Guidance on hunting Europe

[Northern Shooter]

I was told by a German gun dealer in early November the market for safari caliber weapons was crashing due to an African trophy ban. Not sure if it is implemented now, or will happen later.

I'll be curious to see what the German makes have on display this year at SCI, DSC, SHOTshow and IWA.

I also wonder how much of their big bore sales are domestic vs international customers? I imagine Mauser will continue producing their M98 Magnums due to their relationship with Rigby.

Heym is also fairly invested in dangerous game rifles, which seem to be very popular in the US and abroad.

It may be some of the bigger outfits like Merkel and Kriegoff that drop their Double Rifle offerings, I don't know how many 140AE's or Big 5 rifles are being sold today.

Who else does that leave, Blaser?

 

[PerH]

And much of that lack of interest in safari rifles comes to a mix of the system rifles like Blaser , Rossler, Voere LBW, Sauer and many others which have many if cartridges around . And the barrels is not counted as a gun, just a part .

Mix that with lead ban or upcoming one . Denmark is total ban on rifle ammo for hunting in rifle and shotgun . And people that can’t keep ammo prices low enough , either out of greed or war fever.