Hierarchy Of Double Rifles - Where does the Verney-Carron Fit In?

[ingwe500nitroexpress]

I'm curious about the various Sabatti comments; could someone with actual knowledge of Sabatti doubles care to explain what the problem(s) are with these rifles?

*forends not going on* (not friends not going on)

 

[Altitude sickness]

I think he meant to ask you for examples. Not your bonafides.

 

[rookhawk]

I'm curious about the various Sabatti comments; could someone with actual knowledge of Sabatti doubles care to explain what the problem(s) are with these rifles?

Many.

First, they are made by a cut-rate Italian shotgun manufacturer so they aren't qualified.

Being unqualified, they didn't know the first thing about double rifles so it came as no surprise they would not regulate and hit the broadside of a barn.

Being that they are junk and they have no pride in manufacture, a bunch of them that would not regulate, they attempted to regulate by using a dremel on the crowns thinking they could yaw the bullets into minute of trashcan lid by hacksaw gunsmithing.

Then it comes to the fake engraving, the disgusting aluminum scope mount systems, the fake/enhanced wood stocks, the polyurethane finish, and that most of them are built on basic shotgun actions rather than purpose-built rifle actions.

I think I paid $2600 new for mine fifteen years ago. I hand selected it out of about 40 choices, finding one that regulated well from the factory. It was an unremarkable $2600 gun and I sold it perfectly functional. I just don't enjoy owning low quality items and it didn't exude pride of craftsmanship, it exuded cheap double rifle for a guy that has no business owning a double rifle. (that was me at the time)