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The guy in the video must have gone home with sore shoulders  Fuches 338 win mag double bolt Seen one of these in actual use? How are they faring? Don't Ever Book a Hunt with Jeff Blair or Blair Worldwide Hunting http://forums.accuratereloadin...043/m/3471078051/p/1 | ||
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Fuchs has made them for quite some time, obviously not in great numbers. Connecticut Shotgun has a pair of them in 375 H&H. Arab royalty was intrigued by the design, and asked Blaser to make them. Because of the spend of the Arab market on highly adorned Blaser rifles, they went ahead and designed and built them. I saw one...don't know how many they've made. Those and the Fuchs rifles are in the $80K range. | |||
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Looks pretty darn trim for what it is and that bolt handle design is just off-the-hook. I wonder how much it weighs. Life itself is a gift. Live it up if you can. | |||
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I would say not much considering the visible pain on the guy's face at 0:42  Just kidding, they look heavy indeed.Don't Ever Book a Hunt with Jeff Blair or Blair Worldwide Hunting http://forums.accuratereloadin...043/m/3471078051/p/1 | |||
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Fit and finish looked pretty good to me. I wouldn't pay $80K for it, but wouldn't mind owning one! Peter. Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong; | |||
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I handled a couple at SCI shows. It might have even been the same one both years. Never fired one. I was impressed by the engineering, fit, and finish. But I found them bulky, awkward, and heavy. Maybe it would be different if given the chance to get used to it. . | |||
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If you fire one barrel only and need to replace the fired round, how do you manage that without ejecting the live round as well? Don't Ever Book a Hunt with Jeff Blair or Blair Worldwide Hunting http://forums.accuratereloadin...043/m/3471078051/p/1 | |||
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You have half a box sitting below it. You might as well just cycle through it and pick up two more rounds. The one I saw held 8 rounds of 416 Remington. It was in Cordoba, Spain about 10 years ago at the Spanish version of EWA or the Shotshow. | |||
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Fortunately, I do not have the combination of money and lack of common sense to buy something like that... | |||
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I'd be highly interested to know why you think it's that bad, apart from the looks which is of course subjective  Don't Ever Book a Hunt with Jeff Blair or Blair Worldwide Hunting http://forums.accuratereloadin...043/m/3471078051/p/1 | |||
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There is currently a Blaser R93 Duo listed for a lot less than $80,000 http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=5416113 it seems being an acquired taste certainly has an effect on resale value  Formerly Gun Barrel Ecologist | |||
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At the DSC show a few years ago I got to handle one like it. It is a BIG rifle! It seemed well made. the action was smooth. I don't think I'd ever go buy one. Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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People don't like them because they are a push feed, bolt action rifle. Some folks think the gun is the sodomification of the double rifle genre. I would personally own one. They are at a price point where I don't think that will ever happen. Some people claim that over under double rifles are just plain wrong. The same folks consider a scope on a double rifle to be akin to kissing your cousin. | |||
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BGE, nice wood on that Blaser you cited! Great caliber too! Peter. Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong; | |||
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I could be wrong since I am old and senile but I thought I saw one at SCI that had a titanium receiver which I suppose would reduce weight somewhat. The rifle(s) I saw looked well made and were certainly interesting. Paul Smith SCI Life Member NRA Life Member DSC Member Life Member of the "I Can't Wait to Get Back to Africa" Club DRSS I had the privilege to fire E. Hemingway's WR .577NE, E. Keith's WR .470NE, & F. Jamieson's WJJ .500 Jeffery I strongly recommend avoidance of "The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co., Ltd." and "Pisces Sportfishing-Cabo San Lucas" "A failed policy of national defense is its own punishment" Otto von Bismarck | |||
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 Not all bad I'd say.For a quick 3rd and 4th shot at dangerous game it seems just the ticket. The barrels could be a good bit shorter to reduce weight. I wish I could design just as good.  rogerOld age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone.. | |||
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Your mind's sharpness kicks mine's ass sir! They do indeed build models with large titanium content to keep weight down. Not that any of these rifles are essential or anything, but I would love to collect exotic pieces and play with them. Do you know the going price of a healthy kidney? Don't Ever Book a Hunt with Jeff Blair or Blair Worldwide Hunting http://forums.accuratereloadin...043/m/3471078051/p/1 | |||
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They were originally designed by a Canadian that owned an engineering firm. He had Fuchs build them. His name was Szechsi or something like that. He had a A-Square rifle fail on a buffalo and decided never again. | |||
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That's the guy. He designed an over/under too.  Life itself is a gift. Live it up if you can. | |||
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Awesome, but wouldn't a BAR in 338 Win Mag with a 10 shot mag be a bit more practical and have all the fire power you needed in that calibre class? | |||
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I know Joseph Szecsei, the inventor of the design, and his associate Willie Beales. Some of their designs are being built by Fuchs, and offered with steel or Titanium bolts depending upon what weight you want, and how much you want to spend. Mr Szecsei's website is here. I have their latest catalog which Mr Beales sent me, and it has a wealth of details on several as yet unavailable new designs. I am hoping to post them online for them shortly. If you need any information, I'll be happy to put you in touch with them. Good hunting! Mehul Kamdar "I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."-- Patrick Henry | |||
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Guys, I shook hands with Rory Gallatley that tried out the prototype of that thing while these guys where on safari in Zambia. The rifle exploded and blew off Rory's thumb. His grip felt pretty funny with his forefinger being made into his thumb. Rory said they offered to settle with him for $5,000. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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