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    Recoil

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    Regulation: Bullet Weight vs Velocity

    The 75% rule is "75% of the weight of the regulated load IE 500grns, with a full powder charge". Another respected shooter says 75% powder charge with a full weight bullet. I use the full powder charge, light bullet and it works quite well in several doubles.
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    AH Get Together Anchorage Alaska 2015

    I'll try to attend also VD. I'll drop a note to Cal and another gent I know that my be interested but he's not yet on AH.
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    Double Rifle Triggers

    No worries about the stuff. It's still there. My brother is using it evenings but it'll be here day times.
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    Big Bore Addiction Group

    I confirmed it with the sale and Ed himself. Wiki is wrong.
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    Big Bore Addiction Group

    Here's a few better pics of Matt's 450 NE Sauer.
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    Big Bore Addiction Group

    Gents, The 585 HE 's parent case was the 577/500 3 1/8" Magnum. I know because I sold Ed the first few cases for him to work his magic on.
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    Double Rifle Triggers

    On RH rifle the front fires the right pipe. On LH rifles it's the left that gets touched off first. You can look at the 'stagger' of the triggers and see this. They are regulated this way and supposedly the regulation isn't as good if the wrong trigger is pulled first. I haven't noticed this...
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    Acquired a 500 Nitro for Black - now what?

    You can also get Hawk bullets soft point and solid for that beast. Hornady make affordable dies for that beast also. Lee makes a good single stage press for under $100 that'll handle the longer cartridges. I've got all of Cal's books and in each one I learn a tid bit or two.
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    Auguste Francotte! Any thoughts?

    AF has the rep as a best quality builder in DR's. I'd assume they would carry this thru for the single barrels also.
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    Navy Arms Mark IV Kodiak 45-70 24 SxS Double Rifle

    The Kodiaks are a good value for new members of the DR community that don't want to spend a ransom for a rifle. My first was a 9.3X74R that would place them a barrels width apart at 50 yds. It was barrel heavy but deadly with iron sights. It's since migrated to Fla. to another member of here...
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    Hollis and Manton

    There were 2 Hollis's making firearms. A. Hollis and I. Hollis. The A Hollis was a retailer and didn't make them. Most were made by Leonard the same maker as many Jeffries IIRC. I Hollis was a maker and also branded the guns for other retailers. I've got a "Best" 500/450 Magnum branded A...
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    Navy Arms Mark IV Kodiak 45-70 24 SxS Double Rifle

    The very early ones had twin sights. Not for many years though. They are fairly well set by jigs. I have one with 12 ga barrels also. It's a factory oddity.
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    Big Bore Addiction Group

    Somewhere I have pictures of me holding just this set up. A Boddington 450 NE #1 with a 458' rechambered top a 450 NE. Lot'sa duct tape was used for this home brewed double.
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    About to go on Cape buffalo hunt, guns and calibers?

    Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, Shame on ME!
 
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