| 400NitroExpress |
| (.400 member) |
| 23/05/07 02:22 AM |
Re: New Steel vs Old steel
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Some strange assumptions here....
Brit doubles, and the better 'continental' offerings, were traditionally built to the correct weight for comfortable recoil management and muzzle control when close to DG. The idea that a lighter-weight gun could not have been built a hundred years ago because of material strength limitations is simply incorrect.
The truth is that makers at the time knew what the customer wanted/needed in a time when most DRs were hunted on foot against DG on a daily or weekly basis.
Entirely true. The British makers could, and DID, build some ridiculously underweight DRs on special order. However, most of their clientele wanted nothing to do with such rubbish, so only a handful of such curios were built.
My .400 is 10lbs, 2oz with 26" barrels. Perfect.