| 400NitroExpress |
| (.400 member) |
| 16/12/07 05:46 AM |
Re: Whats this double like ?
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Well Guys, it didn't sell.
I'm not surprised. O/U DRs are a pretty tough sell in the large bores for good reason.
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I have spoken to a friend who is in the trade. Dunmoulin make some barrels for him, They have said they can convert the trigger to mechanical, I can get the action case hardened, a finish I prefer,
I assume you're referring to another B25 action here? Bad idea to case harden a tool steel action, which I think the B25 is. At least it's not normally case hardened.
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(the O/U doesn't faze me at all, whilst I can shoot both I always shoot an O/U shotgun better than a S/S)
A double shotgun isn't a double rifle, not even close. I shoot O/U shotguns too, but you couldn't run fast enough to give me a large bore O/U DR. The O/U DR is not favored in large bores, and in this case there's really no need to get into why. Since you already have a medium bore side by side DR with double triggers being built and have an African trip planned, I think mating it with a single trigger O/U large bore is a particularly poor idea. If you don't want to spend a lot for the large bore, that's fine, but you'd be far better off to get another double trigger side by side. A solid quality new rifle like the Heym PH Model in .470 is available here in the US for $16,000. I know that the Heym is somewhat more expensive in Europe, but the difference shouldn't be that big of a deal if you can afford to have a new Royal built.