Was just over perusing the Champlin site (drooling is a better term), and ran across a .600 Nitro Express Jeffery double with what was referred to as a "snap action". I'm not familiar with this term. Are they referring to the underlever design of the .600 Jeffery, or is this something different? Considering the price tag was $44,000+, I guess it doesn't matter if I ever find out what a "snap action" is or not! Still curious though.
I have been looking at that rifle for several months. It looks restored. If I remember correctly, Jeffery only made 32 or so of the 600 NE rifles, so this is a relative rarity.
I don't know what snap action means.
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There is an example of a "snap action" on Thad Scott's web site (www.thadscott.com, under rifles look at the picture of item number a2094). This may give you an idea. My understanding is that this is an under lever design that is pulled downward as opposed to swung over. For what it's worth.
A snap action is an underlever action that you push the lever down and the barrels drop and you load them in the conventional fashion and close the action as you would any break open double and that little under lever "snaps" shut automatically, thus the name "snap action"... it is the second design double the first being a ball bearing affair that goes sideways as I understand it?????
Still curious though.