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Yesterday I received a call from an antique and rare book seller saying she had about 10 African hunting books and would I like a look at them before they went on the shelf.I was over there before she put the phone down.In the collection was a 1958 edition of John Taylors book African Big game and Big Game rifles.Thumbing through I found a quote about rimless cartridges in double rifles.I immediatley thought of this thread. He basically said he had't owned such a rifle but would not hesitate to use one.I cannot find that quote in the 1994 book African Rifles & cartridges.May be some one else might find it and quote the page number.I may have to go back and buy the book.

My own Westley Richards in 300 savage has never given any trouble either chambering and closing or opening and extraction of cases

good shooting
sbs470

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SBS470, It is quite evident that JPK has had very good luck with his 458 double rifle, and I'm sure there are others as well. Quateing Taylor, is usually a strong source for any opinion on cartridges for dangerous game in Africa. In this case however in both your quote, and that of JPK. of Taylor are in his own words speculation at best, and was based on the performance of the cartridges it's self,ballisticly, and based on that he thought the cartridge would be a nice set-up with a double and a single shot of the same chambering. Haveing not owned such a rifle, means he was simply considering it, as a good idea. many things sound good till you get in a tight with the idea, and it proves to not be as good a idea as you had thought.

As I've always said, things are fine, no matter what they are till they show you their bad side, and suddenly they were not as advertized,in practice,as they were in thought. That one time, may be all that it takes to change your mind in a big way, permently!

My thing is when picking a fighting tool, I see no profit in adding a feature that are in question as to their reliability. The same goes for single triggers on doubles, auto safeties, on any DGR, A scoped rifle, with no iron sights, or a chambering that is borderline enough. That is not to say one shouldn't use what ever suits him, for any job, I just don't think it is a real smart move, when something better can be had at the same or lessor cost!

USE WHAT FLOATS YOUR CANOE,as long as you're the one who must paddle it in rough water!

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DUGABOY1, and MacD37 founding member of DRSS www.doublerifleshooterssociety.com
"If I die today, I have had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"

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