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I regulate the barrels of the double rifles I build at 100 yards and at 50 yards. I first regulate the shots to just touch or maybe be 1/2" apart at 100 yards and then I check the shots at 50 yards to see the difference of what the 100 yard shot pattern. In general the 50 yard shots will pattern about 1 inch apart center to center. I also regulate the barrels for the shots to be nearly exactly the in the same horizontal plane.

I do not regulate them to shoot the right barrel or left barrel first. I regulate them to shoot perfect shots whichever barrel you shoot first; and during regulation I will shoot just about as many by shooting the left barrel first as I do shooting the right barrel first.

It takes a great deal of time and ammunition to regulate barrels to shoot with accuracy that I set as my goal and one rifle it took 300 rounds (I was developing a new cartridge), so I believe few people will/do likely regulate to this accuracy.

I also use the Holland & Holland style muzzle bridge to retain the barrels in place. ..... Snipped

Double rifles can be found that have decades of use and the right barrel is worn out while the left barrel is still good. In my opinion shooters should make certain they shoot the shots from the barrels right and left--left and right in order to maximize barrel life.

I do not recall Graeme Wright discussing right/left of left/right barrel shooting.

Kindest Regards;
Stephen Howell

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Thank you for your experienced comments. And also on the Holand & Holland technique. You've confirmed a number of things for me, or at least that some Gunmakers/regulators do certain things, aiming at certain results. Thanks.

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Now we just need a handfull of DRs tested to see if they do shoot to regulation either R/L or L/R, or both.

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What about Under and Overs? Which barrel first, is it the lower barrel, then the upper as with a shotgun?

My Tikka/Valmet shoots the top barrel first, for the reasons when a combination barrel is fitted, the front trigger is designed to shoot the top shotgun barrel first.

Also in my opinion as the top barrel is angled less to the sighting plane, it should be more "accurate", or closer to the plane so better for the first shot.

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John aka NitroX

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Edited by NitroX (20/06/23 04:08 PM)

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