The Double Rifle: Share your experience.

tony72cutlass's' said:
On the topic of nitro express rounds, how much of a step up is that from 45-70 in terms of recoil?
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Imagine stepping up from a Ford Range to a Ford Raptor. It's like that. 50 more grains of powder and 100 more grains of bullet and 200 FPS more. No comparison, which is why people with experience get tired at the endless "45-70 is a real big bore" posts. Not saying that's you, but it happens...a lot.
 
BigUglyMan said:
Imagine stepping up from a Ford Range to a Ford Raptor. It's like that. 50 more grains of powder and 100 more grains of bullet and 200 FPS more. No comparison, which is why people with experience get tired at the endless "45-70 is a real big bore" posts. Not saying that's you, but it happens...a lot.
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Indeed. In the big bore world the .45-70 is the equivalent of the .38 Special in the handgun world, but many folks are convinced it's a .357 or .44 Mag.
 
AntekPL said:
I have the Baikal in 45-70 SxS OP. It's a nothing fancy, low maintenance, incredibly reliable go to double when you need it. Fantastic stopping power, take down, auto ejector.

What's not to like. And adjusting sights becomes second nature once you get an initial handle on it.

As for big bore I was eyeing the pre owned Butch Searcy .500NE at Prophet River, then the Clay surprised me with being able to order a Sabatti chambered for 470NE in for me at a smoking deal. After doing some reading on them, decided to take the plunge. Just in time for June's SA hunt for Cape Buffalo. Although my Pop talked me into the O/U instead of the SxS, the SxS are available for order no problem and very well priced.

Might post up a range review on the Sabatti once it comes in, but for the price and my first big bore, what's not to like.
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That Searcy is a lefty.
 
No that's an H&H, I have a .375 Flanged double as well and it's my academic preference, but I love the simplicity of ammunition sharing between the Merkel and my bolt .375s. It regulates well enough for hunting with my standard loads so it's a thought free solution, grab a box and go, or pick it up locally off the shelf.
 
I always enjoy seeing that gun; it's practically a CGN member! Reminds me of the .416Rigby that was one of the characters in "Something of Value". :)

*Sigh*...if only...if only it were in .375Ruger...:rolleyes: :stirthepot2:
 
For sale here on the CGN? I've found that most of the doubles here for sale have been either very high end (anything over 5000$ for me is high end) and then the usual baikals.

Bloody gorgeous guns though.
 
I loved my Baikal 45-70 Double rifle.
I felt like I was in Africa when I carried it.
Unfortunatly another girl caught my eye and she had to go. [I miss her].
 
the spank said:
I cant make out that last photo with you sitting on the log. Is that a bear head?

Double rifle? Never owned or even handled one but sure like the look of them!!
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Yes indeed, that's Dogleg's grizzly from last year. You'll like them, have lots in common with shotgunning feel wise, I shoot my rather instinctively compared to my boot guns. Different feel and application, they don't shoot tight groups, but they snap shoot and follow up like no other rifle.

tony72cutlass's' said:
For sale here on the CGN? I've found that most of the doubles here for sale have been either very high end (anything over 5000$ for me is high end) and then the usual baikals.

Bloody gorgeous guns though.
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You're going to have to spend for sure to get a good idea what doubles are all about, and you can't just try a double a couple times on the range to see if they're for you. It's quite a different shooting style and takes some time investment, and of course money. It's like many things the cheap ways in don't really give the experience a fair shake.
 
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