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Jack

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08 November 2008, 21:51

Jonathan Tomlinson

Jack

Very nice, you have a nice trophy there and all in good order, when is the inaugural range test?

08 November 2008, 21:53

Jonathan Tomlinson

Forgot to say there is something strangely satisfying about gazing down the business end of a double, if only these old rifles could speak of their exploits of yesteryear, I wonder what animals may have seen those holes as their last vision on earth

08 November 2008, 21:56

BigFiveJack

Hi JT, as soon as ammo is loaded.

So true what you say.
Based on the caliber, this one was likely a TIGER KILLER!!!

Jack

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08 November 2008, 22:47

577NitroExpress

Jack:

If you are quoting Luke 23:34 in you signature line, you did it wrong; it should be "them" not "then."

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08 November 2008, 23:34

Omnivorous_Bob

Jack, Very Nice! I'm sure the wait was worth it. I can't wait to hear if it shoots as well as it looks.

Congrats!

Bob

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09 November 2008, 01:50

Nitrodave

Beautiful!!! I bet you did the same dance as the Bananna at the top of your post, when you got this back from JJ. He does nice work doesn't he? I am fortunate to live just 75 miles from Chanplin Arms.
Love the "See my Muzzle" picture!!! It does make the hair stand up on your neck...

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09 November 2008, 04:36

DWright

Nice double Jack! If you get tired of it PM me and I will let you know where to send it! Cheers

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09 November 2008, 10:03

BigFiveJack

quote:
Originally posted by 577NitroExpress:
Jack:

If you are quoting Luke 23:34 in you signature line, you did it wrong; it should be "them" not "then."

Thanks Paul, my typographical
error is now corrected.

Jack

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09 November 2008, 10:07

BigFiveJack

quote:
Originally posted by Omnivorous_Bob:
Jack, Very Nice! I'm sure the wait was worth it. I can't wait to hear if it shoots as well as it looks.

Congrats!

Bob

Thanks Bob,
When it first got to me last fall, I had
it at the range with retreever [Mike]. It
shot nice tight groups. I expect that to
be unchanged. We shall see, I am confident.

Jack

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09 November 2008, 10:10

BigFiveJack

quote:
Originally posted by StormsGSP:
SWEET! The case coloring is fantastic. How old?

The case coloring is brand new, part of the
work JJ did over at www.champlinarms.com -
The rifle is pre WW II, and perhaps pre WWI

Jack

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09 November 2008, 10:14

BigFiveJack

NitroDave, Fred and DW,

Thanks for the good wishes, I am
having fun just handling my "gem".

Jack

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Jack

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10 November 2008, 20:24

LJS

Jack: Congratulations and good hunting with your double. It seems your patience in finding the right one paid off. It is a beauty. When I hold a gun like that I wish it could tell me what it has seen and what it has faced. A beautiful piece of history!

11 November 2008, 05:53

Tim Carney

Jack,

You're welcome, and I'm delighted to see photos of such a fine firearm.

Regards, Tim

11 November 2008, 17:23

BigFiveJack

LJS, Tim and BD700,

I appreciate your collective enthusiasm for my rifle!

I doubt that I'd have such a thing without AR's guys and

their continuous good will.

Jack

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14 November 2008, 22:03

BigFiveJack

adrook,
I'll do my best regarding your idea!!!

JPK,

Thanks for your advise that I should
ask for CRISP trigger pulls!

Jack

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18 November 2008, 06:07

BigBBear

Jack, curious where you bought it. I might have owned this rifle at one time. George Caswell sold it for us. I might have serial number somewhere. Coloring was nice when i had it but not new so yours might be a different rifle.

PM me if you wish

Jack

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22 November 2008, 18:56

jens poulsen

quote:
Originally posted by BigFiveJack:

I`m gonna pull the picrtures down here....

Doublerifles are addictive...the more pictures..the better.

Thanks for sharing Big 5 Jack

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25 November 2008, 10:22

BigFiveJack

Jim,

Thanks for the compliment! I've been too busy to shoot since it's back with me, but it shot

straight last Sept, Oct, {that's '07}. That range report is in this link below:

https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/...=386103937#386103937

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Jens,

Thanks for being a fellow D/R enthusiast! I am curious, why drop the pics down?

Jack

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18 December 2008, 03:14

Doc52

Jack,
You, me, Pauly, Mike, and a few others are going to have set a time to get together, and shoot that sweetheart!!!!
Doc

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18 December 2008, 12:26

BigFiveJack

Hi Paul, {Doc52}
I'm pulling together reloading components for
a couple hundred rounds at this point.

Jack

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20 December 2008, 12:55

BigFiveJack

THANKS Mike!!! To the crowd, Mike is the man who first gave me a chance to shoot a double rifle! He and I

then have had D/R gatherings to shoot with others nearby (sort of) too. Doc 52 was one of those guys. I look

forward to sharing shooting fun with MY rifle.

Jack

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20 December 2008, 21:35

N E 450 No2

Jack

Your double looks very good.
For deer and wild pigs try some Hawk .408 diameter 300gr .025jkt bullets.

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