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4seventy
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Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?
28/11/03 10:52 AM

Nitro,
To cut what would be a very long description short, the main reason that SOME break action single shot rifles can be chambered for hot cartridges is IMHO.....

The weight saved by using only one barrel instead of two allows for a stronger action design.

Heavy barrel lugs can engage with mating surfaces located either on the sides or within the floor of the action.

The slim profile of the one barrel allows the action to be heavily reinforced on either side of the barrel.
This can reduce flexing at the action bar.

Of course this type of strengthening could be done to a side by side double but would add much ungainly width and weight and turn the rifle into a club.

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Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	NitroX	26/11/03 10:33 PM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	luv2safari	09/02/04 04:15 PM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	nopride2	10/02/04 04:31 AM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	475Guy	09/02/04 07:24 PM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	mstarling	10/02/04 04:31 AM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	atkinson6	10/02/04 05:04 AM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	Gibbs505	29/11/03 12:39 PM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	DUGABOY1	29/11/03 02:28 AM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	4seventy	28/11/03 02:27 PM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	NE450No2	28/11/03 03:39 PM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	Robie	28/11/03 01:59 AM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	470Nitro	27/11/03 03:40 AM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	mickey	27/11/03 01:27 PM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	NitroX	27/11/03 01:35 PM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	4seventy	28/11/03 10:52 AM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	470Nitro	27/11/03 10:04 PM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	500Nitro	28/11/03 12:39 AM
Re: Would you use your double as a mountain rifle?	gryphon	27/11/03 03:21 AM

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