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Was watching a Cape Buffelo Hunting show on either Outdoor or Sportsman channel and one of the hunters ( the guy with five names from the show Wild Boar Fever) Franz Albrect blank Blank blank was shooting .470 NE double (possibly a Shearing?) There were holes in the top of the barrels, don't know about the sides and undersides and the rifle recoiled very little considering the caliber. Is this a common thing that I have not seen before (haven't seen many doubles though)? Hip | ||
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Blasphemy... USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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I've seen two vintage English double rifles that were ported with slots cut just back from the muzzle. What Jorge said above. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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+2 If that were done to a vintage double the perp would need to be horsewhipped...... | |||
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THIS!!! Sounds like something Blaser would do. | |||
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I wouldn't even do that to a Merkel!  USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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I'm about to lose my breakfast. Dave | |||
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We could burn the heretic at a stake with Sabbatti’s as the fuel. Only Angels and Aviators have wings | |||
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A person who does that to a double should be flayed alive. Better they take up golf than this sacrilege. 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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Such an owner should be stringhaultered and gilflurted!! Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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at the least pull his man card | |||
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I saw the same show on MyOutdoorTV. Definitely some interesting rifles. More of a rising-barrel than a falling-block design. Not my taste, but.... | |||
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I built a 12 bore double rifle using shortish ported barrels and I rather like it. Didn't set out to do it that way but the blanks were already ported. Regulated it for Brenneke "Super Sabot" slugs that have quite a kick in a lightish weapon. Tames the recoil and muzzle flip substantially. Russ Gould - Whitworth Arms LLC BigfiveHQ.com, Large Calibers and African Safaris Doublegunhq.com, Fine English, American and German Double Rifles and Shotguns VH2Q.com, Varmint Rifles and Gear | |||
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To answer the OP's question without editorial comment, no it is not only not common, it is super rare. It would have to be done and regulated from the factory that way because recoil is a vital part of the regulation equation. Realizing there is no equation. It is half magic. I have done it. | |||
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It appeared that 2 people were shooting the same rifle. Franz Albrect and the gun maker (I believe) named Schearing. Albrect is skinny and Schearing is portly. Wouldn't the handling of the recoil cause POI to be different for each shooter? Hip | |||
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That would be the counterpart of giving the Weatherby Custom Shop a blank cheque to make a Mark V in 9.3 X 62  | |||
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I just saw the show. They are distinctly different and beautiful doubles. They said the older guy’s gun was a .425. It was very ornate. The younger guy did have ports and caliber unknown. I meant to be DSC Member...bad typing skills. Marcus Cady DRSS | |||
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That was my first thought when I saw this thread! Anything that changes the muzzle flip is bound to change the regulation unless it is done before the regulation. Hell even the addition of a very light scope on a double rifle will most times ruin the regulation till the scope is removed. Anyone who can't take the recoil of a double rifle needs to get a lighter recoiling rifle, instead of butchering a double rifle! …………………………………………………...  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith  | |||
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Franz complained about his Sore Shoulder from shooting so many times? | |||
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I saw that episode as well. He was shooting a 470 NE and it was ported. His reloading was what was the most shocking. His PH needs to tell him he isn't shooting pigs before he gets in a bind and run over. | |||
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Yeah I took note of that! He raised the rifle up to head high right in line with his vision. Not cool and I can't figure out why he would do that. Hip | |||
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Bad habits learned at the range follow you to the field. | |||
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