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Originally posted by MJines:

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Originally posted by Balule:
Todd, I saw with my own eyes that Mike left camp every day in a certain new fangled contraption called a Toyota…. the ox wagon was probably in for a service I guess

Buzz is a pussy and refused to walk.

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Originally posted by Balule:
I would also refuse to walk if I left camp with non-matching slippers

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Originally posted by MJines:
O/U or S/S, does it really matter, once you put a scope on it you have violated the standards of gentleman shooters everywhere and turned your rifle into an abomination -- for all intent and purposes you might as well be bolt trash.

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Originally posted by cal pappas:
1-2-3 leaf express sights. Ivory bead front. End of story.

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Originally posted by pagosawingnut:
own a Blaser for eternity!

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Originally posted by Mike Brooks:

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Originally posted by pagosawingnut:
own a Blaser for eternity!

Ouch That'll leave a mark!

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Originally posted by Snowwolfe:
[Why don't you think you could of accomplished the same thing with a side by side?

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Originally posted by xausa:

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Originally posted by Snowwolfe:
[Why don't you think you could of accomplished the same thing with a side by side?

To me, the side by side is the ultimate close quarters gun, characterized by its open sights and stock and fore end designed to resemble as much as possible a well fitting shotgun. An over and under is not quite as good a performer in this regard and its stock design and sighting system are more of a compromise to allow close in work, but also to extend the range by the use of more precise sighting equipment, often a scope.

When I ordered my double rifle, I took the stock measurements off of my favorite Perazzi international skeet gun, which happens to be quite long, with very little drop at heel and comb.

Where over and unders have acquired such a dubious reputation is in the hands of continental hunters, who try to make of it a rifle suitable for both driven game and for still hunting from a high seat, the latter application involving the use of high power scopes with huge objectives, a truly bizarre spectacle.

My over and under doubles are all equipped with scopes, but the scopes are all of the straight tube variety and mounted as low as possible. They don't overwhelm the rifle and aiming through them does not change my head position on the stock significantly.

I don't like open sights and would never use them except in an emergency, My .505 caliber bolt gun is equipped with receiver sights, and if I were to go to Africa again with my over and under rifles, I would probably take along receiver sights designed to fit in the claw mount bases on my double rifles. Such sights were not available when I did my African hunting in the 1970's.

When I shot my eland at 200 yards, we were out in a semi-desert area of low bushes and stunted trees. I took my shot lying down across one of the bushes, which gave me a comparatively steady platform to aim off of using my 3X Lyman All American scope. I hit the eland in the heart lungs area.

As he turned to escape, I fired a second shot, which hit his left hip joint, shattering the ball and leaving the 300 grain Silvertip .375 H&H bullet in the socket of the joint. He was dead by the time we got to him, but the second shot anchored him in a way the first shot had failed to do.

I have never seen a side by side rifle with which I would feel comfortable enough to be able to connect on those two shots.

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Originally posted by Rusty:
Thanks guys! I haven't laughed this much in a long time!

Todd, the secret of you shooting my double with the red dot sight, is safe with Mike and I!