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xyzzycoder
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Reged: 14/09/05
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Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

First Double Rifle - Where do I start?
14/09/05 02:57 PM

Hello. This is my first post to the forum, and I joined primarily to learn how to best go about making an informed, first purchase of a double rifle. This seems like a more complicated purchase than I am used to with my other guns.

I am in Alaska, and while I do hunt and think it would be a real kick in the pants to go on Safari (suggestions on entry-level, value-oriented Safaris would also be interesting to me), I am probably not thinking of purchasing a double for hunting. I probably do not intend to hunt dangerous game in the near future.

I think for my purposes the rifle needs to be relatively inexpensive (for a double). I would prefer a caliber and make that will be in-demand, so the rifle will have a chance of appreciating. And, I would like it to look good. The engraving on some of the doubles I have seen is fantastic. I have seen some lighter caliber doubles that look especially fun (such as .30-06) as I might take them hunting - if I bought a double I could justify shooting (wouldn't severely impact the investment value). But, I'm not sure the lighter doubles are mainstream in that they really do not solve the problem for which doubles were created.

Probably what is making me want a double rifle is reading too many Capstick books on Safari, combined with being an irredeemable pack-rat and collector. I hope that's not a party foul. :-)

Where should I start? How do I educate myself?

A local gun shop has a new, .470 Merkel double in-stock. It is a beauty with ornate engraving of African animals and some gold inlay. They also have a .375 H&H Sarasqueta. The latter seems like a nice rifle, but very little information seems to be available on the manufacturer. And, with this type of purchase I want to know a lot more than I have found. I do not even know whether or not it is a quality gun and what would constitute a fair price.

Thanks in advance.

Aaron

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	xyzzycoder	14/09/05 02:57 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	srose	30/09/05 06:07 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	500Nitro	30/09/05 06:22 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	srose	01/10/05 03:54 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	500Nitro	01/10/05 06:24 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	Omnivorous_Bob	03/10/05 03:56 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	mickey	04/10/05 03:45 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	xyzzycoder	16/09/05 04:13 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	new_guy	16/09/05 01:52 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	500Nitro	16/09/05 05:59 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	xyzzycoder	16/09/05 03:15 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	NitroX	16/09/05 02:24 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	NE450No2	16/09/05 03:24 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	wombat	15/09/05 09:16 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	new_guy	15/09/05 12:57 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	luv2safari	15/09/05 02:22 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	NE450No2	15/09/05 06:48 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	xyzzycoder	15/09/05 04:27 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	500Nitro	15/09/05 05:15 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	xyzzycoder	15/09/05 05:50 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	500Nitro	15/09/05 06:16 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	CptCurl	15/09/05 12:48 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	luv2safari	15/09/05 03:05 AM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	clark7781	14/09/05 10:43 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	CptCurl	14/09/05 09:55 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	Marrakai	14/09/05 09:51 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	NitroX	14/09/05 08:48 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	MauserRifle	14/09/05 04:04 PM
Re: First Double Rifle - Where do I start?	mickey	14/09/05 03:43 PM

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