16 ga availability in South Africa or Namibia?

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I am interested in a very mixed bag safari, some bird shooting in addition to the usual plains game and also buffalo is on my list. I plan to bring my .375 for the big stuff, but for the low pressure days and just tooling around I thought I'd bring my Krieghoff drilling in 16x16/7x57R. It is a good bird gun and capable for plains game with the QD scope attached. But the 16 ga is dying out in North America, wondering about the availability of ammo in Africa? Is it strictly 12 and 20 ga territory or can the 16 ga cartridges be supplied by most outfitters?
 
Good day Longwalker

You can try to contact Natan Regal, he should be able to give you a fairly good answer since he is an Outfitter / PH in the Free State that does a lot of combination safaris.
nathanregal@internext.co.za
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Thanks! I sent him a message.
 
Longwalker, I know Nathan well, he should be able to help, will give a few contacts a call and find out for you.
 
Safari and Outdoor in Rivonia, Johannesburg, have stock, limited, no 4.
 
Safari has some in stock
 
As l understand it , 10 gauge , 16 gauge and 3.5 inch 12 gauges aren't usually easily to find in Africa
 

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