"All shooters with heavy Doubles may eventually Double their gun.This leaves you without options but to reload in "the heat of battle" This obviously can be fatal if that 2nd shot isn't there and the beast is upon you.

How do we prevent this with heavy recoiling Doubles and/or high stress situations?"

It's quite simple, really. You just don't cock the left hammer until you've fired the right!

If your life depends upon it, as above, the 1/4 sec this requires coming out of recoil is great insurance indeed vs the embarassment of being prematurely empty.

I understand Purdy is making hammer shotguns again, how long before hammer rifles are again "discovered" as the best tool for certain up close life/death applications? MHO. Besides they just have more style!

Bob