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Ok all you very rich owners of double rifles; which trigger/bbl do you fire first?

Also, who among you likes single triggers on a double?

Me? Hey, I just bought a Blaser S2 in 500/416, and after firing 8 rounds, am not sure I want to tap off either trigger again.

(They say the bruises will fade in a couple of weeks!)

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Poprivit Yes I'm rich, but all my money is tied up in debt!


I do own a few double rifles, however, and have owned many more! Some guys like to trade automobiles every year, I, on the other hand would rather spend what I can on double rifles, and hunting, and drive my carrs for ten or twelve years.

That out of the way, Marakai is right, the doubles are regulated fireing the right barrel first, with the second shot shortly there after, this makes the two barrels fire the same way every time they are fired in that sequince. The barrels are allowed to cool, and fired again to see if they are the same. Then if more convergance, or seperation is needed, they are re-heated, and the wedges moved in the dirrection needed.

If one wants his rifle to shoot properly, then this is the sequince he should fire the rifle in the field, at any range longer that off the muzzles! In the field, if the range is truley close, then it makes no difference which barrel you fire first, because off the end of the barrels, both ways will hit the target, and this is where Will is coming from, because he doesn't believe a double rifle can be used for longer range shooting. The reason he believes that is two part, one he fires the back trigger first throwing the barrel heating off, and two because he read someplace that doubles are not accurate at longer range!

The fact is there are only a couple of things that can make a double rifle go completely out of service, #1 is a single trigger! If it breaks in any way the rifle is out of service all together. If the rifle has two triggers, on siide has no effect on the opperation of the other side, so you are left, at least, with a single shot, instead of a 12 lb club! The other thing that is bad is an auto safety!

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