| Rule303 |
| (.450 member) |
| 27/08/17 04:11 PM |
Re: "Why Magazine Big-Bore Rifles are Best" by Jacques Lott
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I did a similar piece for Successful Hunter many years ago titled Double Rifles are Second Best where I compared my Mauser action 458 with double rifles in use here in Alaska.
The magazine editor received a nasty call from Holland & Holland and he told them that in his opinion doubles should be ranked third Behind lever actions !
It was a short call !
An old African hand told me Doubles are a great DG gun but it does not take much to stop them working. It takes more to stop a bolt from working if the tolerances are kept similar to mil specs.
I would not want a double in arctic conditions. Not made to handle snow and continual wet.