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I once went to a game fair with a pal of mine and we went on the Boss stand. My pal looked the part in his Tweed sports jacket and brogues; they probably thought I was his manservant.

The conversation went something like ths:

Pal: I see you still do the over/under rifle.
Boss Man: Yes Sir.
Pal: Does it sell well?
Boss Man: Oh! Yes Sir, we sell at least one a year.

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You’re joking, right? A Boss Over / Under Double Rifle…
Jul 3rd, 2012 by Gregg
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As I’ve said before, guys call me all the time about doubles. Most of them are looking for info on meat-and-potato, side-by-side shotguns: Parkers, L.C. Smiths, a Fox here and there. But every now and then I get call about something interesting…
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The call I got about this gun was a lot more than interesting: It was un-friggin’-believable. A Boss Over & Under Double Rifle? Please. I thought the caller was joking – until he forwarded me the pics. Then I almost fainted. Stay tuned for more info…
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nick kenney says:
July 3, 2012 at 4:57 pm

There are several pictures of one in the Boss & Co book by
Donald Dallas. The same book also pictures ” a very rare and
unusual O/U combination 20-bore gun and .256 rifle no.7753
built in 1929″. It is described as having a “rounded” action.

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The barrels are like that to keep the weight down.This action was made as a double rifle action and if you could see the top of it,it has a bissel rising bolt third bite as on a Rigby.You have to remember that when this rifle was made that Boss's had only built under a handful of double rifles and everything was still very experimental.The scope mount does look dreadful but then Boss's were the only people at that time to build an O/U rifle so didn't have the benefit of being able to see how others had done it.
Dont knock it.We all have to start somewhere.

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The profile appears put together on too large an action. Small, delicate barrels and a 12 Bore action.



Boss should have, could have even then, made a more appropriately sized action. This is reminiscent of a lot of older Doubles built on one size fits all actions. Most (not all) 360#2s are built on actions suitable for a 470, even though they end up weighing more than the 470 would.

Boss built smaller actions then and could have easily used one.

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I'm not so sure that they did use a 12g action for that rifle.
The 12g Boss action appears to be much deeper than the DR action in this photo.



Here is what 1930 Boss 12g actions look like. Take a look at the size of the trigger bow compared to the depth of the frame and compare the 12g to the DR.