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Sorry Redleg I signed the book of condolence in the British Embassy in Oman on Wednesday. I didn't read all the signatures there before I signed that either!

Here..

A story I’ve just heard Yes. True. There is a clip of her bodyguard recounting the tale.

That looks like red backing cloth to me, also it looks like it has taxidermist glass eyes . Are you sure your memory is serving you correctly here

Stunning Country. Having shed a lot of my normal stalking gear - it's too hot to be carrying nice to have stuff, even close to home, so just a belt with knife and water bottle, I had left my rangefinder at base- not that I needed it but I do like to range a shot after taking it for the record...

Thanks ET. What Country are you in?

Not Africa and not Dangerous Game but stalking in the dried up UK is rather akin to plains game hunting in Africa at the mo! Managed to connect with this fellow this evening with my old Merkel DR (8x60r)

Fox

Fox

Just got back from a stint overseas a few days ago. .222 Rem first rifle out of the cabinet . straight out and had a fox late evening and another the next night. It's fast becoming my favourite

Mannlicher - shoot from 22 to 220 yards

Range report (sort of) Had the Mannlicher out for a few days this week. Targeting Muntjac but didn't see any so enjoyed knocking some rabbits over.. Pretty much point and shoot from 22 to 220 yards

Had mine done end of 2020. Intraocular lens replacement. Rt eye for distance left for close-up. Best thing is open sights are back on the menu. Brilliant result all round. Always wore spectacles before , no need anymore

I'd like one as well ! I am currently in a different Country for a while (for work) but will get round to it when I get back.

Thanks F. Vaccaro. Here's another photo for you

Much easier to spot of it was moving though :)

I have wanted Steyr SL in .222 ever since I was a lad. Managed to get one recently. Haven't had much chance to use it much yet but have had a couple of foxes with it. Great to see what others are shooting with their .222s

Shame . Always enjoyed his stories.

"Out on a limb" "arm" . Now that is funny :)

Absence make the heart grow fonder. Simple

Hi Jamouk

Not sure about this "looking down the barrels" thing A well fitted double rifle (and shotgun) when used on moving game, if correctly mounted, should point where you are looking as you swing onto the target.

I am with you on that. However.You now have Ginger Harry. What was that about revenge, a dish best eaten cold?:A Yes: No apologies. You are welcome to him.

Me. Done one safari. Probably wont be able to do another. Enjoy the various posts and love hunting.

There is now no limit to the number of components one can possess. The limits apply to number of complete rounds (in the UK)

That's a cracker

Don't wear a pith helmet unless you don't mind having the pith taken!

Or even the "newer" Steyr with same rotary magazine (1972)?

Aye . He is dead now . 90 years is a good result for anyone. I lost interest in the man years ago when he decided to meddle in politics, a "professional Scotsman" , tax -exile not living in Scotland and wobbling on about the Scottish Independence referendum. Hey ho. Never speak ill of the dead .

Excellent read. Thank you for posting

The Kynoch ones were about £55 a pair. (8 x 60r) They are well made, steel and brass construction with some sort of very hard rubber type substance as a "Primer". Hard to say whether there is a spring inside as they are won't dismantle. They have FN on the head-stamp so presumably made by FN?

Cheers Red-Leg. I appreciate your feed-back.

I recently purchased some from Kynoch, they were pretty pricey but still don't feel comfortable pulling the trigger . (I have a Merkel but it is over 90 yrs old and have no idea what they say about snap caps)

What are people's views on the use of snap caps in double rifles? Does any one use them (two pairs) for practicing / rehearsing firing/reloading? (Apologies if this has been covered before.)

The question was "Strictly speaking in terms of speed of firing of the second barrel..." So "Strictly speaking in terms of speed of firing the second barrel" a double trigger :)

By the way the shot-gun is still as tight on it's face as it was 40 years ago when I deliberately doubled it and it has fired many thousands of shells since then. Back in the old days firing both barrels together was a technique often employed by market gunners when the wanted to "brown" a raft...

Yes so do I. I used finger tips in the two finger technique. I think people are taking what I said out of context. I used the two fingers just to prove a point when my son was saying how much faster his single trigger was...o_O

Yes of course Red Leg. It was done to prove a point. I have deliberately doubled my shotgun in the past, its no big deal.

finger tips

Yes of course. I don't shoot like that normally RedLeg! It was to prove a point. I have however deliberately doubled my 12 bore more than once and it's no big deal. :)

What he said.

I can fire my s x s 12 bore two shots faster than my son can fire his off which has a single selctive trigger. Fore-finger on the front trigger, middle finger on the back one .:sneaky: Wouldn't want to try it on a big NE double though !

'kin ell!

Just one. 8 x 60 JRS . Gebrueder Merkel 1929 Model XXVI/77 (in my avatar)

:Stop: And anyway. Have you ever tried German wine?

Cheers GKNOX. I hope you realise you now have the Double Rifle addiction?!

Hi GKNOX Double rifle barrels are usually thinner than their single barrel (in the same calibre) counterparts? It is because there are are two of them supporting each other and makes for tasty/pointy balance. (Apologies if preaching to the converted but you did say)