I am the owner of a double chambered in .300 Win. Mag. made by Josef Winkler of Ferlach.

In the British crowd that's like saying I have herpes, but the Austrians (of what this rifle is) and the Germans aren't so averse. My rifle consistently shoots 4 shot groups into 1 1/4" at 100 yards and is regulated for 220 grain RN bullets - imagine the possibilities! It has given me no trouble and has been the death of one white tail deer at 265 yards in Virginia and two black bears in British Columbia. It wears a 1.5x - 4x scope.

I am the owner of two doubles chambered in .375 H&H Belted Rimless Magnum. One by Ludwig Borovnik of Ferlach, the other by G. Merkel. Both are best quality rifles. Both function flawlessly. The Borovnik is extremely accurate, on par with the Winkler mentioned above. It wears a 1.25x - 6x Swarovski. I haven't really run the Merkel through its paces.

The "traditionalists" say "no-can-do". They are wrong on that. I consider myself a traditionalist, but I'm not that narrow.

Curl