Shotgun to a Double rifle? Possible?

Good photo.
My Simson Suhl .405 WCF worked out well too, and it too was done by an experienced gun maker. It has become a favorite of mine, taking a variety of big game from hogs to red deer and Nilgai:
 

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our neighbour hunter has made one.
A FN shotgun o/u 12/70 in a . 450 NE
He tolde me ,that a FN is strong enough for that and .450 is maximum.
Possible I get some pictures.
In Bavaria we are quarantined and so we have time for that :)

Okay, guys, it's been a few days, sorry.
But here's the good stuff.
A true former FN 12/70 Skeet shotgun - converted to .450 NE caliber
Mounted with a Zeiss scope 1,5-6x42



.450 FN Skeet shotgun.JPG
.450 bullets.JPG


......and here are the good,old .450 cartridges with 500gn bullets.
Gun and ammo proofed on buffaloes in Zimbabwe (y)
 
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Nice looking rig and definitely up to the task of taking any buffalo walking.
 

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