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Phil_in_the_UK
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Re: What should I look for when choosing an old Double
11/05/04 03:41 AM

Welcome J

The only advice I can give is tread very carefully, I have been looking seriously for 18 months and only just found something worth buying at the right price but not in the original calibre I was looking for. In that time I have seriously looked at 12 rifles, I bought the thirteenth, not superstitious. The number of available rifles here in the UK is not as great as in the US or Australia, you will have to look very hard. If you buy privately, don’t trust your own judgment, get a second opinion from someone who knows what they are looking at and don’t buy unless you can have the opportunity of more than a few shots, preferably with commercially available ammunition. If you’re buying from a reputable dealer they won’t mind and also won’t mind you bringing someone along for the second opinion. If they hesitate, walk away it’s not worth wasting thousands on a wall hanger. Remember, I looked at 12 “poor” rifles that on the face of it actually looked OK and some of them very pretty, some were from dealers some private. If you are going to stalk deer you will have to go for a calibre of .375 or smaller.

Good luck, it will be worth it and if you’re interested, I have a few reliable contacts that may be able to help you out.

Regards

Phil

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What should I look for when choosing an old Double	J_in_the_UK	11/05/04 01:51 AM
Re: What should I look for when choosing an old Double	NitroX	11/05/04 02:58 PM
Re: What should I look for when choosing an old Double	J_in_the_UK	11/05/04 07:18 PM
Re: What should I look for when choosing an old Double	DUGABOY1	12/05/04 09:16 AM
Re: What should I look for when choosing an old Double	NE450No2	13/05/04 04:28 AM
Re: What should I look for when choosing an old Double	NitroX	12/05/04 01:27 PM
Re: What should I look for when choosing an old Double	NitroX	11/05/04 11:00 PM
Re: What should I look for when choosing an old Double	mickey	11/05/04 04:08 PM
Re: What should I look for when choosing an old Double	Rusty	11/05/04 03:54 AM
Re: What should I look for when choosing an old Double	Phil_in_the_UK	11/05/04 04:12 AM
Re: What should I look for when choosing an old Double	J_in_the_UK	11/05/04 06:15 AM
Re: What should I look for when choosing an old Double	Phil_in_the_UK	11/05/04 03:41 AM
Re: What should I look for when choosing an old Double	470Rigby	11/05/04 10:36 AM

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