PORTED DOUBLES

17 October 2019, 04:48

Hipshoot

PORTED DOUBLES

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

17 October 2019, 04:56

jorge

Blasphemy...

17 October 2019, 06:18

cal pappas

I've seen two vintage English double rifles that were ported with slots cut just back from the muzzle.
What Jorge said above.
Cal

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17 October 2019, 06:49

Redstone

quote:
Originally posted by jorge:
Blasphemy...

+2
If that were done to a vintage double the perp would need to be horsewhipped......

17 October 2019, 06:52

Todd Williams

quote:
Originally posted by jorge:
Blasphemy...

THIS!!!

Sounds like something Blaser would do.

17 October 2019, 18:04

jorge

quote:
Sounds like something Blaser would do

I wouldn't even do that to a Merkel!

17 October 2019, 22:02

nopride2

I'm about to lose my breakfast.

Dave

19 October 2019, 04:33

AK_Stick

quote:
Originally posted by Redstone:
quote:
Originally posted by jorge:
Blasphemy...

+2
If that were done to a vintage double the perp would need to be horsewhipped......

We could burn the heretic at a stake with Sabbatti’s as the fuel.

19 October 2019, 04:54

boom stick

A person who does that to a double should be flayed alive. Better they take up golf than this sacrilege.

19 October 2019, 07:21

Atkinson

Such an owner should be stringhaultered and gilflurted!!

20 October 2019, 08:19

Zephyr

at the least pull his man card

20 October 2019, 16:45

Brandon.Gleason

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....

20 October 2019, 18:54

Russ Gould

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.

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21 October 2019, 01:26

dpcd

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.

21 October 2019, 04:23

Hipshoot

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

24 October 2019, 16:15

Mike McGuire

That would be the counterpart of giving the Weatherby Custom Shop a blank cheque to make a Mark V in 9.3 X 62

27 October 2019, 12:06

DCS Member

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.

02 November 2019, 22:22

MacD37

quote:
Originally posted by dpcd:
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.

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!

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03 November 2019, 01:29

Slider

Franz complained about his Sore Shoulder from shooting so many times?

08 November 2019, 02:57

Matt Moore

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.

10 November 2019, 04:55

Hipshoot

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