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Marrakai
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Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?
14/09/05 09:51 PM

xyzzycoder:
All the advice so far is good. I would like to add, though, that your intended use might lend itself to the 'nitro-for-black' concept rather well. Black-powder proved doubles are considerably cheaper to buy than their nitro-express cousins, being considered generally unsuitable for hunting dangerous game, but are just as easy to load for, and much easier to shoot, than the big kickers.

A vintage Brit or European hammer double without lavish engraving should be obtainable for just a few grand. The Top Lever Hammer configuration is the most elegant IMHO, and even plain-finish guns often exhibit racy lines. If you can find one in .450, even better, as bullets are readily available in a variety of weights and configurations. This helps when trying to develop light-nitro loads. Buy Graeme Wright's book "Shooting the British Double Rifle", which has whole chapters on safely loading black-powder doubles with light smokeless loads and jacketed bullets.

This is only a suggestion of course, but its what I would be considering in your position. Good luck whichever way you choose to go.

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First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	xyzzycoder	14/09/05 02:57 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	srose	30/09/05 06:07 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	500Nitro	30/09/05 06:22 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	srose	01/10/05 03:54 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	500Nitro	01/10/05 06:24 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	Omnivorous_Bob	03/10/05 03:56 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	mickey	04/10/05 03:45 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	xyzzycoder	16/09/05 04:13 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	new_guy	16/09/05 01:52 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	500Nitro	16/09/05 05:59 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	xyzzycoder	16/09/05 03:15 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	NitroX	16/09/05 02:24 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	NE450No2	16/09/05 03:24 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	wombat	15/09/05 09:16 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	new_guy	15/09/05 12:57 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	luv2safari	15/09/05 02:22 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	NE450No2	15/09/05 06:48 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	xyzzycoder	15/09/05 04:27 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	500Nitro	15/09/05 05:15 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	xyzzycoder	15/09/05 05:50 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	500Nitro	15/09/05 06:16 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	CptCurl	15/09/05 12:48 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	luv2safari	15/09/05 03:05 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	clark7781	14/09/05 10:43 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	CptCurl	14/09/05 09:55 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	Marrakai	14/09/05 09:51 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	NitroX	14/09/05 08:48 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	MauserRifle	14/09/05 04:04 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	mickey	14/09/05 03:43 PM

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