Thanks guys but I'd still like to hear form a couple of guys on here that own or have had some shooting time with these. I've been on their web page but its not that informative compared to others. They look really nice but thats only part of it, if they have some kind of issue in any way I'd like to hear some opinions for you guys. A double is a big investment for me and I have time to look at all of them. I just know very little about these compared to the more popular makers out there so I thought I would start with them. I would definitely handle any gun before I percessed one . I'm just trying to weed out somethings that you can't tell by just holding and shouldering guns like these. Thanks in advance for the help.
WST416, one of our DRSS members is an arms importer and imported three V-C doubles and brought them to the DRSS annual hunt/get together down at the 4K Ranch near Brady, Texas for the members so put through the paces to see if he wanted to import more of the rifles. The rifles were a 7mm flanged, and 450/400NE 3 inch, and a 450NE.
The rifles seemed well made and well finished! Wood was exceptional, and wood to metal fit was very nice.
They were balanced well with 1/3rd of the total weight between the hands as it should be. They were weighted properly for chambering in each case. We shot them with the factory ammo they were regulated with and all three shot very well. We found no objections to the brand at all.
The action has a unique lock-up with three lugs on the bottom of the Shoelump barrel set, that fit into three slots in the action body. The rifle doesn’t have a top lock-up but the bottom seems strong enough so as not to need a top lock-up (in most doubles called a third fastener). The rifles have some things that normally are found only on doubles that sell for far higher prices. Things like a flip over night sight, and well appointed rear shallow “V” standing with a silver center line to the bottom of the “V” with two f lop-ups for down range use. Everything worked as it was supposed to, and the general consensus of the twenty long time double rifle owners and African hunters there was that the Varne-Carron doubles were commiserate or better than the price point for these rifles!
Hope any of this helps with what you are looking for!
……………………………………………Good hunting!