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Marrakai
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20 Bore/ .577 Double Rifles
14/01/03 07:56 PM

Several years ago, I acquired a nice Alexander Henry under-lever hammer double chambered for the 20/.577 Express cartridge. I restored it, and take it hunting buffalo occasionally with good success. I believe this to be a fairly rare chambering these days, and know of only one other which was sold from Australia into the US last year. It too was an Alex Henry.

Holland & Holland have illustrated this cartridge in their early catalogues, probably before the turn of the century, but I have no details of rifles so-chambered. I believe it was a popular tiger cartridge in the black powder era.

Which leads me to the question: do any fellow-posters currently have possession of a rifle or rifles in this chambering? Does anyone know of a rifle chambered for the 20/.577? If so, would you be so kind as to post a few details for the enlightenment of us all! Surely there are more than two of these marvellous rifles left!

http://www.australianhunting.net/library/oneoftheharderones.html

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20 Bore/ .577 Double Rifles	Marrakai	14/01/03 07:56 PM
Re: 20 Bore/ .577 Double Rifles	DUGABOY1	02/02/03 09:44 AM
Re: 20 Bore/ .577 Double Rifles	Marrakai	03/02/03 09:34 PM
Re: 20 Bore/ .577 Double Rifles	DUGABOY1	06/02/03 05:51 AM
Re: 20 Bore/ .577 Double Rifles	pwm	15/06/04 04:30 AM
Re: 20 Bore/ .577 Double Rifles	ALAN_MCKENZIE	15/06/04 06:31 PM
Re: 20 Bore/ .577 Double Rifles	pwm	16/06/04 02:57 AM
Re: 20 Bore/ .577 Double Rifles	NitroX	14/01/03 09:20 PM
Re: 20 Bore/ .577 Double Rifles	Marrakai	17/01/03 10:13 PM

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