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For the average bloke who does average shooting I call out right bullshit on the double being faster with 4 shots. Yes I have seen the Videos but these are not average blokes who does an average amount of shooting.
Now when you talk about blokes who practice and practice then clearly the double is faster with high energy recoil calibres. However if the bloke with the double fumbles at all the bolt gun wins. The double will have the advantage in getting back on target as you just deal with recoil and not working the action as well. For reliability, that, on the surface will go to the bolt gun. Yes. The double only needs a very small amount of grit in it and it won't close. Not from my experience but from a long time African hand who trusted a bolt over a double for that very reason. Had a couple of bad experiences with the double.

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Who said four shots? The video clearly shows 4 shots out of the 416 is faster. Time was lost in the reload.

Who is average? Im no guru. I took my two rifles and filmed them.

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I said four shots as that is what most of these trials use. Also if the bolt has a detachable mag (and it is change friendly) and you have a spare one this would help the bolt, add to that, the dropping of the mag - as should be done if it is a DG shoot - and not sticking it in a pocket etc. If you have the same or very similar cartridges - recoil wise - in each firearm you may get a more consistent indication. In most situations once past 4 rounds I would think the double would be faster, all things being equal, as most DG calibre bolt actions do not have a detachable magazine.

Chuck you spend a bit of time at the range and I would warrant more time and more rounds down range than most. Do you do any dry drilling?

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