Last year flying from JFK - South Africa - Mozambique, a South African Airways guy stopped me as I was deplaneing in JoBerg. He said there was a problem with our rifle cases and he could probably get the ground crew to fix it but we did not have much time for the connecting flight .....

I took a picture of him with my cell phone and handed over $100, he wanted $100 from all three of us. I told him if the guns don't make it on I plane I'd call the president of SAA and send him the photo and story. Guns made it.

Did I do wrong? Yes I should have taken the picture and headed to see a manger of SAA but I chose to pay the hundred and not miss a connector or show up without guns. On a $40,000 trip who cares about another $100.

The shit heals have leverage and the only solution I see is to not take your own guns and rent. Safari would loose some of it's appeal.