Now for me getting a gun so it shoots a load is just the beginng of getting to know the
weapon. What else does it shoot, how does it shoot, what are its preferences,
"guns have distinct personalities."

You can say that again - and double rifles even more so !!! - Good and Bad.

"Merkel regulate to Norma loads, not acceptable, in fact, I cannot exclude the possibility
of them being actually dangerous. I have asked them about regulation to other loads but
no response. Most of the Euro's (eg. chapuis) regulate their DR 9.3x74R for pig loads,
which I don't care about."

Merkels would load / regulate with Woodleighs - 286 and 320gn
Chapuis also regulate with 286 and 320gn Woodleighs as a mate has one
and he shot buff with it.
And a mate has an O/U Beretta that also shoots 286 and 320gn Woodleighs.

You may not be aware but you can get doubles to regulate with lighter bullets
quite easily.
ie 500 Nitro / 570gn bullet is easy to get to regulate with 440gn BP Woodleighs.
Therefore IF a double in 9.3 x 74R is regulated for a 286gn whatever,
you should easily be able to get it to regulate with 320gns as we have proven in
3 different 9.3 doubles.
It all comes down to experience.

The same applies to 250gn 9.3 bullets.

I have 2 x 375 doubles and I can get 3 bullet weights to regulate so you can make
them into what you want.

Re "Funny attitude to risk taking there 500 Nitro old mate"
- after jumping out of perfectly good aeroplanes with a parachute and
done some of the other rather hairy activiities in the military, it takes a
fair bit to get me going / excited now - probably why I like to hunt
Dangerous game and in the future want to hunt animals that hunt back !!!

See people splattered does not worry me at all - as long as it's not a relative
of mine.

Re When you hear of a base jumper whose parachute didn't open and he fell to his death,
what reaction do you have?

When you hear about those lone round the world sailors who get capsized, what reaction
do you have?

None - it doesn't phase me at all as I am a firm believer in "You take responsibility for
your own actions".

IF you die in the process of doing something "out of your cotton wool lined artificial wombs"
as you say so well, then I get sick of people blaming everyone but themselves.

When I got charged this year by a Buff and all I had was a 338 with a 6x Scope, it was my fault
but as I had practised mentally what to do, I did it and came off OK - just - but it was still my
responsibility, no one else's.

As to
"Now, what about if you hear about a hunter who gets killed by DG?
What reaction do you have?

No hypocrisy! No "what should my reaction be" bullshit.

Remember, that hunter's death validates the D in DG, so what is your reaction? really?

Exactly as you say - D is for Dangerous. If you get kiled hunting DG, tough shit.
If you don't like the danger, don't hunt DG.

I think we are both on the same track !!!

500 Nitro