Help me choose a Double Rifle for Plains Game which caliber combinations

[Major Bonkers]

Just a heads-up: Holts have some double rifles in medium bore calibres coming up for auction that may be of interest (including a Krieghoff in .243 - I suppose for driven game).

Speaking from bitter experience, though, importing sporting rifles into South Africa is very difficult, and can only be done through authorised forwarders, AND you will have to pay import duty.

 

[Major Bonkers]

Also Paul Roberts.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Nice idea IvW. Both barrels 7x65R, let your small be small.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Pot Shot in Randburg had some small cal side by sides a few years back he didn't want much for, not top male but new, albeit a bit of rust. It was very cheap.

 

[xausa]

My first double rifle was a Krieghoff Teck, built to my specifications, in caliber .458 WM, with extra barrel sets in .375 H&H and 20 gauge 3" Magnum. I was very pleased with it on all my trips to Africa. The .375 H&H barrels got the most workout, since I used them on big plains game, like eland and kudu, as well as thin skinned dangerous game, such as lion and leopard. I took elephant and buffalo with the .458 barrels.

I was a little dubious of the rimless cartridges in a double rifle, but at the time nothing else with readily available ammunition was on the American market

. I wasn't familiar with the 9.3X74R. I now have both an O/U and a S/S rifle in that caliber. However, the rimless extractors/ejectors worked flawlessly in the Krieghoff.

 

[IvW]

I am now considering
9.3x74R/9.3×74R
7x65R/7x65R
And the 7x57R/20ga

 

[Woodcarver]

I am now considering
9.3x74R/9.3×74R
7x65R/7x65R
And the 7x57R/20ga

My Chapuis UGEX has those 1st 2 sets, it would be slick to have a set of shotgun barrels to go with them.

 

[HWL]

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As for the magazine/cartidge holder built into the stock, are they any good and are they worth it? How many rounds do they hold? Cant find much on them on the internet

Have some rifles with this feature... my Blaser K77 Kipplauf for example holds 3 rounds .308 Winchester.
Love this, because whatever happens, there is always ammunition.
Most of the magazines hold 4, some five, especially for "Bergstutzen", 2 big and 3 small..

HWL

 

[HWL]

I

Have some rifles with this feature... my Blaser K77 Kipplauf for example holds 3 rounds .308 Winchester.
Love this, because whatever happens, there is always ammunition.
Most of the magazines hold 4, some five, especially for "Bergstutzen", 2 big and 3 small..

HWL