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I just got a Chapuis catalog from Dale and discovered that Chapuis also makes an O/U double rifle chambered in 9.3x74R. They are very nice looking .... does anyone have any experience with them? I'm going to try and contact Dale but how are the prices compared to the SxS UGEX? DB Bill aka Bill George | ||
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DB I have handled the Chapuis O/U. They are nice as O/U's go. I very much like the handling qualities of a SXS better. Besides my eyes go like this oo not like this 8.  DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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Here you go Tony.  Hog Killer IGNORE YOUR RIGHTS AND THEY'LL GO AWAY!!! ------------------------------------ We Band of Bubbas & STC Hunting Club, The Whomper Club | |||
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Or this:  ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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Thanks Charles  , I just "stole" your version.  Hog Killer IGNORE YOUR RIGHTS AND THEY'LL GO AWAY!!! ------------------------------------ We Band of Bubbas & STC Hunting Club, The Whomper Club | |||
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don't let the "experts" here deter you from considering an o/u double rifle. actually they are known to be easier to regulate and (this is heresy)they may even shoot better than a side x side. if the side x side was the do all end all of gun and rifle design then why is the shotgun world so dominated by o/u ?? your answer please. got none ?? well o/u point out faster and the single sighting plain is easier to use. the championships are held by o/u today - they have replaced the s x s at the traps.not even the oldest codgers bring their s x s when there is real shooting. i personally prefer side x side rifles but wouldn't stop from getting an o/u if it suited my needs. the accuracy is the most important attribute, along with reliability. TOMO577 DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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Shooting clay discs and cape buffalo are two different things. The shotgun argument is not valid IMO. ****************************************************************** R. Lee Ermey: "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." ****************************************************************** We're going to be "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't, Which purportedly covers at least ten million more people, without adding a single new doctor, but provides for 16,000 new IRS agents, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that didn't read it but exempted themselves from it, and signed by a President, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, for which we'll be taxed for four years before any benefits take effect, by a government which has already bankrupted Social Security and Medicare, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's broke!!!!! 'What the hell could possibly go wrong?' | |||
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I have had many opportunities to handle the Chapuis O/U. For god sake don't try it. This double has a fantastic balance. The only one in the same category is Andre's Mertens double, the famous Browning  But I love S/S....... even though this perfectly balanced O/U is a certain killer. J B de Runz Be careful when blindly following the masses ... generally the "m" is silent | |||
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Because they are shotguns, used in a shotgun game!
In the shotgun games there are never more than two shots fired! Reloading is done at leasure, while moveing to the next station.
Roscoe's statement above is right on the money! Reloading an O/U with a cape Buffalo closeing on you fast is not my idea of an effecient use of time or dexterity! That makes little difference in this case, because DB Bill is not going after Cape Buffalo with this thing anyway, and for wild boar, and plains game it will be fine! I have a 9.3X74R O/U double rifle, but it will not be used in the field for dangerous game, but for deer, Moose, black bear and Caribou, it's a go!  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith  | |||
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If the quarry does NOT have a long term track record of stomping, clawing, chewing, goring or otherwise ending my existence in a manner not suitable for the video to be shown on prime time TV; then an O/U would be great. For the historical link, or as a DGR give me two SxS, not stacked. Rich DRSS | |||
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a proper fitting double rifle should be an extension of you. when you raise it to your shoulder the sights should be in line with the target you are looking at. an o/u makes this easy since there is a single sighting plane. and most o/u come with auto ejectors to facilitate fast reloading. in a serious charge situation where you are truly in danger you will never get off more than two shots. if you do the situation was not serious/ life threatening. while i prefer s x s double rifles the o/u has attributes no s x s can. but if you don't want to be confused by reality just skip this , ok TOMO577 DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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I've got two U/Os - a 243 and a 375H&H, both scoped. I find it relatively easy to get a load which regulates with both the scope and iron sights. Ejectors are essential if you want to load an U/O reasonably quickly. One advantage of a SxS is that you can carry it with your hand around the action, as long as it's not scoped. I prefer SxS for all the reasons stated above but for a scoped double I lean towards the U/O. Sadly the way my eyes are going (at age 49) I see that my future hunting may require a scope. mike | |||
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My o/u double handles as intended as a quick lightweight 20 gauge, hmm by the way that is the gauge of the second barrel set to it. Ohh on the bottom pic is my 16 gauge Gecado included, she is made in 1922 in Beglium, served as a 1:e prize in a shooting contest to a service man at A1, a military post in the south of Sweden in 1931, all according to the silver plaque inbeddes in the left side of the stock. Did I mentioned that she is nearly 99% in the steel and 95+% in the wood!? I just love auctions and the fact that people generally don´t know what they are looking at. Best regards Chris | |||
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