I currenly have a Verney Carron 500NE and love it.
He was telling me that felt recoil with in a 500NE he fells is less than a 470. Curious to know your thoughts on this.
i dunno, most of the antique doubles ive seen had 27-30 inch barrels. short barreled doubles are more of a recent concept as far as ive seen. granted these longer barrels were likely used to try and eek out every last bit of power possible from black powder and cordite cartridges.
even if its no longer needed, i find the longer barrels to be more attractive. you also benefit from a longer sight radius which leads to more accurate shooting. having said that, i think if i was a professional hunter who spent all his time chasing wounded dangerous game in the thick bush i would probably use a short barreled rifle.
-matt
One of those Russian made Baikal Remmies for me!! Why you ask? Well, its cheap, ugly, barely functional, not very accurate and has that little wheel between the barrels that is supposed to bend one barrel one way or another or something like that. Oh and did I say it was cheap?? I could go on but you see where its going.... I mean right?
The only double I've ever fired is Pieter's Blazer S2 in 500 NE. I liked it but would want a recoile reducer installed for regular use! To Pieter's point it is a heavy rifle but felt very comfortable on my shoulder! Good looking but not over the top.
I would buy one for sure!
going to work a double shift at wal-mart???
hey, a guys gotta eat.That why I can't get any hours Edward ......you keep working all the double shifts!
One of those Russian made Baikal Remmies for me!! Why you ask? Well, its cheap, ugly, barely functional, not very accurate and has that little wheel between the barrels that is supposed to bend one barrel one way or another or something like that. Oh and did I say it was cheap?? I could go on but you see where its going.... I mean right?
Verney Carron with 2 sets of barrels 1st set 500 NE 2nd set 450/400 NE.
and the evidence?.....