NE 450 No2 asked a good question but let's take it in a different direction. Let's see where our rifles indeed have come from. Pick yours below.

Question:
In what country was your double rifle made?

Choices:
USA
UK
France
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Austria
Spain
Eastern Europe, Russia
Other

 

Is this poll multiple selection?

Not for me but it should be for others who collect.

JPK

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Originally posted by MacD37:
Is this poll multiple selection?

I agree with Mac, the way the question is worded, we need to be able to select more than one answer.

Perhaps a companion poll, such as "In which country was your current FAVORITE double rifle made?

Belgian, and a 22%'r...

Clearly MacD37 is right, there is more than one AR - DRSS member with too many doubles... sadly I am not one of them!

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Originally posted by MacD37:
Is this poll multiple selection?

You're right--I wasn't thinking about the guys that have several of these things! If I edit the poll it will forfeit all the answers so far. Think we should start it over with other options or answers?

Don't edit this one simply start another one with more than one choice! I have doubles from Germany, UK, Italy, and Japan right now!

Mac,
Here's an idea....Just delete your cookies after you go to TOOLS and then INTERNET OPTIONS and you will be able to come back and select additional countries as needed.

England, england, england all three of them

Lets just let those guys with more than one double suffer

No suffering here, I just tick 'UK'!
My DRs are all pommie built. I just prefer the classic lines of British guns over 'Continental', but fully appreciate the high standard of most European workmanship. Never seen a Searcy in the flesh, and wouldn't want to see a Cal-Rigby for fear of bursting into tears.

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Originally posted by Spring:
Mac,
Here's an idea....Just delete your cookies after you go to TOOLS and then INTERNET OPTIONS and you will be able to come back and select additional countries as needed.

Good one, SPRING! As you can tell, I'm a fair trade advocate! If it fits, and it shoots where I point it, and has the right chamber, for the price, I'm origin blind!

Any surprises on the distribution so far?

My "other" vote = Sweden.

We need to be able to tick more than once.


I ticked UK

my other votes are for:-
Germany x 2
Spain x 1

Germany, boys! See pg. 110 of new Merkel booklet for a peak.

German guild gun dated 1926 chambered for .250-3000. Regulated for a 120 grain load (no, I don't know why this load shoots to point of aim while the 87 grain factory loads for which the rifle was proofed do not).

Needs a scope, since my aging eyes won't let me shoot irons at any distance anymore. No bases on the rifle, so I'd have to get them installed. Lot of money for a rifle I paid $3500 for initially and I'm not sure I'd get it back.

germany, italy, england, austria, and a few more italy's

uk-3,austria,germany -5, spain, italy,usa -2

Spring

"Any surprises on the distribution so far?"

UK would win by a long way if you could vote more than once.


Remington40x
German guild gun dated 1926 chambered for .250-3000. Regulated for a 120 grain load (no, I don't know why this load shoots to point of aim while the 87 grain factory loads for which the rifle was proofed do not).

Double Rifles often regulate with lighter bullets than they were proofed for. I have a number of DR's that I can shoot lighter bullets in than was intended.