Mac,

After reading all the posts and thinking it through, I suspect that the rifle had bulged chambers when JudgeG first took posession of it from Mr. Moss. The bulged chambers evidenced themselves as "tight" chambers to both JudgeG and to Mbogo375. But nobody did a chamber cast until JJ got the rifle when the cause of the chamber tightness was discovered.

As for the problems which Emory had with regulation, I have no explanation, only speculation. So here is the speculation. Perhaps a TuffPak is not the best way to transport a double. Any possibility of damage to the solder or rib while in the TuffPak, either on the way to Africa or on the way back, which would be the cause of the regulation problem??

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srose,

You have had your fair share of trouble with doubles! If I had that run of luck, I would get a bolt gun and stick with it.