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\"Killer
Peter H. Capstick was a dichotomous larger-than-life personality. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Peter Hathaway Capstick was born in January 1940 in New Jersey. A 19th<\/sup>-century man dropped incongruously into a 20th<\/sup>-century world, Capstick abandoned a successful Wall Street career in his twenties seeking adventure. Like Theodore Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway before him, Capstick found that for which he quested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
Capstick learned his trade simply by doing it. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Capstick started out in Latin America, earning his hunting chops while striving to master the Spanish language. With a few years of jungle experience, he returned to New York and started a business arranging guided hunting excursions for well-heeled clients. This led to a stint working for Winchester Adventures and, in 1968, his first trip to Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
In addition to his obvious hunting skills, Peter Capstick was a masterful wordsmith. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With that trip, Capstick found his true calling. For years afterward, he worked in Zambia, Botswana, and Rhodesia as both a game ranger and a safari guide. As a professional hunter Capstick mastered the nuances of stalking deadly game and, along the way, had some truly epic adventures. In 1977 he published his first book, Death in the Long Grass,<\/em> and ignited the imaginations of countless youngsters comparably yearning for adventure. I was one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting the Stage<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"Killer
Capstick went where the business, animals, and sundry African bush wars pushed him. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 1975 Capstick was working in Rhodesia,\nthe recent civil war in Zambia having run him out of that volatile country. He\nset up his headquarters in an abandoned adobe house some fifty miles south of\nVictoria Falls. The locals knew this area as Vlakfontein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
Capstick had an entourage of experienced native hunters assisting him in his wilderness forays. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Capstick had his loyal band of porters, gun bearers, and indigenous Zulu comrades, all of whom were integral parts of his hunting and guiding excursions. As they settled into their new digs they began having problems with the neighbors. Such social friction is an unfortunate aspect of the human condition. However, the neighbors, in this case, were a nearby 100+-strong troop of yellow baboons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost Human<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"Killer
Yellow baboons are common throughout their African range. Their conservation status is listed as unthreatened\/least concern by game biologists today. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The yellow baboon is a ubiquitous finding in south-central Africa. A large Old World monkey, these primates are complex social creatures and remarkably intelligent. They can live for up to thirty years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
Baboons are exceptionally intelligent. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A big male yellow baboon weighs some ninety pounds and sports outsized canines. They are immensely strong and terrifyingly fast. Baboons are omnivorous, eating almost anything they can catch. Their very intelligence is what makes them at times deadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
Don\u2019t let the cuddly demeanor fool you; yellow baboons can be fearsome in the close fight. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Like most of us primates, these have a natural cruel streak and will at times kill just for the thrill of it. Their predation on livestock and incursions into human settlements can make them nuisance animals. Under the wrong circumstances, it can be much, much worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Crime<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"Killer
Childcare and career frequently overlap in the African bush. The kids may accompany mom to work, even outside in the fields. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The woman was weeding her garden with her\nfour-month-old child swaddled to her back in the African fashion. She was\nunarmed and in a place where the sundry threats endemic to the African\ncontinent seemed distant and unimportant. Sensing in that weird way that she\nwas being watched the young woman turned around to find four large male baboons\nstalking her as a group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
Baboons are highly organized pack hunters with formidable natural tools and a fierce disposition. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the big animals held her attention, while the other three circled around to gain an advantage. She shouted and flailed at the creatures, yet still they came closer. While the lead animal distracted her one of the other beasts ran in and snatched the child off her back with his jaws. She fought mightily as only a mother will, suffering grievous wounds in the process, but was unable to save the child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
The child\u2019s body was recovered, but the baby was beyond saving. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Two of Capstick\u2019s assistants were\nnearby and heard the woman\u2019s cries. They killed one of the animals\nwith a spear and dispersed the other three, but they were too late. After\nnumerous close calls and uncomfortable encounters, the baboons had taken human\nlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stalking a Band of Killers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"Killer
It was a simple chore to track the baboons back to their roost. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Capstick found the troop easily enough. They called a thick grove of Prince of Wales feather trees home, and the stench of their excreta was detectable for a great distance. In daylight, the animals would forage in search of food and mischief. At night they returned to their roost for protection and company. With the troop out and about Capstick and his men went to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
Capstick and his men planned to use a ditch filled with gasoline to canalize the baboons. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They gouged a shallow trench all the way around the grove and sloshed it with some one hundred gallons of kerosene, gasoline, and old motor oil leaving a narrow opening at one end. As the sun faded Capstick and his spearmen posted themselves at this opening. In addition to small flashbang pyrotechnic noisemakers and a few parachute flares, Capstick also carried a remarkably specialized military weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guns in a Land with No Rules<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"Killer
The African continent is scarred by millennia of tribal conflict. Such violent internecine proclivities prevent the place and the people from projecting power commensurate with their resources. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Africa is a land awash in bountiful natural\nresources not altogether conceptually dissimilar to our own continent. Africa\nhas space, minerals, oil, farmland, and manpower. However, the indigenous\npeoples cannot seem to stop killing each other long enough to get properly organized.\nIf the continent could set aside its differences, join forces, and start\nprojecting power we\u2019d all be paying taxes to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
Much of Africa is awash in weapons. Centuries of conflict fed by superpower patrons with agendas have left many areas cluttered with guns. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the odd attributes of living in a\nperennial war zone is the ready availability of state of the art military\nhardware. In 1975 this was the tidy little MAC-10 submachine gun. How the\nweapon got to the continent in the first place has been lost to history.\nHowever, Capstick bought the diminutive bullet hose with gold sovereigns from a\nlocal farmer who decided to move someplace safer. The gun came with a sound\nsuppressor, 1,800 rounds of 9mm ball ammo, and thirty box magazines. Capstick\nkept the gun in a custom buffalo hide holster in the event of incursions by\ntwo-legged predators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Weapon<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"Killer
The MAC-10 was a revolutionary weapon for its day. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Military Armament Corporation M-10\nwas a simple pressed steel submachine gun developed by Gordon Ingram in 1964.\nThe gun was designed from the outset to accommodate a screw-on sound\nsuppressor, a radical appendage for its day, and was available in either 9mm or\n.45ACP. The guns sold for $120 apiece retail. While we all refer to this\ncompact stuttergun as the MAC-10, the company never promoted this term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
Special Forces units of several nations used the MAC-10 operationally for clandestine missions. Here we see the diminutive little subgun in the hands of a vintage Navy SEAL. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The MAC-10 saw limited employment by Special Forces in the latter part of the Vietnam War and was used operationally by the Navy SEALs, the Israeli Sayeret Matkal, and the British SAS. The gun\u2019s small size and blistering rate of fire made it a formidable close-quarters combat tool. However, these same attributes also made it a poor general-purpose weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
The short bolt throw on the MAC-10 results in a fairly breathtaking rate of fire. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The MAC-10 weighed more than six pounds\nempty. This made the gun almost as massive as an M16A1 rifle. Additionally, the\ncollapsible stock wobbled, and the stubby barrel invited the errant\ndefingering. The 9mm gun\u2019s greatest detriment, however, was its 1,250-rpm\nrate of fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
It\u2019s a very good thing that the US Army did not trade in its 1911A1 pistols for Gordon Ingram\u2019s stubby little submachine guns. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The MAC-10 burns ammo at a profligate\nrate and is difficult to control. The MAC Company tried desperately to cajole\nthe US Army into replacing their venerable 1911A1 pistols with MAC subguns. One\ncan only imagine the number of perforated Privates that might have resulted had\nthe Big Green Machine bought a couple hundred thousand of these rascals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Op<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"Killer
All of God\u2019s creatures fear uncontrolled fire. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A flare conflagrated the combustibles,\nand the baboons went, as it were, ape. Spurred on by flashbangs fired from\nslingshots the beasts charged insensate for the exit only to meet the\nsputtering muzzle of Capstick\u2019s MAC-10. He left the sound suppressor\noff so as to enhance the chaos. With a gun bearer providing fresh magazines the\nprofessional hunter cut the unhinged primates down by the drove. Those that successfully\nraced past were addressed by Capstick\u2019s spearmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
At close range, the MAC-10 is a formidable combat tool. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When the dust settled, Capstick had exterminated about a third of the troop. He wrote that he was filled with a mighty pathos later that evening by the uncanny humanity and intelligence of these animals. However, the troop was harassing the locals and had killed a child. Capstick\u2019s crew and the local citizenry were thrilled at developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
The troop of yellow baboons had decimated the local bird population. These creatures recovered in short order once the baboons had moved on. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The remains of the baboon troop retired\nto a more remote location. Years later Capstick came back through the area and\nnoted that the population of birds and smaller creatures that had been pressed\nto extinction by the troop had made a robust comeback. The baboons had settled\nsome twenty miles away and were no longer a bother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denouement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"Killer
We don\u2019t have stuff like this where I live. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Such pitiless primal carnage seems\nunimaginable to our sensitive constitutions today. I will admit that it\nsurprised me to revisit this tale of my youth and appreciate that it happened\nwell into the modern era. However, Africa is not Mississippi, and, unlike my\nparticular corner of paradise, the animals thereabouts can legitimately kill\nyou. Regardless, this was a simply riveting anecdote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
Peter Hathaway Capstick was a man from a different time. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Capstick masterfully authored some thirteen\nbooks. I\u2018ve consumed most of them. Those that I have read were truly superb. I\u2019d start with Death in the Long Grass,<\/em> but don\u2019t blame me if you\ncan\u2019t put it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
Capstick\u2019s rugged lifestyle was ultimately his undoing. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Peter Hathaway Capstick was a\nhard-drinking chain smoker and a throwback to a different time. However, such a\nlifestyle comes at a cost. Capstick died of heart disease in 1996 in Pretoria,\nSouth Africa, at age 56. He was an archetype, a traditional man of action at a\ntime when the world was ridding itself of such. We just don\u2019t grow them like\nCapstick anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
It\u2019s tough to find reliable tales of the MAC-10 in action. However, the John Wayne classic McQ<\/em> is worth a watch just for the MAC action. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Killer<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The MAC-10 is a fun range toy, but I\nwouldn\u2019t want to go to war with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
The MAC-10 should have been a forgotten footnote in the pantheon of modern firearms. Its ready availability and low price, however, made it a staple of the American machinegun community. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I once read that a machinegun shoot\nwithout a MAC-10 is like a day without sunshine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Killer
A friend produces these images of a wide variety of automatic weapons using a CT scanner. They are available at www.xrayguns.com<\/a> and make superb man cave d\u00e9cor.       <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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