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bonanza
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Small & medium bore doubles - again!
      #178476 - 06/04/11 10:13 PM

I've owned two big bore nitro doubles and neither moved me like this gem. To me, this is about as perfect a double rifle there is - for $10K Round body top lever backaction sidelock H&H. Finished in 1896, re-chambered in 2003 to .35 Winchester 8.5 lbs. With a 250 gr. woodleigh at 2200 fps it should be a real killer. I plan on taking it with me to RSA this September.








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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - again! [Re: bonanza]
      #178477 - 06/04/11 10:21 PM


Very nice.

Thanks for posting.

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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - again! [Re: 500Nitro]
      #178479 - 06/04/11 11:46 PM

That's a nice one for sure. It looks like a lot of fun too.

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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - again! [Re: Buchsemann]
      #178507 - 07/04/11 07:49 PM

That's a beauty, and very useful. Have a great hunt.

Curl

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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - again! [Re: CptCurl]
      #179074 - 14/04/11 02:47 PM

bonanza

That is really cool. I love small bore Doubles and that one is really nice. Was it a .303 before?

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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - again! [Re: mickey]
      #179087 - 14/04/11 05:43 PM

I love those old doubles with external hammers. I grew up starting my shooting with a single shot .22, and a .410 side by side with external hammers. Then a 12g with external hammers.

Something about them says to me, Africa, and Exploration, the smell of the African dust, an elephant about to stomp one ...

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bonanza
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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - again! [Re: mickey]
      #179096 - 14/04/11 11:46 PM

Mickey,

Yes it started life as a .303 and was re-bored to the .35 WCF around 2002. Excellent choice as very little metal was removed and the operating pressure is a bit less than the 303. It's very dainty. I can take my thumb and middle finger around the body and not touch the gun.

Funny how I came to own this rifle. In 2005 I started the double addiction with a Merkel .375 H&H, then after a couple of years was ready for a British pre-war double, but still really liked the medium bore double AND the .375 H&H.

Champlins had this in my price range and after researching the .35 WCF I snatch it. I sold the Merkel and this year was able to fund a left handed CFR .375 Dakota.

So perfect are these two rifles (IMO) that I'm selling off everything except my .458 H-1 tropical for a three gun battery.

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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - again! [Re: bonanza]
      #179126 - 15/04/11 10:52 AM

Quote:

So perfect are these two rifles (IMO) that I'm selling off everything except my .458 H-1 tropical for a three gun battery.




Let's not get too crazy here.

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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - again! [Re: mickey]
      #179619 - 22/04/11 01:33 PM

Classy, practical, nice. Who did the re-barreling?

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bonanza
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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - again! [Re: Grenadier]
      #179638 - 22/04/11 09:50 PM

It was bored and re-chambered in-situ by Cliff LaBounty. He did very few double rifles and now retired.

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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - again! [Re: bonanza]
      #179641 - 22/04/11 10:35 PM

Around 1985 I was in Washington and paid a visit to him in, I believe, Maple Falls. He took me to his workshop next to his house and I watched him rebore a rifle barrel. He explained each facet of the process. I was impressed. The machine he used was amazing. He was very knowledgeable and friendly.

I remember reading that when he retired he sold his equipment and trained a replacement. Unfortunately, I don't remember who the new gentleman was or where he is set up.

Beautiful rifle and set up for another generation or two of use.

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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - again! [Re: bonanza]
      #179666 - 23/04/11 01:25 AM

Congratulations on one more beautiful addition to your collection! Will be waiting eagerly for the hunt pics - good hunting!

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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - again! [Re: mehulkamdar]
      #180267 - 29/04/11 05:52 AM

Congratulations !!!
Really a nice DR, in a wonderfull caliber.
Definitely you are gonna enjoy huting plains game with that rifle...

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bonanza
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Small & medium bore doubles - Update! [Re: chemarq]
      #182226 - 23/05/11 08:12 AM

Shot my .35 Win 1896 H&H double today with the final hunting load at 100 yards. This rifle is ready to go on Safari!



Edited by CptCurl (23/05/11 09:39 AM)

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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - Update! [Re: bonanza]
      #182229 - 23/05/11 08:43 AM

Such a cool rifle!
Have fun in RSA!!




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Re: Small & medium bore doubles - Update! [Re: tinker]
      #182275 - 23/05/11 07:30 PM

Very nice rifle Bonanza!

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