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Does anyone own or know much about the Anderson Wheeler double rifles? The few pictures of their boxlock doubles that I saw looked very nice. I saw an old forum that said they were made on VC barrelled actions?Anyone have any idea what price their box locks start at? Thanks | ||
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I'm interested in this as well. Their website is a bit vague...but their reputation is solid. Speculation would be that their guns are built by local tradesmen and then finished to their specs... | |||
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They're Verney Carrons with some additional niceties, like a VC with options and a different name. | |||
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Is that the brand used in the James Bond movie two or three years ago? | |||
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Yes. Skyfall. IIRC they made it so well it didn’t recoil! DRSS | |||
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Yes, the AW double was in the Bond film. The company had a book about it. I saw it at DSC but didn't buy a copy. Wish I had. The rifles are VC metal but stocked in England I was told. Quite nice rifles at half the cost of a traditional English box lock. They also make side locks in the UK but the prices are as high as expected. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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Thanks for your feedback. Yes the one used in the Bond movie caught my eye. | |||
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Gents: My post was incorrect. I'm waiting for permission from my source "across the pond" to make a correction. Will do so within 24 hours. Cheers, all. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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I believe I heard they had closed their shop in London... On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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There is a .450 x31/4 for sale in "Used Guns" in Australia'" usedguns.com.au"Condition is as new at Thirty something Grand..Good buy for an American because of the exchange rate..Cheers from Dhufish | |||
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Gents: I have been corrected. AW rifles are 100% made by VC and the only work done other was to have the proof marks applied in the UK. This is an eye-opener. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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Thanks Cal, yes that’s surprising. Thought they would have at least done the engraving and stocks. | |||
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I seem to remember it was a .600 or was it a .577? | |||
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The Bond double was a .500 nitro, I recall. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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The guns are made by VC to their design and specs. They are still going strong in the UK. | |||
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Well its proof marked in London. It HAS to be a better double   | |||
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BIEBS "nailed" this on Nov. 07 . A man "In-The-Know"!!! 
And he knows "they're" as opposed to there or their!!! I'll bet he knows "you're" and "your" too!!!!!  I'm not used to such mastery of the English language on forums!  D/R Hunter Correct bullet placement, combined with the required depth of bullet penetration, results in an anchored animal... | |||
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