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hi from south africa

Post by airvolver » Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:37 pm

hi guys

i am from south africa and a fellow airgunner! i saw this forum and decided to join. i am indian, my great grandparents are from india.

i own and shoot a heavily modded crosman 1377c air pistol. mods undertaken by myself.....its truly an addiction. i own a couple other airguns as well. i will be in india next week for a 10-day visit, will surely check your local stores for airgun stuff.

cheers

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Re: hi from south africa

Post by tirths » Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:39 pm

Welcome airvolver! Kindly post your stuff. Will have some eye tonic :)
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Post by airvolver » Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:49 pm

cool....how do i post pics here?
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Post by mundaire » Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:02 pm

Welcome aboard airvolver! Where about in S. Africa are you based?

Hope you enjoy your stay here :)

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Re: hi from south africa

Post by pksnathan » Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:18 pm

Dear friend,
You are welcome to this forum,I hope you enjoy staying here as much as I do.How have you modified your air pistol?Kindly let us know.I read with interest that your great grandparents are from India.Please let me know From which part of India they hail from.
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Re: hi from south africa

Post by airvolver » Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:20 pm

i live in cape town south africa. my two friends and i are flying into India next week, real excitement for me! it will be my very first visit there...looking forward to seeing the origins of my indian heritage!

i do lots of shooting here, and i hunt frequently.
i own a 9mm handgun for defense, a .22lr rimfire for lots of plinking and taking small to medium game over short distances, and a BSA Mercury .177 springer, and my little powerhouse, the crosman 1377c air pistol....which shoots 10.49gr Gamo TS-10 pellets, from a 10.25" barrel, at 747fps....amazing power....cannot wait to drop a longer barrel in!

thanks for the great and hospitable welcome guys!

-- Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:01 pm --

is it ok to post pics here in the welcome forum or should i do so in the airgun section?
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Re: hi from south africa

Post by kanwar76 » Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:57 pm

Welcome airvolver,

Hope you have fun herre as well in INDIA

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Re: hi from south africa

Post by airvolver » Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:12 pm

thanks kanwar

-- Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:47 pm --

thank you very much EVERYBODY for the warm welcome!!! :D
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Post by m24 » Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:49 pm

Welcome airvolver to the forum. Was just going through your Crosman post. Great work you've done there.

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Post by fantumfan2003 » Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:21 pm

airvolver

Welcome to the forum. I own a modded Crosman 1377C from mac1 as well.
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Would love to meet you if you happen to be in Mumbai (Bombay)

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Re: hi from south africa

Post by karizman » Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:34 pm

airvolver wrote:hi guys

i am from south africa and a fellow airgunner! i saw this forum and decided to join. i am indian, my great grandparents are from india.

i own and shoot a heavily modded crosman 1377c air pistol. mods undertaken by myself.....its truly an addiction. i own a couple other airguns as well. i will be in india next week for a 10-day visit, will surely check your local stores for airgun stuff.

cheers

airvolver :wink:
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Re: hi from south africa

Post by shooter » Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:00 am

hi,
welcome aboard.

hoping to ask you a lot of questions esp about hunting in SA.
hope u like it here.
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Re: hi from south africa

Post by airvolver » Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:23 am

will be a pleasure fantumfan, but i am unsure of our travel plans inside india....

thanks shooter...i hunt many times a year here in south africa and have hunted for over ten years now. south africa is a wonderful venue for hunting many different game species. i will post photos of a few hunts in the hunting section.

cheers

-- Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:15 pm --

here are two hunting photos....

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my first male bushbuck ram shot with a .223rem from 113mts...single soft point 55gr bullet behind the left ear brought it down. these antelope are very infamous for charging hunters when they are threatened or injured. this photo was taken 8 years ago.

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nyala ram, an old bull, shot with a 30-06 180rem soft point in the heart from 173mts....the right horn was broken off midway...a wonderful stalk over 2 hours and the bull presented a good broadside shot. i am the guy on the far right.

sorry for pics, photos taken with mobile phones at that time.
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Re: hi from south africa

Post by Sakobav » Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:46 am

Welcome aboard and do post pictures of your collection

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Re: hi from south africa

Post by shooter » Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:32 am

dear airvolver thanks for the pics.
goot to have some big game shooters here.
do u just hunt plainsgame or also other game?
You want more gun control? Use both hands!

God made man and God made woman, but Samuel Colt made them equal.

One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. by Jose Gasset.
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