The Making of a Double Rifle

The Making of a Double Rifle

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NOW!!! Are there any questions as to why double rifles are so expensive, or about the skill needed to build one, even a field grade double rifle that will hit the target with both barrels?

Double rifles are apparently priced, wouldn’t you say?

Hi Mac,

No doubt the doubles are expensive pieces of ballistic ,wood & metal art ,with lot of specialized skillful efforts put in . Its a great feeling to own & use these immaculate classic dbbl rifles .

Monish

Originally Posted by DUGABOY1

NOW!!! Are there any questions as to why double rifles are so expensive, or about the skill needed to build one, even a field grade double rifle that will hit the target with both barrels?

Double rifles are appropriately priced, wouldn’t you say?

The word in my post above was changed by spell check to apparently because I misspelled it in word document, and I didn't notice it till the stupid time limit for edit went int effect!

I bought a new keyboard and it doesn't spell any better than the old one! 8>)

Monish you are absolutely right! The double rifle is the only rifle type that started life as a HUNTING rifle! All others started off as war weapons, and were later pressed into service for hunting.

A well-made double rifle is the only rifle I can think of the can be shot instinctively without even seeing the sights and be on target when it really counts. They are simply an extension of the shooter’s body. However, they require around 600-800 hours of very skilled labor to build properly, and that has nothing to do with decoration, just physical fitting, and regulating!

It is a very pleasurable thing to own, and hunt with! 30 years ago I only knew on man personally that owned a double rifle other than myself. Today they are fairly common on public firing ranges in my part of the country, but still something that almost always gets the attention of other shooters, with the proliferation of mod 700s, and Aks on every table!