FWIW, I was killing time and looking through the new rifle section (might have been used rifles) of the Griffan and Howe website when I ran across a 9.3 X 74 Thys doudle with a straight grip. On one side of the action was a running deer and on the other a running boar, kind of reinforcing my thought that doubles with straight grips might have been made with driven game in mind.

Ray,

I just don't agree with you 100%. I really find a straight grip to be quicker and to promote forward hand shooting which I find works best for game birds since the gun is not pre mounted. I've got to think that it would be quicker too for driven game like boar too.

On the second finger taking a beating issue; I've never had a problem with it no matter what gun or rifle I'm shooting. My brother on the other hand has always had the problem and with a big percentage of the guns or rifles he shoots. I'm not sure what he does differently but it is a problem for him. He just cannot master a doublr trigger gun because of this.

JPK