I bet it would work well on a european driven boar hunt.

I have one of the Baikal double rifles in .45-70. They are kind of rough, but can be improved to be accurate, useful rifles.

Several do. The Baikal for $1000 or less maybe Sabatti at around $2500 and up.

While the Baikal might be rough it would work great for what you are talking about.

Siace also makes a 45-70 DR, but it's considerably more pricey than those already mentioned.

Pedersoli makes some .45-70 doubles with hammers that are a little step up from those mentioned. You can even order them with an extra pair of shotgun barrels.

I used to have one of the Pedersoli's. Nice guns. Strongly built. Think it is a copy of a Colt double rifle prototype from the 1880's or so. Wish I hadn't sold it. At one time I was considering reaming it out to 45/120 or 450 #2 Nitro. The likely regulation issues killed this idea though.

376 steyr. Have a look at the doubles page. There 4 threads on 45-70 including my quest for one. Shooting my Siace this weekend with 350 g at 2100 fps with some modifications was pleasant. Close to a 450/400 performance.

I have a Baikal, I need to regulate it but each barrel shoots a decent group just not together. But that is fixable.
It has Russian esthetics but also Russian durability.
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Dave

there's a Baikal double 45-70 in a pawn shop in El Campo, Tx for $600... probably get it cheaper... I paid $1000 for mine and it shoots great.... and it took less than 10 rounds to regulate it with factory Remington springfield trapdoor 405 gr loads...

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Originally posted by jimatcat:
there's a Baikal double 45-70 in a pawn shop in El Campo, Tx for $600... probably get it cheaper... I paid $1000 for mine and it shoots great.... and it took less than 10 rounds to regulate it with factory Remington springfield trapdoor 405 gr loads...

man, i wish this one was in 30-06 -- i have the 4wheeler double in 4570 already

Bailey Bradshaw