(This was an article I wrote for Hagerty which was published on 15th March 2015. You’ll find the original on the Hagerty web-site if you click here.) I sometimes wonder if all Britons have just a…
The Austin A35 and the British Lemming
Schrade “Old Timer” Knives
My standard set of knives out bush included a USMC Ka-Bar, which I developed a taste for when introduced to it on a Police organized bush survival training course. But the Ka-Bar, great utility knife that…
The 7×64 Brenneke
(This post was updated with additional information on 10th April 2015.) The 7×64 Brenneke has a history of being one of, if not the most popular sporting rifle cartridge in Europe; similar to the status of…
Two Day Marine Chronometer
For those who are scratching their head as to what tasteful desk ornaments to acquire for the home “Gentleman’s Room” a genuine ships two day chonometer might be just the thing. At the Bonhams Marine Sale…
Oehler Ballistics Explorer Software – Part 2
The Oehler Ballistics Explorer program is an advanced external ballistics program that will do the basic tasks we want our ballistics software to do, but it then goes beyond what most alternatives can do in providing…
The 9.3×64 Brenneke, Germany’s answer to the 375 Holland and Holland Magnum
(Note: This post was updated with additional information on 7th April 2015). The 9.3x64mm Brenneke is, in my mind at least, one of the top two cartridges for the “one rifle world wide hunter”. There are…
