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John, the initial point of entry into Africa as here in the U.S.A. will check the guns upon arrival according to the Capetown police. When you check your baggage to continue after clearing customs then you must check the guns again. I cannot speak for Johannesburg since I only went through Capetown but one of my hunting partners did not have to check or recheck any luggage or guns through Johannesburg entry. He waited in-transit and the baggage including his rifle and shotgun was sent on to Namibia without a problem. Capetown required me to check and recheck everything. If you have the South african import/export form filled out(SAPS form 520) then it is not a big problem getting through the police check in and out. There may be no ammo shipped with the case and one of the policemen in Capetown told me that the bolt must be separate from the rest of the rifle. The Namibian police form is brief and they were very easy to work with.
RE the transportation to other farms, we did not have access to transportation for those items I mentioned but we did get a lot of extra hunting including kudu and springbuck without charge. The bull we saw would have been an extra expense for me since I had already gotten my Gemsbok. I am happy with the one I got. The total trip was 19 days and my total cost minus taxidermy fees was $7000 including airfare.
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Reloadnbob
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