First Double Rifle

[norfolk shooter]

Congrats buddy!! She looks a fine rifle. I have bolt action 375 H&H by Francotte. They sure know how to make a fine rifle. Enjoy her and practice as much as you can. Have fun on your buff hunt bro.

 

[Longrifle]

Good to know. Thank you.

 

[TOBY458]

Very nice! Almost makes me want another double. I hope it shoots as well as it looks!

 

[geoff rath]

Exquisite !!!

 

[deewayne2003]

Normally color case hardening is not my cup of tea…However this rifle changed my mind; it’s all around beautiful lock, stock & barrel.

 

[rookhawk]

I've seen that rifle. It needs a modest amount of improvements before its ready for a regulating load to be developed.

Get it to JJ peridoux. Have some tungsten installed blindly inside the forend. Have a mercury reducer put into the butt. Get a 1-1/4" NECG orange pad installed.

It will then be a reasonable length gun that will be about 10.75 to 11.25 pounds.

THEN build your load. The load you need is an IMR3031 load with Woodleigh traditional solids and softpoints.

NEVER, ever, shoot a monometal solid through the gun. Don't waste your time regulating a load before you change the weight of the weapon.

 

[Longrifle]

I've seen that rifle. It needs a modest amount of improvements before its ready for a regulating load to be developed.

Get it to JJ peridoux. Have some tungsten installed blindly inside the forend. Have a mercury reducer put into the butt. Get a 1-1/4" NECG orange pad installed.

It will then be a reasonable length gun that will be about 10.75 to 11.25 pounds.

THEN build your load. The load you need is an IMR3031 load with Woodleigh traditional solids and softpoints.

NEVER, ever, shoot a monometal solid through the gun. Don't waste your time regulating a load before you change the weight of the weapon.

Good advice. Still waiting to hear from JJ. The LOP is actually good for me so I don’t want l want to add length. Sending a PM.

 

[rookhawk]

Good advice. Still waiting to hear from JJ. The LOP is actually good for me so I don’t want l want to add length. Sending a PM.

Then just put a standard length NECG orange pad on it. It won't look ugly anymore and the recoil reduction will improve. Both good things for reasonable money.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

Then just put a standard length NECG orange pad on it. It won't look ugly anymore and the recoil reduction will improve. Both good things for reasonable money.

Why would you insult someone like that?

 

[rookhawk]

Why would you insult someone like that?

Because the guy that bought it asked me what to do to it. I gave this quite a bit of thought as I “ran the math” about buying the gun myself. The gun needs a bit of love to bring it to its potential. An orange pad that looks like a silvers but isn’t will both make the gun look aesthetically more pleasing while taming some of the recoil.

The reason the gun took so long to sell was primarily due to horrific recoil. (Underweight) I wrote the buyer explaining how to cure both the weight and the recoil for modest money. Making the girl prettier in the process is a bonus.

 

[Rare Breed]

JJ Perodeau is another. He does everything for my DRs

 

[Rare Breed]

I've seen that rifle. It needs a modest amount of improvements before its ready for a regulating load to be developed.

Get it to JJ peridoux. Have some tungsten installed blindly inside the forend. Have a mercury reducer put into the butt. Get a 1-1/4" NECG orange pad installed.

It will then be a reasonable length gun that will be about 10.75 to 11.25 pounds.

THEN build your load. The load you need is an IMR3031 load with Woodleigh traditional solids and softpoints.

NEVER, ever, shoot a monometal solid through the gun. Don't waste your time regulating a load before you change the weight of the weapon.

Having my first DR in this caliber underweight as well I highly recommend doing what Rookhawk recommends.