And no one would use a double rifle as if it was a shotgun weighing half as much. Your original comment was about double rifles. Moving the goal posts here.
Ahem. I think I am decent with it, so are many others on this forum. Also, the OP is about a scoped .375 H&H, a medium bore rat caliber
Thanks for sharing the video @Tanks, showcasing the proper form for shooting a double!
But despite my diminutive calibre, I actually never intended this thread to be about my double specifically. But rather about all the best practices involved in the use, care, transport, maintenance, handling of a fine double rifle, in short “how to run a double rifle”. Nothing operatoresque intended @crs @Forrest Halley
, but I see all this thinking and hypothesizing and optimizing and perfecting and preparing and practicing ... and daydreaming etc. as a form of therapy attempting not to get apathic 
or desperate 
for 11.5 months (for those who can go every year) or 23.5 months (for those who can go only every other year) waiting and dreaming about the next trip to Africa 
) . It does not beat a good scotch, or a decent gin, but it sure beats spending the same time watching the stupid box and getting one's intelligence insulted by the talking heads 
No no I'm not sliding goal posts. I realize that there is a difference. I'd like to see four quick shots with a perfect reload is all. Something practical for a charging dangerous game animal. You've got solid form. I will not dispute that, but could you go faster lining up the initial shot and skip the readjusting of the glasses? Perhaps it is possible to shoot two, nail a reload, and shoot two more at say 25 and 15 yards in four seconds? To me it seems like four shots will solve most problems.And no one would use a double rifle as if it was a shotgun weighing half as much. Your original comment was about double rifles. Moving the goal posts here.
That’s like me telling bullseye shooters that they suck because they are not getting.15 or faster splits on their group shooting like USPSA/IPSC shooters.
You've got a great advantage on reloading with those .375's! The shells will just fly right in. Pour it on with two fast shots and reload in three seconds and do it again.Thanks for sharing the video @Tanks, showcasing the proper form for shooting a double!
But despite my diminutive calibre, I actually never intended this thread to be about my double specifically. But rather about all the best practices involved in the use, care, transport, maintenance, handling of a fine double rifle, in short “how to run a double rifle”. Nothing operatoresque intended @crs @Forrest Halley
Or maybe spike.t you do not need to dream and chat about Africa so much, because you are blessed to live there
I agree wholeheartedly that a lot of what is written on most AH.com threads, including by myself, is overthinking
I do say this of course in some sort of bitter humor, but we all know that behind every sour joke there is a layer of truth
Over thinking and writing all this safari stuff, seems to me like standing in an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting and sharing life since the last meeting (no actual experience yet
Actually, I was saying to a friend recently that I am starting to understand what jail inmates feel, waiting for and counting the days until their release. At least, reading and writing these overthought threads, means that the time is not spend in solitary confinement
So... likely boring (and apologies) to a guy like you, Mike, who happens to be "outside," but possibly therapeutic to guys who happen to be "inside"
PS: not to mention that this is all really good for the hunting and shooting economy as I am intimately convinced that the vast majority of our stuff purchased during the off months "for Africa" is but compensation for not being there
Couldn't agree more, you have to dream, hunt in your head. Even we who are fortunate to live in Africa need to fill the spaces - my lock screen is a double, my home screen is a double, I am a double junkie.Or maybe spike.t you do not need to dream and chat about Africa so much, because you are blessed to live there
I agree wholeheartedly that a lot of what is written on most AH.com threads, including by myself, is overthinking
I do say this of course in some sort of bitter humor, but we all know that behind every sour joke there is a layer of truth
Over thinking and writing all this safari stuff, seems to me like standing in an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting and sharing life since the last meeting (no actual experience yet
Actually, I was saying to a friend recently that I am starting to understand what jail inmates feel, waiting for and counting the days until their release. At least, reading and writing these overthought threads, means that the time is not spend in solitary confinement
So... likely boring (and apologies) to a guy like you, Mike, who happens to be "outside," but possibly therapeutic to guys who happen to be "inside"
PS: not to mention that this is all really good for the hunting and shooting economy as I am intimately convinced that the vast majority of our stuff purchased during the off months "for Africa" is but compensation for not being there
Hehe, I'm sure it will not be that different than any other rifle. The reason I would talk about transport specifically, is because double guns generally are in the category of fine guns. Which merits perhaps some additional considerations or thought put into it to keep them as safe as possible.It's a rifle...no different to your other ones...just has 2 barrels...so not sure any difference in transport...etc etc etc ...
Actually, it is recommended that it is broken down for transport. Heck, look at all the cases from high end manufacturers, always broken down.
As @Tanks photo shows, quality doubles (shotguns and rifles) are traditionally stored broken down in an oak and leather case. I travel (in my truck or an airplane) with both doubles and my R8's broken down. Most importantly, I am personally convinced that a smaller case is safest way to consign a fine gun to the cargo compartment of an airliner.
When I lived in Texas I took a shooting lesson from a Navy Seal shooting instructor. He taught me NOT to use the let out your breath halfway then pull trigger. He said your heartbeat is always at its lowest when you are at the absolute bottom of letting out ALL your breath then you have about six seconds to gently squeeze the trigger and always “calling” your shot. It made all the difference in my shooting any gun
