Having family there, is there a way that they can own firearms for you to "use" while you are there or to have around?

If they have firearms available, I would imagine that you are much less nekkid than the average tourista.

Godspeed and have a good trip.

Nice one SF.

Cheers Shaolin...

JB, if your in laws reside there and your wife is SA carrying a pistol should not be a problem. There is a great gunsmiths in George ( there is only one )....on the garden route...give him a call and tell him your situation...I found him really helpful.

Her Pa is an Ex South African Police officer & has a .38 special snubnose but I'd love to pack along with me my Walther P38 or .455 Webley (both family heirlooms)
Travelling by Air one can't take handguns but I will certainly pack the Skinny or S6 into my hold luggage. Much as i'd hate to be in a situation where I felt I needed something to rely on I know i'd be happier with a Busse kin if the SHHTF
Serious, SA is not a safe place out in the "boonies" Such a shame.... : (((

BTW - Nice blades Steel Fan.

I would like to get a Muddy Skinny...

Guys - Dogbert was banned because he made an obscene comment directly against Dan's honesty concerning the DogBowl. That behavior WILL NOT be tolerated on this forum. No matter how anxious, frustrated, or angry we may become, everyone is expected to be respectful on this forum. I am sorry to lose a new Dog, but that's the way it is. Tom <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Thanks for the heads up PK.....the guy should have realised not to do that....

Yes, he SHOULD have realized it. Like I said, I'm sorry to lose a fellow Dog, but that kind of conduct will not be tolerated and dealt with severely. Please believe me when I say that niether Chris nor I enjoy banning someone, but will do the job when needed. After all, we are fellow Dogs too! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

PK there is no need for you (at least in my eyes) to explain your actions or the actions of the MODS. Like it or not sometimes things have to be done.

I think more than enough has been said and we should look forward to the Dog Bowl and the great delicacies Dan has been preparing for us....


Long live the Yard <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Maybe no need, but nice to know the general gist. the mods here (from what I have seen) work very hard to smooth out situations. I assumed when someone got banned it was a deserving move.

Thanks for the update PK.

For the newbies and the rest of us who forgot ( <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sad.gif" alt="" /> ) a DogBowl is a knife sale. Similar to a Busse Ganza (the Boss likes calling them Dogbowls here).

One or more blades are for sale in the company store. A notice is usually posted by Dan here; first a 48 hour notice/post, then the next day a 24hr one of the rough time it will be (give or take a couple hours).

It is usually first come/email first serve and they usually go pretty fast!
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+1

I think the mods do a good job here.

I am very confident in them having just reasons for doing what they did.

And I don't "feel" they owe us an explanation.

But, providing the reason is nice. It helps keep everybody on a clear page without needing to speculate or have conspiracy theories.

Based on what appears to have been done, I can't argue with the decision made. And feel everyone else should be understanding of the decision.

I don't know Dogbert. He may have been a great guy (????). If so, I am sorry.
But, we should all know without being told, that type of behavior is intolerable. Dogbert himself should understand.

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