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I as wondering what folks out there have done to customize the Sabatti DR's? Have you changed sights, stock, etc. I'd like to see photos of what you've done to personalize your Sabatti. Eric NRA Benefactor TSRA Life DRSS Brno ZP-149 45-120 NE | ||
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Eric, I have done my own customizing of my Sabatti 500. If you look at the Peep Sight For Double thread you will see both the peep sight I made and the front sight riser I made. My gun now shoots to point of aim and shoots great with just about anything I put in it. I also cut stock and added a better recoil pad. I plan on taking comb down a little when I get time. Sam | |||
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I added a Pachmyer decelerator pad to mine, and filed the rear sight to a shallow V. Added a 16 ounce mercury brake also. It is a .450 NE. Mine shoots quite well. Comb is ok as is; straight do doesn't hit my cheek. | |||
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The most effective customization I've yet seen is taking one into a Cabelas store and walking out with a Heym :-) | |||
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Great idea; if someone gave me the $10,000 price difference, I would do just that very thing. | |||
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dpcd, I was just looking at your signature block and thinking. Compared to what you used to shoot, in the Army, most of this stuff here is small bore. I did a short stint as 11B3P/19D. Thanks for your input on the Sabatti. Eric NRA Benefactor TSRA Life DRSS Brno ZP-149 45-120 NE | |||
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I have a Sabatti in .450 3 1/4. I had the triggers lightened to between 4-5 pounds, had a one pound recoil reducer added in the butt stock and a new recoil pad installed. Work was done by Dustin Mounts here in Houston. I have a Burris FastFire red dot on it and it shoots fine. While it would be great if everyone could afford a Heym, sometimes taking a Sabatti and refining it is the double rifle entry point for some. Mike | |||
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Mike, How is your Burris mounted? How do you like it and at what distances have you used that sight? | |||
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The Sabattis come with a Weaver-type rail. I mounted that and then attached the Burris (which has a Weaver-style base). All of my shooting has been at 50 yards with the red dot. I also have a Doctor Optik on my Heym. The red dots really tighten up your groups and I was a cynic too. So far they have held up well but I have yet to hunt with one on the field. Mike | |||
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I have a Sabatti but I do not like the scope case as it partially blocks the irons. As I am aging I am not shooting irons as well at the greater distances (past) 75 yards so its either a scope or an optic like yours. I would rather not scope a big bore double but will if I have to. | |||
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Mike, How many slots does the mount use? Could the base be cut and only a short section work ? | |||
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At a minimum, count on replacing the recoil pad. I have yet to encounter anyone who thinks the supplied pad is not a POS. I originally had a new rear express sight installed as the POI was not what the regulation target showed. Since then, I've installed a Doc Optik red dot. That's the extent of my customization - only a few bucks but well worth it. DRSS Sabatti 450\400 NE Merkel 140-2 500 NE | |||
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Eleeton; thanks for your service; especially since those MOSs are not in the finance corp. No hate mail from finance guys, please; we need you too. For those who wonder what we are talking about, that is a parachute infantryman and a cavalry scout. I started off on M60A1s which were 105mm; I also was trained on the M551 Sheridan which was a 152mm, and ended up on M1A1s, 120mm smoothbores. And I am airborne qualified as well. Tank cannon jump and flip are as important as they are with double rifles; only we had fire control computers to compensate for it. | |||
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dpcd, I only did 4-1/2. Pulling 28 is a commitment to be recognized and commended. Thank you also for your feedback. Hopefully I will join the Dr ranks before the end of this year. Eric NRA Benefactor TSRA Life DRSS Brno ZP-149 45-120 NE | |||
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I am gong to try and post some photos of the work that I did on my Sabatti in 45-70. This is the first time I have tried to do this. I replaced the rear sight with a Dakota (from Midway)  Replaced the front sight with an older NECG flip-up front sight.  Reshaped the buttstock, added a Dressel grip cap (Brownell's), and an "Old English" recoil pad.  Grip cap - when I added the grip cap, I had to re-cut some of the checkering  Ellis450 | |||
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Doesn't look like the links worked. Will have to try and figure this out - sorry.... I guess the links work, but the photos are not importing to the thread....?? Ellis450 | |||
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Here they are NRA Benefactor TSRA Life DRSS Brno ZP-149 45-120 NE | |||
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Nice touches all. My shopping list is getting longer. NRA Benefactor TSRA Life DRSS Brno ZP-149 45-120 NE | |||
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Thanks ELeeton! One more thing, I reworked the trigger pulls to around 4.5lbs. RH, and 5.5lbs. LH. Still not sure what I am doing wrong with the photos, tried to re-work the links, but the photos still do not populate. Ellis450 | |||
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Okay, sorry about the double pics, but I just had to mess with this until I got figured out!  Ellis450 | |||
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Looks like you got the pics working! Why the different trigger pulls for RH vs. LH? NRA Benefactor TSRA Life DRSS Brno ZP-149 45-120 NE | |||
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I am a right then left shooter, so I like the LH trigger pull a bit heavier to help prevent doubling. If a person were a left then right shooter, I would set-up the trigger pulls in reverse. That does not mean that you are not able to shoot the heavier side first - a good double rifle should not double - period! - but having the first barrel a little lighter, helps make that first shot a bit more accurate. Personal preference - not everyone agrees. One should have their gun set up the way they like it. Ellis450 | |||
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Todd, I take it by your emoticon that I have opened a can of worms and touched on a contentious subject with the different trigger weight matter. I'm here to learn so I guess I will search for past posts on the subject. Eric NRA Benefactor TSRA Life DRSS Brno ZP-149 45-120 NE | |||
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Added a rear aperature sight from Srose (one of his prototypes in the above post) and a Limbsaver pad. Works great. Best of all I now have an extra 10K to go shoot another elephant!  "The difference between adventure and disaster is preparation." "The problem with quoting info from the internet is that you can never be sure it is accurate" Abraham Lincoln | |||
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Actually, there is a heated debate at times about which trigger one shoots first. The first trigger preference usually dictating that trigger to break a bit lower than the other. Thought process being that one takes the most careful aim with the first round, in an attempt to place the round accurately. The second trigger sometimes being fired under duress, that being the forte of the double, the quick second shot. Some suggest the higher setting on the second trigger to prevent doubling but I don't subscribe to that as one should be able to choose which barrel to fire depending on a soft or solid in each barrel. However, under normal circumstances, EVERYONE knows the proper sequence is to fire the FRONT trigger first and the REAR trigger second. Oh boy, here we go. Hang on! | |||
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Previously 500N with many thousands of posts ! | |||
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+1  Previously 500N with many thousands of posts ! | |||
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I read the front vs. rear trigger discussion in the past. I guess once I get some saddle time with a DR I'll throw in my 2 cents. Eric NRA Benefactor TSRA Life DRSS Brno ZP-149 45-120 NE | |||
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I did numerous custom work on my two Sabatti rifles, one a .470 and the other a .500., both well regulated and accurate rifles (I was lucky). I improved iron sights a bit, making them more "British like", added a New England Custom guns recoil pad that slips on/off from the bottom, for ease in getting at throughbolt, if one wants to remove stock or get at mercury recoil reducer (pads are about best available anywhere). Also, I TIG welded an extension on trigger guard, and ran it all the way down, inlet it into stock, to steel trap grip cap. Not enough time to mention other things done. | |||
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