Hello soumya sakar and Pondoro,
soumya sakar,
Yes I have handled and fired both the standard model VC double rifle, as well as one model of Heym double rifle (I own a Heym 88B in .458 Winchester).
The VC I tried was not the Round Action that Pondoro described.
And, I would really enjoy trying one of those but had not heard of same until lately (in this forum).
I previously thought VC doubles were only made with "blockish" rather sharp cornered receivers.
Therefore, prior to recently, I would have said that any Heym double, built on their 88 series receiver, is definitely more closely made to resemble the Pre-War English maker's double rifles than VC is.
The VC has an awesome reputation for reliability and accuracy (in double rifle terms) but the ones I have seen in photos, as well as the one I had fired at a paper target, definitely were not very "Classic Looking", with their fast pistol grip (sharp, not quite hook shaped pistol grip), square cornered receiver and cuts in the quarter rib - to accept some modernistic scope mount system, or perhaps to accept some red dot sight gadget, not mention their over-sized forearm or "beaver-tail" forearm, as it were.
Pondoro,
I have tried to find specifications and pricing for the VC Round Action double rifle without success.
In fact, I have had limited success finding a decent set of photographs for their Round Action double.
Now that you have mentioned this model, I am very curious about it, since my contact with VC double rifles has led me to conclude that they are, from butt to muzzle, very "modern looking" and the receiver is down right "rectangular block" shaped.
In other words, IMO, their standard model does not look or feel anything like old British doubles do (again, in my personal experiences with examining and shooting quite a few makes and models of double rifles, including some vintage British ones).
VC's web site had a "Catalogue" icon but when I selected it, all I saw were the types of things I am familiar with from VC, no reference to any "Round Action" model.
The only double rifle I own these days is a Heym 88B.
One of the reasons that I prefer it over other maker's double rifles selling for under $20,000. new, is because visually, it somewhat resembles the old London & Birmingham made doubles (so do some of the Merkel double rifle models, for that matter.
I bought my Heym used and so it was very comparable to a new VC, Chapui or Merkel in price.
Any way, I am quite interested in the Round Action VC, since their other models are very affordable as double go, and they are notoriously robust/reliable.
Please let me know how I can find photos/price/specifications, such as overhead sears, barrel length, etc.
Since the VC doubles cost several thousand less than the Heym, perhaps a VC round action .450-400 with 26" ejector barrels could be in my future some day.
(Wish someone would make one in .303 British, at a price the working class could afford).
Cheers,
Velo Dog.
Mac
