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larcher
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Re: chapuis utility grade? [Re: NitroX]
      #24230 - 16/01/05 04:48 AM

Yes it'is Sir, 1982.
Fairly rare, I keep them for family events.
Nonetheless the promised bottles of French wine won't be bad.
Good Luck

Seroadglide,

You have a wonderful REX artisan worth over 9000$. Congratulations!

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Re: chapuis utility grade? [Re: larcher]
      #24474 - 18/01/05 04:34 PM

Thanks all, I've been following the post and I think I'll jump.

I was going to buy a sidelock searcy in 416/500, but for the same money I can get a boxlock searcy in 470 and a chapuis 9.3x74r. My budget is 20-25k USD so I think two shooters it is.

I'm not a collector, just a shooter and hunter. The two should take care of all my needs on my retirment, 30 day safari in 2008. I retired the first time in 2004 at age 29, but the markets looking up and my partners talked me into another office. So the safari will have to wait, but the doules will help ease the pain somewhat.

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Brian
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Re: chapuis utility grade? [Re: Rell]
      #25614 - 03/02/05 09:57 PM

I had a 9.3 for about 4 years (until college tuition reared its ugly head). Mine was not a Utility grade nor the higher grade. I ordered mine based on a UGEX with several upgrades; cheepiece, steel grip cap and long tang trigger guard, claw mounts installed with 1.5x6 S&B scope. regulated with scope a sprimary sighting system with Norma 232 gr (I think its that, not the 286 gr) with swivels attached and Decelerator pad added. Gun was ordered with standard wood and what the put on it was fantastic, definitely much nicer than standard but they didnt charge a nickel more for it. Rifle shot two pair into 1.5" at 100 yards with boring consistency. The Sellier & Bellot load would shoot two bullets in a single hole from each barrel but about 5 inches apart at 100 yards. No they didnt cross.
Only drawback was thew rifle was fairly heavy with the scope and mounts but it was such a nice looking rifle i lokked past that aspect.

One note for 9.3 x 74 shooters. I had a chamber insert made to fire the 9mm Markarov pistol cartridge. This rifle would shoot 2 pair (2 from each barrel) into a ragged hole at 25 yards about 6 inches low from the point of aim but dead nuts for windage. Sounded like an air rifle. Very inexpensive practice for 9.3x74.

if I could buy a double rifle right now I would buy another Chapuis.

Note: There was (may still be ) another gunmaker in France named Chapuis that makes double rifles of a different pattern than the known Chapuis. That may explain the one posters question about his not having split lumps like the current Chapuis have.

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Re: chapuis utility grade? [Re: Rell]
      #25628 - 04/02/05 05:14 AM

rell, good choice. I have two DRs also, a merkel .375 and a chapuis .470. Here is a picture of a target from my 470.



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Re: chapuis utility grade? [Re: bonanza]
      #25636 - 04/02/05 11:43 AM

here's confirmation on the Chapuis. this one in 375.





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NE450No2
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Re: chapuis utility grade? [Re: new_guy]
      #25949 - 09/02/05 03:12 PM

new guy
What bullets were you shooting?
Very good groups. You need to test your Chapuis at 200 and 300 yards.
I have had very good results with my 9,3x74R Chapuis [scoped]at 200 and 300 yards. I have taken a coyote at 271 yards and a kudu at a little over 300 yards.
Doubles are not just for short range hunting.

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new_guy
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Re: chapuis utility grade? [Re: NE450No2]
      #25994 - 10/02/05 03:37 AM

Those were Hornady 300gr RN InterLocks, and as soon as I can get some InterBonds, I'm hoping to find that they shoot as well as the InterLocks.

I was looking for a $0.30/bullet (vs. the $1.00 premiums) to plink around with. The gun was regulated with Woodleighs, so I chose the Hornady RN which has a more relative profile to the Woodleighs than a spire-point.

I've also tried 330gr cast bullets up to about 2200/fps, and although the barrels individually group well - they are about 4" low and 5" apart at 50yds. One would think they would goup higher, but slow bullets in this gun start low and apart and move up and converge as speed increases.

My regular range doesn't have 200 or 300 yard targets, but another local range does, and you are correct - I do need to get out there and give it a try.

I used to shoot archery quite a bit and always found that if I practiced regularly at 50-60 yards, it really made those 30&40 yard shots a lot easier. I think the same logic could definitely be applied to a double - or any shooting for that matter.

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Chasseur
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Re: chapuis utility grade? [Re: new_guy]
      #26097 - 11/02/05 11:48 AM

Ok,

You guys inspired me, here's my Chapuis with 286gr Woodleighs:

50yards (my load):





100 yards (the test traget from JJ, his regulation job):




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Edited by Chasseur (12/02/05 03:46 AM)

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Chasseur
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Re: chapuis utility grade? [Re: Chasseur]
      #26154 - 12/02/05 03:46 AM

Damn, didn't work the first time, I think it'll work now...

Sorry

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