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Marrakai
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Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?
10/10/07 11:08 PM

Well said. British double rifles in medium to large nitro chamberings were concieved, designed, and built with only one thing in mind: hunting wild game in the far-flung outposts of Empire! Around the turn of the previous century till the First War, arguably the 'heyday' of the British double, the colonies were principly tropical and sub-tropical Africa and India with their sweltering heat and monsoon summers.

What stocks did every one of those rifles wear?

....oil-finished walnut!

I've had rivers of rain-water sluicing over my doubles in the height of a tropical downpour more times than I can remember, and they're slippery with sweat for hours at a time on the average hunt in my backyard. I wouldn't go 6 or 7 years between strip-downs here though, but admittedly there's never any hint of impending disaster.

I usually strip and clean a double immediately after acquisition, and polish any internals that are not already bright and smooth. Then I lightly coat everything with my secret recipe (50:50 mix of AlCom No.2 waterproof grease and high-grade light machine oil). I sleep pretty soundly at night!

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Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	NitroX	29/03/07 04:21 AM
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Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	paradox_	07/10/07 05:44 PM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	EricD	07/10/07 06:27 PM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	herrdoktor	10/10/07 05:09 AM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	400NitroExpress	10/10/07 06:32 AM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	Marrakai	10/10/07 11:08 PM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	butchloc	11/10/07 05:39 AM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	Anonymous	29/03/07 12:05 PM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	BigFiveJack	29/03/07 03:15 PM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	Nighthawk	29/03/07 04:49 PM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	NitroX	29/03/07 04:55 PM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	NitroX	06/10/07 03:36 PM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	NitroX	06/10/07 03:43 PM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	Arrow	11/10/07 06:29 PM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	André	06/10/07 08:28 PM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	tinker	07/10/07 01:10 AM
Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	CptCurl	29/03/07 04:43 AM
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Re: Anyone for a plastic stocked double rifle?	tinker	29/03/07 05:56 AM
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