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The best double rifle for the money is my 1st future dbl rifle. "A long life, and the good sense to live it." ...Quintis Arrius 375H&H,404J,416DAK,458AFR,416RIG,450RIG,505GIB Avatar: Gregory Peck & Susan Hayward in Africa NRA member | |||
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Being as I recently ordered a Krieghoff, the process went something like this for me; Sabatti-nope Chapuis---interested Merkel---top end of budget, don't like stocks Heym---too much Searcy---hmmmmm, up there in price though VC---interested Krieghoff---interested Blaser-nahhhh, nice,but, nahhh I started inquiring about a VC and a Chapuis. Sabatti wasn't in the picture due to what I'd read about them. Vendor said he'd had some trouble with regulation on Chapuis, they were a bit iffy in that regard. Wanted to get it equipped with scope mounts as the eyes are suffering the vagaries of aging. VC dealer surprised me at 2500.00 for scope mount install, and his responses were a bit cold. Thought I'd look elsewhere a bit. Response from the K-gun dealer was very enthusiastic. The pricing was good, I came out a fair bit better than the VC on it altogether. I will have the Classic double, with the Big Five buttstock (req'd a wood upgrade), proper length, White bead frt sight, 3 leaf flip up rear, Recknagel swing off mount, 1 " & 30mm rings, a sling, and alum case. Regulated to 100yds with the scope. I didn't mind the idea of the decocker,liked the 100yd regulation and the regulation adjustment feature. It was the dealer who put me off the VC and Chapuis, and the dealer who made it easy to buy a K-gun. I can buy Chapuis for 6-12000 up here, VC starts at 9000, K-gun was the same, Merkel at 10 to start. So, that was the way it went for me. I had set a top end of 15,000 on it incl a scope. Krieghoff Classic 30R Blaser Stevens 044-1/2 218 Bee Ruger #1A 7-08 Rem 700 7-08 Tikka t3x lite 6.5 creedmo Tikka TAC A1 6.5 creedmo Win 1885 300H&H. 223Rem Merkel K1 7 Rem mag CCFR | |||
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209, welcome to AR. Looks like you did your homework and made a good choice. What caliber? | |||
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Sounds like you did your homework and I think you'll like that K-Gun. Just wondering about the VC dealer though. Must have been someone other than Ken because he is about as good of a guy as you'll ever do a gun deal with! I've dealt with him on 2 VCs and 1 Chapuis and he will certainly get more of my business in the future. | |||
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+1 I can't imagine who 209jones dealt with on a VC. I have purchased 3 doubles from Ken Buch to date, and he is tops for customer service. He bends over backward to make sure the customer is happy. And, BTW, I LOVE the 450/400 round action VC I bought from him! Mangwana | |||
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He's in Calgary BC, so it sure wasn't Ken :-) | |||
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Pix of the round-body VC 450-400 needed!!!!!!!!!!!! | |||
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It was in Quebec. Good store, carries VC,Chapuis and Sabatti,Siaci, lots of odd caliber reloading material. K-gun is coming thru Manitoba, he came out to the Calgary gun show and showed me a couple of things on guns that he had with him. I could have bought a gun down south and had it imported. But. I thought it was worthwhile supporting the shops up here that are willing to do the business. Krieghoff Classic 30R Blaser Stevens 044-1/2 218 Bee Ruger #1A 7-08 Rem 700 7-08 Tikka t3x lite 6.5 creedmo Tikka TAC A1 6.5 creedmo Win 1885 300H&H. 223Rem Merkel K1 7 Rem mag CCFR | |||
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Good evening subsailor74, Ken IS the best! I don't think Ken is the dealer of whom the OP was speaking as this occurred in Canada. I can't think of a more reasonable, customer friendly and helpful person than Ken Buch (Kebco). He tells it straight about what he sells and is honest regarding his competitors - even praising the good about those products and people selling them. NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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OK - as soon as I get back from my business trip later this week I will post a few. | |||
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209jones- Who did you talk to at Traddex? Did you talk to them or just send a email (more on emails latter)? I am surprised. I have know both owners for approx 15 years and it was at my encouragement they started importing double rifles. I have collaborated with them on several projects and even advertising for the North American market. I completely trust them and we have done many deals with nothing more than a telephonic handshake. Emails....I receive on a avg day 50-100 emails, since Traddex has a much wider product line I suspect they receive as many or more even though Canada is a smaller market. In order to get through them I do my best to answer, but I always worry about "tone", I try not to be cold but you have to remember I need to get these answered as quickly as possible while at the same time taking phone calls and trying to get other things done. Ken DRSS, PP Chapter Life NRA Life SCI Life DSC | |||
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For me, in Australia, there was no question. I didn't want a Sabatti, and the only other affordable option for me on my primary school teacher budget was a Merkel. We are not blessed with an abundance of double rifles to choose from. Merkel happen to have a very good distributor here, whereas some that you mention don't, or are a time-consuming and expensive special order. You guys also get such rifles for 2-3K cheaper than we do. Anyway, my Merkel .500NE represents good value in terms of the best I could afford, and it shoots very well, I think. Really, I think they must all (the ones in the initial list) be very good, especially when you lean yours up against a dusty, hard-won buffalo bull, and you've just made a grand memory. | |||
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OK - Biebs - here ya' go!      ....and it shoots too!!!! Mangwana | |||
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Wrap it up!!!! I'll PM my address :-) Very Very Very nice PS: 450-400? Is that your wife's gun? :-) | |||
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Biebs, I thought I'd say it before someone else did..... You'd just sell it!  | |||
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I assume that VC is a round body and not a round action trigger plate like a Dickson? Beautiful gun nonetheless, very classic looking. JP Sauer Drilling 12x12x9.3x72 David Murray Scottish Hammer 12 Bore Alex Henry 500/450 Double Rifle Steyr Classic Mannlicher Fullstock 6.5x55 Steyr Classic Mannlicher Fullstock .30-06 Walther PPQ H2 9mm Walther PPS M2 Cogswell & Harrison Hammer 12 Bore Damascus And Too Many More | |||
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Very nice Admiral! | |||
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Wingnut! Another Turd in the bowl! :-) | |||
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Admiral, You need to take that rifle hunting and get some character marks on it! Biebs Sorry, I couldn't resist. | |||
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No truer words have ever been spoken!!  Deo Vindice, Don Sons of Confederate Veterans Black Horse Camp #780 | |||
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Congrats Admiral. Very fine looking double! Deo Vindice, Don Sons of Confederate Veterans Black Horse Camp #780 | |||
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Excuisite rifle - such a classic British look. "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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Congratulations sir, lovely rifle (looks like mine  ) Can you post a picture of the regulation target and or some of the groups you've fired?V/r, jorge USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Nice target! The first thing I did was to shoot my rifle with the factory Hornady ammo and it shot EXACTLY as the regulation target and my friend's 500 did the same. I then moved on to handloads with Hornadys, Woodleighs and eventually the Non-Cons and Solids and that's what I'll be hunting with. Cheers, jorge USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Jorge - I experienced exactly the same thing. My first 2 shots with this rifle were with Hornady factory ammo. The target looked just like the regulation target, and the 2 holes in it were the width of the barrels apart. My handloads with CEB bullets are as good or better. These are great rifles! | |||
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Yessir, the term "best double rifle for the money" comes immediately to mind! USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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+1 Might even be able to delete the "for the money" part ... NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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I wasn't driven away from Tradex, I just thought I'd check out some other stuff, and the K-gun seemed to be the better deal at the time. So, that was the way it went. Tradex is a good outfit to deal with, no issues with them. I may yet get a gun thru them, I have ordered other things off them.Could also be I was asking some dumb questions at the time. He was up front and pretty simple in his replies, pricing was good, and the price for the scope mount setup was a bit of a budget stretcher on a VC. It was about 800-1000.00 cheaper on the K-gun. This one is a 30R Blaser, so, I wanted the scope option on it. If I pickup a bigbore, it will be a 450/400 3", and will probably be a VC, without the scope mounting option. Krieghoff Classic 30R Blaser Stevens 044-1/2 218 Bee Ruger #1A 7-08 Rem 700 7-08 Tikka t3x lite 6.5 creedmo Tikka TAC A1 6.5 creedmo Win 1885 300H&H. 223Rem Merkel K1 7 Rem mag CCFR | |||
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Value for money ? In my opinion that means something that doesn´t devalue and might go up so for me it´s a 1922-1935ish Westley droplock or Holland Royal in one of the suitable calibres. You won´t lose anything on resale and you might make a few quid ! (get it checked by the factory before purchase) best, Mike | |||
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