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A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards.
#391578 - 14/05/25 06:12 PM

https://www.westleyrichards.com/theexplora/a-stunning-westley-richards-two-barrel-take-down-rifle/

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#391579 - 14/05/25 07:41 PM

Very fancy rig indeed!

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#391581 - 14/05/25 10:08 PM

Very nice indeed!
Hard to improve, but my choice for a 2-barrel takedown on a magnum-length Mauser would be .375 H&H and .300 H&H.
Also nice that they have used that older Deeley-style latch.

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: Marrakai]
#391582 - 14/05/25 10:56 PM

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Very nice indeed!
Hard to improve, but my choice for a 2-barrel takedown on a magnum-length Mauser would be .375 H&H and .300 H&H.
Also nice that they have used that older Deeley-style latch.

Yes.

If it was for me definitely a dual h&h choice.

And a far plainer working rifle with a few custom embellishments.

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: NitroX]
#391589 - 15/05/25 06:31 AM

Nice.

An all WR dual barrel set up would be interesting.

.318 & .425

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: Marrakai]
#391590 - 15/05/25 07:20 AM

Tony, according to what WR have said in recent posts is that they have switched across to the Deely Latch for all their take-down rifles. Certainly all the ones they have shown over the last couple of years have that system.

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#391592 - 15/05/25 07:49 AM

"Westley Richards has applied two types of take-down system over the years; the old bayonet type and the screw-thread, which is used here.

The original bayonet fitting was replaced around 1908 with the screw-thread but we have recently re-engineered the bayonet system using modern machinery, which removes its shortcomings and fashions each section from a solid billet.

We can, therefore, now offer customers a choice."

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: Claydog]
#391594 - 15/05/25 09:24 AM

Claydog, that is correct however in this case we were referring to the take-down locking latch on the forend rather than the type of locking thread used on the barrel.

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#391596 - 15/05/25 01:01 PM

Matt,
Roger that.

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: m239]
#391601 - 15/05/25 05:50 PM

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Nice.

An all WR dual barrel set up would be interesting.

.318 & .425

That would be a good choice.

Do they use the same bolt head size?

Also the magazine construction might be an issue? I noted WR mentioned a lot of work on the magazine. I think a 300 and 375 H&H would fit close enough. One of these has been a dream of mine since 1994 .

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: NitroX]
#391604 - 16/05/25 03:14 AM

Yes, both standard magnum belted ctgs. with standard .532" rim. Same O.D. as the belt.

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: DarylS]
#391609 - 16/05/25 06:04 AM

Yes I think it would be quite the challenge (or impossible?) to get a magazine / feed rail arrangement to cooperate with 318 and 425

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: m239]
#391611 - 16/05/25 08:26 AM

Mark, you would be better of having a two gun battery for those two cartridges.

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#391615 - 17/05/25 05:56 AM

Hey Matt - yep I think so. It's definately on my list of 'batteries I'd like' ;-)

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Re: A Two Barrel Take-down Rifle By Westley Richards. [Re: m239]
#391616 - 17/05/25 08:03 AM

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Hey Matt - yep I think so. It's definately on my list of 'batteries I'd like' ;-)

Makes 2 of us.

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