.I am thinking about purchasing a double rifle. It would be used for Spanish monteria's and driven pigs in Poland etc.

Ranges upto 100 yards and dealing with Reds, Fallow, Boar.
First thoughts were 9.3x74 or a 8x57. However a few people have said a .30R might be a better bet as its slightly flatter shooting. Or should i just stick to my 7mm Blaser R93 with aimpoint scope?

Advice and suggestions please.

How about a better title for a start to make people look at the thread.


Anyway, all of the one's you mentioned will do the job.

Out to 100 yards is a dead on hold anyway so WGAF about flatter shooting, trajectory doesn't come into the equation.

9.3 probably a bit of overkill.

Blaser will do it of course.

For resale value, get the 9.3X74R.

Get a DR, you won't regret it.

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Originally posted by 500N:
How about a better title for a start to make people look at the thread.

9.3 probably a bit of overkill.

For resale value, get the 9.3X74R.

Get a DR, you won't regret it.

Agree on all points. Pick yourself up a Chapuis UGEX in 9,3x74R

Thanks chaps. Food for thought!

Browning Custom Shop offers a very nice O/U in 30.06. Actually made by Lebeau-Courally, IIRC.

Bring your wallet.

Get a 40caliber rifle it will crush the animals. 450/400 or a 450 3.25in.
Or a 375 flanged.

Mike

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Originally posted by mauser93:
Browning Custom Shop offers a very nice O/U in 30.06. Actually made by Lebeau-Courally, IIRC.

Bring your wallet.

He's in the UK, it's a lot easier to get a Chapuis.

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The 9,3x74R is a great choice.

Over Under in 9.3 and smaller are SO ELEGANT
to my eye. I hope you would consider those.
Maybe one with a smaller caliber over a larger
caliber. Scoped or not, sublime...

If you have no plans on Africa or Bear hunting then the 8x57 would be ideal in my opinion.
IF there's a chance for the above hunts then I would go with the 9.3.

Just bought a 9.3X74R so I guess that tells you my postion. I have a Ruger #1 and that is the rifle on my newest Drilling, the newest is the double.

Hello, Dorsethunter:
For our Monteria, where you usually shoot to a running and excited animal, we tend to use more gun than strictly necessary with soft bullets. Remember, you want to stop the animal quickly. You will see many 9,3 in this type of hunt and for good reasons.
Just my opinion, but the 8x57 is a little small for a good spanish boar, not to speak of a big European one.
A double rifle is just the thing for two fast shoots in a "cortadero"

Best wishes

Antonio, Spain

Have you considered an H&H Paradox?

http://www.hollandandholland.c...ndactsideparadox.php

Thanks chaps ... I've found a nice Browning o/u in 9.3x74 and I'll fit a zeiss aimpoint scope.

Was also offered a Chapuis side by side .30-06 for little money with scope so might consider that too...

I have used a Bakail (Remington M221) side by side DR in the rimless 30-06 w/extractors and thus found reloading to be exceptionally difficult (slow) due to lack of a rim on the cases. Case removal was hit and miss, characterized by significant fumbling with cases either caught/well pinned by extractors (so you cannot hold rifle muzzles up, hoping cases will drop out as with other extractor equipped DRs: since cases are captured). Other times a case(s) escaped from extractors, especially when under reloading time pressures, flopping in chamber in front of extractors especially if I knocked them off extractor due to exceptionally tight space (no finger room) hindering attempts to get in there and grip cases to remove them. The lack of a rim on small case leaves little case material for finger grip "purchase" i.e. you cannot easily get a hold of the little devils to remove them, especially if they get away from the extractor(s). Reason why ammunition for DRs is usually larger rimmed cases. If you only need two shots w/o rapid reloading then 30-06 may meet your needs. Other potential problem(or advantage?) is that a 30-06 selling point is its ability to manage a range of bullet weights, especially heavier (220gr) bullets. Not sure if your regulation will tolerate the changes in bullet weight swings at distance (>50yds). On other hand you might find sets of bullet weight loads that regulate for you and ammunition should be much less expensive. I would stick to a rimmed case for less thrash.

I think you can't loose with this:

originally by dorsethunter:
"I've found a nice Browning o/u in 9.3x74 and I'll fit a zeiss aimpoint scope."