How much money should we be investing in a scale that measures to 0.02 of a grain, often referred to as 1 kernel of powder? I used to think very important. Typically one invests a lot of time and money in reloading because it is a fun hobby, especially when the bug to improve your groups […]
I start this BLOG with the penguin lesson, relevant in most real life situations and relevant to The Powder Keg initiatives of real change. 10% of the penguin colony are leaders searching new territory, 80% are undecided, while 10% are blockers refusing change. The Powder Keg is seeking ambassadors in the 10% to focus on […]
In a recent post (hunting wild boar in Croatia) I expressed an opinion on the need to encourage more woman folk to participate in what for many years has been a male dominated sport. I appreciate the feedback in whatever form or content, and decided best to respond in a Blog under the category of […]
We departed Ljubljana 3 am and arrived in Pakrac (150 km south of Zagreb) well ahead of our 7 am schedule. This gave us time to enjoy a cheese Burek at a local bakery which is eaten in combination with a yogurt to help digest the cheese Burek (oily). Maybe my age but I find […]
Hunting in Europe is expensive by comparison to South Africa. Having said that, you have not had a full experience until you have hunted outside of SA. The Powder Keg lifestyle offering is founded on the principle that so many people end up regretting what they did not do vs. what they did do. Hunting […]
I was in Vienna when I heard “our hunting scopes are designed by hunters for hunters” that I decided it was time to evaluate what mattered most for hunting scopes used in Southern Africa. Considerations do not include long range hunting, meaning that we talking distances of up to 400 m. A scope reticle equates […]
Binoculars are fun and even more fun if you choose the right binoculars. A lazy way of hunting is to rely on your professional hunter to select the game, but in doing so you miss out on the visual experience of being in the outdoors. Likely you will use your binoculars more than you will […]
There have been observations and some criticism that The Powder Keg does not publish pictures of shot animals on its Facebook page. There is no easy answer but we have chosen to limit pictures of shot animals for a few reasons. It is partly about trying to understand today’s connection with people. For example, although […]
The clarity of our mission, vision and strategies; and our principles of transparency, fairness and consistency make it easy to explain our pricing strategy. And we are proud to share this. Even though we operate in a retail space we limit specials in favor of consistent and fair pricing. Creating trust is an important element of […]
It is not unusual for Ales Spendal to lie awake at night contemplating innovative designs for his next proto-type custom gun. It is probably fair to say that his overriding design criteria is lightweight and elegance. Whatever Ales does, his goal is to set new standards in fine custom guns. Let’s take a look at […]