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I have seen those Ladder sights on several different older oouble rifles. Including a couple of 450/400 NE rifles. No doubt that type of sight was intended for use mostly in India where there was a fair amount of hunting in the hill country, where longer shots might be taken. Even my 450/400 3 1/4 NE double rifle has a standing leaf for 50 yards and then folding leaves for 100, 200, 300, and 400 yards. I have shot the rifle as far as 300 yards, all the leaves are spot on at their inscribed distances. I have not tried the 400 yard leaf..yet. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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Hell Tony, I don't think I could see 400 yards without a scope! | |||
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Gents, Sorry for the belated reply but I've been out hunting and had eland and hartebeest on my mind rather than exotic double rifles. I have a copy of the Westley Richards book and the rifle in question is featured there. The description of it is rather sparse - it's described as a .303 that's "possibly experimental". I have to give full marks to some of you guys for inventiveness for your guesses regarding the rifle, though! I had to giggle when I read through this thread! | |||
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Does it say what year it was made ? Previously 500N with many thousands of posts ! | |||
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The caption in the book (pages 114-115) reads as follows: "An unusual, perhaps experimental .303 side lock double rifle, Gun T230." As Mac (I think) mentioned, WR's records tends to be sparse at times. | |||
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Did anyone get to see the flats? Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Believe Mac, that you are correct that Rigby rifles are most (all?) bar action sidelocks, but H&H rifles are most/all back action sidelocks as is the case with my 1904 500/450. Must add, 'tho, that I not as sure about those rifles H&H was buying from Webley in the days before they began making their own... My .303 H&H double, finished in Dec. 1897 has the same sort of lower grade two-piece back action lock, but with seven pins laid out very differently. Regards, Tim | |||
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