Seems like most guys getting into doubles start with a large bore and most own only a large bore, and that's a mistake. The mediums are much more useful and using one regularly makes the heavy rifle second nature.

There's nothing as pleasant to carry and shoot as a medium bore double built to a proper weight. I've used mine for feral hogs and whitetail to black bear and elk. With it's folding moon bead, it's the finest rifle for baited bear I've ever found.

Not long ago, small and medium bore British doubles were substantially cheaper than comparable large bores, but the prices are much closer now. The problem with some of these is weight. The .360 No. 2 is a fine cartridge, but finding one that weighs less than 10 1/4 lbs ain't easy. The .280 Flanged would be a nice caliber, but most of the doubles are 10 to 10.5 lbs, Curl's little Lancaster notwithstanding.
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