One piece of advice I'd offer if you do buy a double is learn to shoot it properly...... I reckon at least half of the guys who arrive with doubles to hunt with me, can't shoot them as well as they should and/or as well as they think they can. - Don't be afraid to fit a scope with QD mounts as part of this....... it might not look as classical as an unscoped double, but it helps a great deal in the (esp first) shot placement..... and trophy fees are expensive.