I get it that you have all this figured out, but you are really going to debate people who have actually used a double in the field?!?And when it stops being "regulated properly"? Then what? Take out an insurance policy to send it off to someone to be fixed? If my Springfield doesn't shoot straight, I fix it. Me. I take it to the range and "regulate" my scope or check the bedding or change the load. It's not rocket science. Regulating a double is rocket science. I've only got one barrel to straighten out, not two. From what I'm reading here, a three inch group at a hundred yards is acceptable for a double rifle. A Mauser that shoots a three inch group goes to the pawn sh
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When does a double quit being regulated properly? I mean seriously - how does that happen? Perhaps your assumed experiences with doubles is different than those here who have actually used them? I have doubles with regulated loads that shoot today exactly as they did 20 years ago. What are your experiences with them that are different?
Look, I strongly recommend a quality scoped bolt action for a first safari. But if you have a double that shoots well, with a regulated load, what is the issue? @Tanks is correct. One has two rifles immediately available with a double (assuming it has double triggers). A Mauser with an problem is a club unless one has a bayonet attached, in which case it is a spear.
You also clearly do not understand an accurate double. For instance my S2 shoots 2.5" LxR/LxR four shot groups at 100 yards. But the right barrel shoots sub MOA. I sight in on the right barrel and have an instant second shot within a couple of MOA. What is not to like? Particularly in a DG caliber.
If I am interested in multiple MOA shots then I'll use my R8 which is, again in my experience, superior to a Mauser.
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