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Every three hours, a woman is killed in South Africa. What's more, the rate of femicide is five times higher than the global average. This is South Africa’s ‘other pandemic’. And half of the victims were murdered by men with whom they had a close relationship. Last...

Owning a handgun requires responsibility. And this responsibility includes proper care and maintenance. In this article we’ll focus on revolvers and pistols. Although revolvers will generally need less maintenance, you still need to pull that wheel gun out, look it...

Sure, learning to shoot is simple. But hang on: it’s definitely not as easy as pie. There’s a lot to learn, which is why signing up for private firearm shooting lessons at Marksman’s Nest Firearm Training Centre & Shooting Range is your very best bet. Working with...

A background in self-defence and situational awareness is very important these days – both personally and in business. There are many situations currently in which you need to keep yourself and your family safe. Think carjacking, armed robbery, heists, home invasions....

Women are slowly but surely blazing a trail as highly competent shots. Marksman’s Nest Firearm Training Centre & Shooting Range offers programmes designed specifically for women wanting to learn gun ownership fundamentals in a safe, comfortable and non-judgmental...

Make no mistake, carrying a gun for self-defence is a huge responsibility. So, if this is your choice, it’s imperative to get the requisite licencing to make you legal. And this means learning, understanding and following the laws that govern the carrying of a weapon...

Yes, that’s right: close-quarter self-defence training is vitally important. From a young age, we’re taught everything - from reading, art, maths, biology to camping in the wild. Yet there’s no official requirement for children, men or women to learn situational...

There’s so much to love about being on the shooting range. Marksman’s Nest shooting range more specifically. There’s the atmosphere, the noise, the smell of smoke hanging in the air: all signalling that you’re having a good time. Plus, going to the shooting range...

by Geoffrey Coetzee ..Phwweewww…. we reflect a bit on a few things that happened at Marksman’s Nest over last few days. .. what a week! Every picture we uploaded today tells a beautiful story. In the midst of all the commotion that our beautiful province presents us...

Of all the products from the R&D industry that I was privileged to test and evaluate, none quite compared to the Mantis-X. The first item after my resignation from the military was a Kevlar bullet proof vest capable of stopping a 223/556 speeding bullet used by one of...