flyfishdoc
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Got the bug for a double so here is my first! Verney-Carron 450-400.
Now if I could;d find some ammo.....
Now if I could;d find some ammo.....
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So I did a thing...my first double rifle!
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Congratulations @flyfishdoc ! There seems to be something in the air, with everyone buying double rifles recently! 
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And it looks like factory Recknagel mounts. Lovely rifle. I bet it shoots.
Beautiful gun! Congratulations!!!
Great buy. Verney-Carron makes classy stuff. I dream of a world where men hunt more with double rifles--I'm trying to find a reason to take my Webley .450 BPE to Africa ;-)
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Congrats and welcome to the double rifle club
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Thanks everyone!
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Like your rifle, wish mine had the factory Recknagel mounts. It is one of the most accurate double I have ever shot. When you get to the point of needing reloading data send me a PM and I will share what I have developed for mine to give you a starting point.
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Very nice rifle we had a visiting hunter he brought a VC identical to yours except no scope rings. The way that the rifle shot and the way that he shot it required no scope!
He did have a. firing pin/striker that was a problem which Ken Owens quickly remedied. Great caliber!
so awesome!!!
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Hi @fjyfishdoc, what is the weight of your Verney?
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An awesome looking rifle. Great chambering. Congratulations.
@flyfishdoc Have you found ammo for that beautiful piece yet?
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Beautiful rifle! Congratulations.
I opened this thread thinking I was going to drool over another rifle with the barrels sideways but, lo and behold, yours are correctly arranged. ;-)
I opened this thread thinking I was going to drool over another rifle with the barrels sideways but, lo and behold, yours are correctly arranged. ;-)
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I have a Zoli O/U double rifle with a schnabel fore end.
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Congratulations @flyfishdoc. Perhaps you should change your handle from Flyfishdoc to DRdoc as in double rifle doc!!
I am quite sure you will enjoy it. If you need a reloading data for 450/400 PM me.
Regards,
yhc
I am quite sure you will enjoy it. If you need a reloading data for 450/400 PM me.
Regards,
yhc
I have plenty of factory ammo if you are in Alaska. Brass, too, that I can ship out of state but ammo is too expensive to ship out.
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Hello, saw that you want the Jeffries brass. So you an either send a USPS money order or paypal i guess, which ever works for you is fine with me at this point. If you want to us Paypal use [redacted] friends and family and dont mention gun stuff at all or they will go bananas! LOL!
Let me know what you want to do.
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Hello! Nice rifle! I have IDENTICAL rifle in 375 H&H so i was wondering what gunsmith did the work on it? Appreciate it and if you decide there is anything you are willing to take in partial trade, let me know. I have quite a few pistols, long guns and sxs & o/u shotguns as well.
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