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93x64mm
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Re: Rare Hammer Double Rifle w/ a "Double" Martini Action [Re: buckstix]
      #315843 - 30/04/18 07:23 AM

Can't get better that that!
Brilliant Buckstix!


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Re: Rare Hammer Double Rifle w/ a "Double" Martini Action [Re: 93x64mm]
      #315859 - 30/04/18 09:17 PM

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Can't get better that that!
Brilliant Buckstix!



Hello 93x64mm,

Thanks for the reply.

Yes, I think I'm done with this one.

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Re: Rare Hammer Double Rifle w/ a "Double" Martini Action [Re: buckstix]
      #316151 - 06/05/18 02:22 PM

Hello All,

Here are a couple pictures of the locks on this double rifle. The reason I removed them, is that today while shooting I had the rifle "double" on me. When I fired the right barrel, BOTH barrels fired. This happened on the 4th pair. WOW ! !

Normally the recoil from shooting this 8-1/4 pound rifle with a 325g bullet traveling 1560 fps, is about 17.7 ft/lbs. That's not bad from an 8-1/4 pound rifle. However, when it "doubled", the recoil spiked to 71 ft/lbs. This is the first time this has happened in over 100 shots, but 71 ft/lbs of recoil really hurts from an 8-1/4 pound rifle.

This is why I removed the locks. I thoroughly cleaned and oiled them, and tightened a few loose screws. I'm hoping that this won't happen again.




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Re: Rare Hammer Double Rifle w/ a "Double" Martini Action [Re: buckstix]
      #316162 - 06/05/18 11:26 PM

Ouch- the sear engagement looks OK on the left one, but picture is a little hard to make out.
Nice locks.

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Re: Rare Hammer Double Rifle w/ a "Double" Martini Action [Re: DarylS]
      #316164 - 07/05/18 12:12 AM

Are you sure it is the locks. My German rifle doubles when you shoot it off the bench. After about the tenth time it did it I realized that the horn trigger guard (witch I hate) positions my right hand wrong and that my trigger finger is hitting the rear trigger under recoil. I have to make a conscious effort to wrap my finger around the front trigger. My hand is then in an unnatural position.

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Re: Rare Hammer Double Rifle w/ a "Double" Martini Action [Re: Wayne59]
      #316165 - 07/05/18 01:35 AM

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Ouch- the sear engagement looks OK on the left one, but picture is a little hard to make out.
Nice locks.



Hello Daryl_S

Thanks for the reply.

I think both sears are fine. I'm hoping it might have just been a small piece of debris that caused poor engagement.

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Are you sure it is the locks. My German rifle doubles when you shoot it off the bench. After about the tenth time it did it I realized that the horn trigger guard (witch I hate) positions my right hand wrong and that my trigger finger is hitting the rear trigger under recoil. I have to make a conscious effort to wrap my finger around the front trigger. My hand is then in an unnatural position.



Hello Wayne59,

Thanks for the reply.

I don't think I "strummed" the rear trigger, but I'll be paying close attention to that possibility next time I take the rifle shooting.


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