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xausa
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Re: A magnificent Sideplated Drop-Lock in 450/400 From WR
31/01/20 10:36 PM

I'm sorry to say that the twin of this Westley Richards "Ovundo" double rifle in .400/.350 Rigby was once in my possession. I let it go because there was at the time no source for the 300 grain bullets which were the basis of the cartridge's reputation. The pair belonged to an Indian prince and this rifle was converted to 9.3X74R, a caliber I had never heard of at the time (1975). It is in my mind the supreme example of the W/R side plate drop lock action:

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A magnificent Sideplated Drop-Lock in 450/400 From WR	Waidmannsheil	30/01/20 06:05 PM
Re: A magnificent Sideplated Drop-Lock in 450/400 From WR	greenshoots	31/01/20 02:42 AM
Re: A magnificent Sideplated Drop-Lock in 450/400 From WR	DarylS	31/01/20 03:50 AM
Re: A magnificent Sideplated Drop-Lock in 450/400 From WR	Louis	31/01/20 04:42 AM
Re: A magnificent Sideplated Drop-Lock in 450/400 From WR	tinker	31/01/20 08:19 AM
Re: A magnificent Sideplated Drop-Lock in 450/400 From WR	xausa	31/01/20 10:36 PM
Re: A magnificent Sideplated Drop-Lock in 450/400 From WR	HeymSR20	01/02/20 04:36 AM
Re: A magnificent Sideplated Drop-Lock in 450/400 From WR	93x64mm	01/02/20 08:38 AM

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