Firearms Into South Africa
1. You must declare all firearms to the airline during the ticket counter check in process.
2. The firearm must be unloaded.
3. The firearm and ammo must be in hard sided containers.
4. The containers must be locked. A locked container is defined as one that completely secures the firearm from access from any other person than the owner of firearm.
The rifle calibers that are most popular for hunting plains game is .270 7mm .30 caliber 30/06 300 Mags.
.375 Or Larger For Dangerous Game
No Full Metal Jacket Ammo is allowed. Ammo that will expand.
Small Game .22 caliber
NO semi autos
Ensure the stamp on the back of your ammo matches your caliber
If you are renting guns DO NOT bring in ammo it is illegal to bring in ammo without a matching caliber gun.
Whenever your Guns are unattended by you they must be locked in a Proper safe.
SCOPES:
We suggest optics of the 4 X 14 or greater for Plains Game.
Dangerous Game close shots 1x 5 or 2x7 Best