I'm planning on someday being able to buy a double rifle and would like to know as much as possible about them and their cartridges when I get serious about buying one. What are the best sources of information. Other than this excellent forum.

Thanks
Brandon

bmpregler
Read the following books:
BIG GAME AND BIG GAME RIFLES, and AFRICAN RIFLES AND CARTRIDGES, both by John Taylor

BIG GAME RIFLES AND CARTRIDGES and KIETHS RIFLES FOR LARGE GAME both by Elmer Kieth

SAFARI RIFLES by Craig Boddington

THE RIFLE ITS DEVELOPMENT FOR BIG-GAME HUNTING by S.R Truesdell

SHOOT STRAIGHT AND STAY ALIVE by Fred Bartlet

Then go to Champlin Arms and talk to George Caswell and handle some double rifles.
Try to shoot some double rifles.

I will add to the above, that every one should have both vol. 1 and 2 of Graeme Wrights "Shooting the British Double Rifle".....

Notes on Sporing Rifles - Burrard

The Shooting Field - Holland & Holland

Game Guns and Rifles - Akehurst

The Hammerless Double Rifle - Gray

In addition to the above, subscribe to "THe Double Gun Journal" and pick up as many back issues as you can find. A person can never have too many of those in the bookcase.
JAG

Atkinson. I saw you wrote about volume 2 of "shooting the British Double rifle". I only have the first one, I didnt know he,s made another one. I will get it for sure, its got lots of good info on double rifles( except where I can get a H&H .470 at a price I can afford).