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NE450No2
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Re: New Steel vs Old steel
22/05/07 04:08 PM

Hopdoc
You are correct.

No matter how strong the steel is, a big calibre double needs a certain amount of weight to be "shootable".

My 450/400 weighs about 10 lbs 2 oz with its Murray leather shell carrier on the stock, but with no shells in it.

My 450 No2 has 28" bbls and weighs about 11 3/4 lbs with its shell carrier.
both rifles balance perfectly are comfortable to shoot and do not feel too heavy.

I have carried them many a mile.

Modern steel has enabled smaller calibre doubles to be made lighter. My 9,3x74R Chapuis weighs 7 1/4 lbs, early 303 doubles weighed 10 lbs or more.

The lightest sleekest of the new made doubles is the new Merkel on the 28ga frame with the 21" bbls. I have handled and shot one in 9,3x74R several rounds. I like it.

Since I have a 9,3 double and a 9,3 double rifle drilling, I would love to have one of the new Merkels in 308 WCF [as I have a lot of ammo for it], but for everyone else the 9,3x74R is a better calibre.

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New Steel vs Old steel	hoppdoc	19/05/07 01:07 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	mehulkamdar	19/05/07 01:17 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	mickey	19/05/07 04:25 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	mehulkamdar	22/05/07 04:38 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	hoppdoc	19/05/07 07:07 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	dnovo	19/05/07 09:09 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	AzGuy	19/05/07 11:59 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	Marrakai	21/05/07 01:39 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	400NitroExpress	23/05/07 02:22 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	hoppdoc	23/05/07 11:17 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	400NitroExpress	24/05/07 03:06 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	hoppdoc	24/05/07 06:53 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	bonanza	24/05/07 07:22 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	400NitroExpress	24/05/07 06:01 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	Grizzly	24/05/07 08:02 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	Will	24/05/07 08:46 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	400NitroExpress	24/05/07 06:15 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	Will	25/05/07 12:33 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	mehulkamdar	25/05/07 07:07 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	Will	25/05/07 08:30 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	Grizzly	24/05/07 12:11 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	CptCurl	24/05/07 11:57 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	400NitroExpress	25/05/07 01:11 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	hoppdoc	25/05/07 10:27 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	bonanza	25/05/07 03:26 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	Chasseur	24/05/07 12:27 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	bonanza	23/05/07 10:17 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	hoppdoc	24/05/07 02:37 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	AzGuy	21/05/07 02:05 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	Marrakai	22/05/07 01:03 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	NE450No2	22/05/07 04:08 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	hoppdoc	19/05/07 11:22 PM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	mehulkamdar	23/05/07 01:28 AM
Re: New Steel vs Old steel	empirevr	19/05/07 09:49 PM

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