| taw1126 |
| (.333 member) |
| 24/08/07 01:46 AM |
Re: ".375 Flanged Express Short" = .375 2-1/2?
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What is the make of the rifle?
It's a C&H (which I guess is one strike against it, from what I've read here) that I found out yesterday has been refinished (strike two...my thoughts on refinishing are biased based on many years of collecting Winchesters) and the asking price is about $1,000 more than a brand new 9.3x74R Chapuis.
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For pigs, whitetail, black bear and elk, I've never found anything as satisfying to hunt with as one of the lighter British medium bore doubles.
That sounds like my sentiments on hunting with pre-war Winchester lever actions (and I'll bet that ballistically the .33 WCF, .35 WCF, .30-'03 GOV'T, .405 WCF, etc. are close to many of the medium-bore DR's). Unfortunately the value of the deluxe models I've been hunting with for the last decade or so has gone sky-high and I'm no longer comfortable taking the risk of permanently damaging them. A double rifle looks like a fun substitute for open-sight hunting, just need to find the right one.