Hi Powdersmoke,

All the guy's have given you sound advice, If I said to you to close your eyes and pay an lesser amount, would you not be happy.??? If the answer was YES, then Sabatti is the answer, truthfully they are the cheapest "New" Double Rifle that I can find as after a divorce, I had to or I would not have been able to afford a D.R.

Forget the current finish, and if that is not to your liking, leave it uncleaned after a shower of rain and then you will have a "Shitty" looking new rifle.

Of all the D.R. manufacturers that I have seen advertising there wares, Sabatti "IS" the cheapest and based on the A$ you can have your .500 Nitro or any of the larger calibers. I got a .450 N.E. 3.25" but if you want to go even cheaper, then go for one of the Sabatti's in 9.3x74 and load it up to the .375H&H spec's.

If you can get them from the states it is cheaper than here in Australia. They have in recent times just added the .450-400 about 3-6 months after I bought my D.R. but I guess that's life.

I am not trying to be nasty, but you seem to think that they are expensive for whatever reason. I will close by saying the only thing you will possibly need to do is replace the recoil pad which is as useless as the tit's on your male Buffalo's.

Oh, I forgot one thing, Once you have decided on the caliber you want, make sure that the ammunition that is available at your end is the "Brand" that the rifle was regulated with. In my case it was regulated with Kynamco which is not available in Australia a point that I made clear with the Australian agent AND Sabatti. They are now using other brands like Norma & Hornady which was a better choice in Australia.

Good luck, you will find it a worthy choice,

Cheers,

Jeff Gray

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