English DR stamina and quality

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28 May 2020, 04:09

Transvaal

English DR stamina and quality

This article below illustrates how the English built double rifle performance is the best of the best in the long haul:

https://www.theexplora.com/pro...rainpipe/#more-18347

"When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick."

Deo Vindice,

Don

Sons of Confederate Veterans Black Horse Camp #780

29 May 2020, 06:40

sambarman338

My father-in-law had a Watson Bros shotgun but when his doctor said using it was sending him deaf, he sold it and only used a pea-rifle after that.

Unfortunately, this was before my time so I could not have made him an offer for it.

29 May 2020, 09:17

cal pappas

Watson Bros made wonderful rifles. I just took a deposit on my Watson .500, Jack Lott's rifle. Sad to let it go but I have too much stuff, getting old, and no family or heirs.
C

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29 May 2020, 22:41

Mike Rowe

I've shot my Watson 450 BPE enough that it's needed a new hinge pin. It is in a similar condition to the OP rifle and I've had it for nearly 40 years so I know it's a good one.

29 May 2020, 23:58

skb

quote:
Originally posted by Mike Rowe:
I've shot my Watson 450 BPE enough that it's needed a new hinge pin. It is in a similar condition to the OP rifle and I've had it for nearly 40 years so I know it's a good one.

Not Scottish? For shame.

I have been meaning to give you a call, for no particular reason, just to catch up.

Get that Manton up and belching smoke and fire yet?

30 May 2020, 07:08

Mike Rowe

Not Scottish? For shame.

I have been meaning to give you a call, for no particular reason, just to catch up.

Get that Manton up and belching smoke and fire yet?[/QUOTE]

My inner Philistine gets out every now and then, and I'll play with a bloody old London gun.....

01 June 2020, 02:58

BaxterB

quote:
Originally posted by Nakihunter:
Amazing man and amazing rifle.

I do not recall him in Brian Herne's book. I must check.

Danny is not in White Hunters, although a picture of his father, Owen is in Herne’s Tanzania Safaris. I have a full-frame copy of the picture from Herne’s book (and another with clients and a big bull ele) I got from a defunct archive in India. Owen died young of colon cancer, I believe. He was reputed to be an incredible shot.

That Danny apprenticed under Glen Cottar is amazing. The Cottars are flat-out legends. Good stuff