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Readersshouldtakeeverycarewithfirearmsand GALLERY–68 ammunition.Magnumhasnocontroloverreaders’ Three-TuskedElephant componentsortechniquesandcannotentertain LandRoverAppreciation claimsofanynaturewhatsoever.TheEditorsreserve ClassicArmsAuctions therighttochangeand/orshortenarticlesand letters.ThePublisheracceptsnoresponsibilityfor thecontentofadvertisements. SubscribetoourDigitalEdition,gotowww.manmagnum.com TrailTalk by PHILLIP HAYES Social Media WWiinnaa I BBaarrrreellCCoooollDDeevviiccee haveneverbeenmuchofasocial – they will always be offended – I’m mediauser,butIknowthatitis talkingaboutoffendingmembersofthe an immensely powerful force – broader general public, turning them ThismonthMagnumisgivingawaya powerfulindiametricallyoppos­ againsthuntingandhunters… BarrelCoolfirearmdevicetoonelucky ingways:edifyinganddestruct­ “Hunters, including members of reader.Thishandygadgetservestwo ive. Lives are saved by its instant­ (hunting) associations… are often the purposes;firstlyitusesasmallbattery aneous reach in sending warnings or ones creating the offensive material poweredfantocoolyourriflebarrel calls for help. And lives are destroyed and posting it on the Internet… doing by blowing air down it, and bythoughtless,maliciousorirresponsi­ maximumdamage…Iamastoundedby secondly, bleuseofit.SArecentlywitnessedhow howmanyhuntersfindnofaultwiththe when it is the career of someone of impeccable actions depicted and will defend it. Or fitted into reputation can be destroyed by a sin­ elsetheyfindnofaultwithsuchmaterial thebreech,it gletweetperceivedbythepublictobe beingloadedontotheInternet…” indicatesthat the firearm’s hatespeech.Notethewordperceived. Ifullyagree.AsI’vesaidbefore,we boltisopenandthechamberempty–a Thetweetmaynotbeintendedashate hunters too often alienate those who boontowaryshootersandrangeofficers speech–ormalicious,orinappropriate… have nothing against hunting (though alike. For more information, see the butifthatishowthepublicperceivesit may not be hunters themselves). Yes, BarrelCooltestreportintheJune2017issue. –thedamageisdone. Iknow,it’sjustafewbadapplesdoing For your chance to win, simply The sport of hunting already has a thedamage.Butifwedon’tacttostop answerthisquestion:HowmanyMaxim machinegunsdidLeanderStarrJameson badpublicimage.And,havingrecently therot,theanti­huntinglobbywillwin takewithhimonhisinfamousraid?(you’ll viewedhunting­relatedmaterialavail­ andourhuntingtripswillsoonbejusta findtheansweronpage53). able on the internet and social media, fondmemory.Neverunderestimatethe Email your answer to mail@ it’snothardtofigureoutwhy.Norisit powerofpublicopinion. manmagnum.co.za.Pleaseincludeyour hardtounderstandwhyourarguments Photographingyourhuntisaworthy name,telephonenumberandprovince. lackcredibilityinclaimingthathunters pursuit – as is showing the images to Thewinnerwillbeannouncedinthe are not egotistical killers but instead like­mindedpeople.Publishingsuchpho­ November2017edition. servethecauseofconservation. tosinMagnumisfine,sinceMagnumis A case in point is a video that ori­ knownasahuntingmagazine–people ginatedinNamibia,whichrecentlysur­ sensitivetothesubjectcansimplyavoid mentofmylifebythisbriefexperience facedontheNet,showingseveralmen it. And, yes, posting trophy shots on which replicates that which my ances­ hurling rocks at a seemingly wounded FacebookortheInternetisyourrightin tors,aeonsago,didofnecessitysimply or injured gemsbuck, and when this termsoffreedomofexpression.Butisit inordertolive.SoIfailtounderstandthe failedtokillit,triedtoslititsthroatwith theprudentthingtodo?Powerisinyour apparentbraggadocioofmenwhograb a blunt knife. This is by no means an hands–willyouruseofitbeedifyingor theircellphoneswhiletheanimal’sdrip­ exception–theInternetaboundswith destructivetothecauseofhunting? pingbloodisstillwarm,totrumpettheir pictures and videos of unethical hunt­ An image of yourself smiling with latestkilltotheworld. ingpractices.Wemustnotjustdistance a buffalo you have ethically hunted, Letusratherputoutinformationand ourselvesfromthis;wemustraiseour and which took days of footslog­ imagesonlinethatedifypeopleandlend voicesagainstit,wheneverweseeit,on ging to finally track down, is normal credibility to our claims. Rather post screenandinthefield. and acceptable to you and me, but to imagesillustratingwildlifeconservation MagnumcontributorDimitriPsaros millions of others it is offensive and projects and rural social betterment sentoutanemailcallingforactionafter mightresultinapublicoutcry. projects undertaken by your hunting thegemsbuckvideobegancirculating. For me, hunting has always been association.Showsmilinglocalinhabit­ I quote: “Hunting images and videos a personal and humbling experience, antsorfarmworkersastheyreceive a have the obvious potential to offend remindingmeofthenaturalwondersthat share of the meat you shot. That way members of the general public. More liebeyondmyroutinelittleworld.WhenI youwillbeservingthefutureofhunt­ so when the images depict unethical havesuccessfullyhuntedananimal,Ilike ingandnottheverypeoplewhoposea behaviour,inhumanetreatmentofani­ tospendsomequiettimealonewithit, threattoit. mals, excessive blood and gore, mass reflectingonitslifeanditswildworld,and Mypleaissimple:thinkbeforeyou killingetc.I’mnottalkingaboutoffend­ whatIhavetakenfromit,andwhatIcan post; the future of hunting depends ingtheanimalrightistsandanti­hunters putbackinreturn.Iponderontheenrich­ onit. 6 | ManMAGNUM| October2017 Letters “Kortnek”Mauser Also, although the neck was sig­ directionofthewaiting“hunters”.When Ithoroughlyenjoyedthearticleonthe nificantlyshorter,itwascertainlylong theygettothecornerorfencedroad, “kortnek” Mauser by Dr Ron Bester enough to obturate properly, and so theyeitherrunfulltiltintothefences inyourAugustedition.Ibelieveheis nomischiefwouldhavebeenpossible or become confused and mill around, the world authority on firearms and onthatfront.Itthereforefollowsthat to be shot at by the group of waiting ammunition of the first and second CarlReichmannwasalsowronginhis riflemen.Somearekilledoutright,but Anglo­BoerWars.Ihavebeenfollow­ statementthat,“Inconsequenceofthe someescapewounded,onlytodiefrom ing the various myths and urban le­ shorternecks,theshellsfailedtofillthe their wounds, often slowly and pain­ gendsassociatedwiththissubjectfor chambercompletely”. fully.Mostfarmersdonothavecompe­ manyyears,andanopinionbasedon I believe the reason for the occa­ tenttrackers,sothewoundedanimals extensive personal research like Dr sional blow­up is contained in Dr oftengounfound. Bester’sistobewelcomed. Bester’s statement regarding the YesterdayIwassittinginmyhouse Iwouldliketoaddmyowntwocents cracks in the case mouths caused by, onafarm,whena“hunt”started.Two worthifImay.Iagreethattheconver­ probably, the un­annealed reformed bakkieloadsofshooterspitchedupat sionofexcessBelgian7.65x53casesby cases. I have witnessed such cracks thegate,onlyaboutahundredmetres DWMistheonlyplausibleexplanation in old ammunition in a variety of cal­ from my houseandparked, watching regardingtheoriginofthecases. ibres, and the one common denom­ the closed gate and double­fenced Whatislesscleartomehowever,are inator in all instances has been that gangway.Theydidn’tevengetoffthe thecausesandexplanationsemanating thesecartridgeswereallrobbedofcase bakkies,butstoodinthebacks,rifles fromvarioussourcesregardingthemis­ necktensionbecauseofthesecracks. ready.Amainroadpassesmygate,so hapsthatburghersusingthisammuni­ (It would, of course, be worse in the theanimalswouldnotjumpthefence tionobviouslyincurred,whichledtothe case of a relatively shorter than nor­ intotheroad–theyhadtocomealong variouscommunicationsatthetime. mal neck.) Given this, I suggest that theriverandenterthegangway. For the 7x53 to have produced a thebulletsometimesslippedbackward Shortly, the beaters coming along “stronger load” due to the reduction completely into the case under the the river chased a bushbuck out of insize,necessitatedbythereduction forcesofbeingfedfromthemagazine the bush and he headed in the direc­ of the shoulder size of the 7.65x53, platformandmakingcontactwiththe tion of the shooters, who had a radio would only have been possible if the feedramp.Ihavepersonallywitnessed andwerewarnedthathewascoming. brassthicknessoftheparentcasewas anactioncompletelydemolishedunder Theystoodready.Thepooranimalran significantly greater than that of the theseconditionsattheshootingrange. rightinfrontofourhouse,cametothe normal 7x57. I have never seen an IwouldbeverygratefultohearDr fence,jumped overintothegangway originalkortnek,soIcannotsaythisto Bester’s views regarding this hypo­ andcouldn’tgetoutoftheclosedgate, betrue,butIfindithardtobelievethat thesis.−AndrewTonkin,Gauteng hencebecameconfused,milledaround thefactory­producedcasesoftheday andwasshot–virtuallyinacage.My CleanupyourAct would have been significantly differ­ wife and I, and our daughter, were entregardingwallthickness.Itwould AllmylifeIhavebeenahunterandwill absolutelydisgusted. be interesting to measure the water continuetobeoneuntilIleavethisworld. This sort of thing often goes on capacity of an original kortnek and However,certainpractices,particularly during the hunting season and can­ compareittoanoriginal7x57filledto hereinSouthAfrica,continuetodisgust not be called hunting, by any stretch 4mmfromthetop. meandmanyotherethicalhunters. of imagination. It legitimately hands I completely disagree with the Irefertothecommonmethodofcon­ ammunitiontotheanti­hunterstouse explanationputforthbythelateJack ducting“driven”huntsonsmallfarms. againstusanditembarrassesalleth­ Lott as to the reason for the mishaps A group of “hunters” pitch up in icalhuntersandanimallovers. at the time. I quote “with the short­ bakkies and proceed to parts of the Asalongtimeprofessionalandrec­ er­necked cartridge the chamber will farmwhereitiseasytodriveanimals reationalhunter, I amashamed to be havealongerleadetal”Thisissimply intorestrictedareaslikedouble­fenced associatedwiththisunethicalmethod not so. The photos clearly show that farmroadsorcornersofgame­fenced of killing game animals. Hunters, get thekortnekwasloadedtotheidentical camps. Then the farmer gets his youracttogetherandhuntproperlyby overalllength(OAL)asthenormalcart­ labourers to start walking from the fairchasemethods,otherwiseyouwill ridge,sothelead,orthedistancethat oppositeend,shoutingandbeatingon loseyourrights.Getoffyourbacksides, thebullettravelsbeforeengagingthe trees.Thealarmedanimalscannotget dosomewalkingandstalking,asreal lands,wouldhavebeenidentical. outofthecamps,hencemustgointhe huntersdo.−JohnColeman,EasternCape YourlettersareanimportantpartofMagnum.We(readersandeditors)liketohearyourproblemsandopinions.Unlessmarked‘NOTFORPUBLICATION’allletters areconsideredandareeditedforlengthand/orclarity.Pennamesmaybeused,providedthatyourfullname,addressanddaytimephonenumberarefurnished. Pleasetrytokeepyourlettersshortandtothepoint. 8 | ManMAGNUM| October2017 Handguns CZ’s P10 Compact by MORGAN HASELAU Stout competition for the Glock! L ove them or hate them, polymer­framed pistols are heretostay,withmanyofthe world’sleadingmanufacturers following the trail arguably blazedbyGlock.TheCZP10Cin9mm Para is the Czech company’s latest striker­fired polymer creation which willdrawinevitablecomparisonstothe Glock, both in looks and operational design. CZ’s first and previously only polymer­framedpistolwastheCZ100, launchedbackin1995. TheCstandsfor‘compact’,andthis TheCZP10–it’spolymerframe andstylingwillinevitablyinvite pistolisjustthat.Whilenotthesmall­ comparisonswiththeGlock. estonthemarket,theP10Cqualifies as a concealed carry weapon. A slim 10 | ManMAGNUM|October2017