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Any of you gents ever seen English double rifles in .348 WCF caliber--or any of the rimmed American rounds? Thanks, 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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Seen them in 35 WCF and 405 WCF. | |||
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I had a Manton & Co. double in .25-35. It shot pretty well and was a nice handy weight. It looked like it was built by Webley and Scott and the proof marks indicated it was originally made for .22 Savage HP - apparently rebored. . | |||
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I saw an austrian made double in 348 win, I dont remember the actual makers name. | |||
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I saw one in 30/30 about 35 years ago but I dont remember who made it. It was at Peterson's Gun Shop in Mount Dora, Florida. They have a little gun museum, it might still be there. You never know. Cheers, John Give me COFFEE and nobody gets hurt | |||
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Like this one?   Martin | |||
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I had a Josef Winkler (Ferlach) DR in 348 Win...sweet little rifle. | |||
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Biebs: Take a look at my website, the double rifles page, I just posted a Winkler in .348. Was this rifle yours? 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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Cal, not only does the 348 Winkler appear to be the one I had, but the Searcy 450 NE posted that belongs to Mike Brooks was also mine! Glad they have good homes. | |||
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I just sold the Joseph Winkler through Cabelas, the money is going to pay for a Baily Bradshaw falling block double!  | |||
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Biebs: I am the owner of the Winkler .348 presently and was interested in any details on the rifle; specifically did you ever hunt with it and what kind of game it may have taken. Did you shoot factory loads or handloads. I have found it to be very accurate with handloads and any info you could provide is much appreciated. Thanks | |||
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Eny: I bought the Winkler .348 recently and was wondering how long you owned it and whether you ever used it for hunting. Any info is appreciated. Thanks. | |||
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buford848, I never did hunt with it, as I just couldn't bring myself to drag it out in the rain and mud in the califorina winters. That is the only time I can get time to go hunt hogs. I found the LOP a bit short for me. Thought about having a recoil pad put on it, but it seemed a sin. I am curious what load worked for you. I found one with 250 gr hornadys that would regulate, and was reasonably acurate to 50 yards, if I kept them close to 2000 fps. My wife wanted me to keep it, but I can only afford one double at a time. | |||
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eny, Buford 848, I never fired the rifle when I had it. I was collecting continental (European) DRs at the time, and had them by Winkler, A Sodia, Hambrusch, L Christophe, Merkel, and a few others I'm sure. It is an elegant little piece. Yes, the older European rifles tend to be a bit short by modern American standards...we're quite a bit bigger then the average folks in the 1920s to 1960s. Glad to hear you have the rifle shooting well, and will take it afield. | |||
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biebs & eny - - really appreciate all of the info. I agree the LOP is a bit short, but can't bring myself to put a pad on it, so I think we'll live with it. The short LOP does work out pretty well with scope use. I have the rifle shooting 250 gr. Barnes Originals into 3-4 in. at 100 yds. with both barrels and do plan to hunt with it. Thanks again for all of the info. | |||
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I see in my post I said 250 gr hornadys, my mistake, I ment the barnes originals. | |||
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I always thought a nice trim double in 30-40 Krag regulated with 220 gr roundnose bullets would be fun. And it would be a pretty decent heavy cover elk, black bear and deer gun. Maybe some day when I've got nothing better to do I'll have one put together. | |||
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