagters wat die reëls oortree stel hulself uiteraard bloot aan vervolging in Zimbabwe.
