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09 November 2017, 23:53
ron vella
12-bore double rifle
The first double that I built, about 20 years ago, was a 12-bore. Yesterday evening it took its twelfth whitetail, a huge buck, at 123 yards. One shot with a Lightfield Hybred slug through the lungs, dropped him dead in his tracks. I've attached a few photos.
Best,
Ron Vella.








10 November 2017, 00:27
prof242
A buddy and I took two 12ga side-by-sides and made double rifles out of them by polishing the double triggers, adding rifle sights, and screwing in rifled chokes. By trying both commercial slugs and casting some of our own, we did pretty well with them. They've become our favorite hog rifles.


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10 November 2017, 00:39
mdstewart
Nice work Ron. A 12 bore double makes for a great hunting gun!


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10 November 2017, 02:07
BaxterB
Awesome.

I was gonna guess a Canadian buck...Bergman’s principle in full effect with that bugger. Nice!
11 November 2017, 00:48
MARK H. YOUNG
Ron,

Congrats! That is one massive whitetail.

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11 November 2017, 01:32
Biebs
Ron, no wonder you knew Lou Alessandri...I didn't know you had a 12-bore rifle! Great Whitetail!
15 November 2017, 06:02
BigFiveJack
GREAT D/R and a Great kill! Excellent Rack!!!





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24 November 2017, 00:44
nitro450exp
Ron

Nice deer well done.
Eat him in good health.

Nitro


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24 November 2017, 20:15
Bill/Oregon
Ron, this is outstanding. What shotgun did you build your double on?


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25 November 2017, 05:56
ron vella
Bill,
I built it on a Belgian gun by Neumann Brothers of Liege. The barrels are from Hastings, back in the day when they built them in the USA and made blanks available. As info, this buck's teeth show him to be 10 1/2 years old!