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Re: Rifle failures in Africa.........
      05/02/06 09:57 PM

I encountered 2 failures in Africa., the first time I hunted there.

I was really upset by my partner’s Blaser R93 I saw a couple of times fail in France, action blocked by whatever reasons you may imagine. In Africa, it resulted the damned Blaser failed only once, the action refusing to lock. A thorough cleaning removed sand grains and solved the trouble.

I was far more confident with my Sauer202 . A big mistake. The 2nd safari day, the screw tightening the fore-end stock got loose and the wood was in contact with the barrel. As I didn’t take the Sauer 15 inches long Allen wrench along, I was stuck.
I borrowed the outfitter his 375HH Brno. When finishing my buff, when I have emptied my magazine, the bolt left the receiver as I was striking it backwards. Lucky my last shot was in the middle of the dying buff’s neck
I am always trusting my Sauer but count on me : now the forehand stock is tightened with loctite and the Allen wrench is in the bearer’s backpack.
Funny, my Mauser action trustworthy 375HH Dumoulin never was brought in Africa.


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* Rifle failures in Africa......... allenday 05/02/06 01:21 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... rgp   02/03/06 07:25 PM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... allenday   03/03/06 01:12 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... oupa   02/03/06 03:22 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... hoppdoc   03/03/06 01:19 PM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... allenday   02/03/06 04:53 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... oupa   02/03/06 12:36 PM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... mikeh416Rigby   03/03/06 01:09 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... 22hornet   19/02/06 05:26 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... BigBullet   19/02/06 11:28 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... JPK   19/02/06 03:27 PM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... 500Nitro   19/02/06 04:16 PM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... markhyoung   22/02/06 08:49 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... MRobinson   24/02/06 04:30 PM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... bwanamrm   08/02/06 11:41 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... allenday   10/02/06 12:56 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... Mike_McGuire   10/02/06 12:36 PM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... bwanamrm   10/02/06 10:16 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... MRobinson   07/02/06 04:25 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... NitroXAdministrator   07/02/06 05:05 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... JPK   07/02/06 02:52 PM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... larcher   08/02/06 12:58 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... larcher   05/02/06 09:57 PM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... allenday   07/02/06 02:31 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... bonanza   07/02/06 03:19 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... Boomer   05/02/06 03:28 AM
. * * Re: Rifle failures in Africa......... cowboy   05/02/06 01:02 PM

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