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The Double Rifle
A viewer of my site from Genoa, Italy, Marco Scaiola, sent these two photos of his .750 nitro express.
Below are photos of the rifles of a good friend in Alaska, Rob Seymour. Top photo shows a Bland 4-bore single, a Bland
8-bore top lever double, and a Tolley 10-bore double. Below that is a photo of the Bland 4, then a Jeffery 8 double, the Tolley
10, and at the bottom is a Howdah .577.
Below are the two pages from my new book on the .600 nitro express on Barnes banded solids. This is for viewers of Nitroexpress.com
to put in my two cents. Remember, I am not a technical writer nor a flowery writer--just practical facts for every day shooting.
There is a great deal of chatter about OSR but this is actual shooting from an owner of an original vintage .600 nitro.
Videos
the R.B. Rodda & Co. 475
Cal shooting a 4 bore by Bland
Rob Seymour with a 10-bore by Trolley
Articles
The .458 Watts / .458 Lott
The .600 Nitro Express: History, Reloading, Refinishing
The International Double Rifle Hunter
Shooting the 4-bore is not soon forgotten! The maximum load was: a full ounce of powder (440 grains), a 1743-grain bullet,
for a muzzle velocity of 1492 fps! Above: full recoil just before stepping back a step to keep my balance. Below: the smoke
is still in the air as I break the action. Next is the first target I shot with the 4- bore and FFg. I put two target side-by-side
and aimed at the bottom center. The holes you see are a bit high (notice how they came down with increased velocity) but are
fine vertically.
Top Above: Great shot of the smoke cloud and the recoil of the big 4. No wonder the hunters of old had a concern of not
being able to see if the quarry was dead, running away or charging. Above: close up of the Hughes' action. Below: a selection
of 4-bore projectiles from a 1400-grain ball to a 2160-grain Paradox bullet. A .22 long rifle and a .30-30 are shown to compare
size.
| With the Alex Henry 8 bore before it was mine. |
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