African PH Grade

About 5 years ago I started playing with the Marlin Guide Guns during my extended safari hunting seasons to Africa, mostly Mozambique and Zambia where I own a couple of hunting concessions. The first Marlin I bought was a 1895 GBL with the 18.5 inch barrel, it was one of the newer models which the Marlin regulars call a Remlin. I also decided to start loading my own bullets for this caliber and during the course of my hunting season very quickly reached the conclusion that the Marlin Guide Gun was a formidable caliber that would suit an all round carrying weapon in the field in Africa.

This led me to look at the various ways a standard “OFF THE SHELF” 1895 guide gun can can be tweaked and tuned to handle the rigors of a hard season in a professional hunters armory and I wrote a related article on this site called ‘Africanizing the 45/70 Guide Gun’ where I explained the various options and enhancements available to the layman or DIY rifleman.

The end result is a Guide Gun that is not fancy, it does not have gold inlay or a famous name. However for the African field it is reliable and ready to go and has been field tested on Elephant, Buffalo, Hippo and more.

If you’d like more information on how to obtain one of these reliable Guide Guns, or would like your own rifle customized in this manner contact Pete via email – Pete Swanepoel

African PH Grade