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I never really thought I would get a nice double rifle. After all, they are best for a stopping gun, to be carried by the PH on a truly Dangerous Game hunt. However on my last trip to Amarillo TX, I stopped in to look at the newest Italian offerings and ended up getting a nicely engraved Sabatti 9.3x74R. Thought it would be fun and something almost anyone could shoot. So far I am honestly a bit disappointed in it but just got a box of the regulation ammo so need to shoot it some more.
However, I don't consider this a serious entry into the double rifle World. I always thought if I did it, I would want a 470 NE, that caliber just calls to me as the go to Double rifle caliber
@IdaRam got me thinking when he started a thread asking about what might be a deal as to holding resale and making a double rifle a decent investment, or at least one to not lose too much money on. So I thought that was a great goal to keep in mind if I ever did buy a good double...
And then that Marcel Thys 470 NE came up for sale some time back, right here on AH. Although I would have preferred some game scene engraving, the gun really caught my attention. I asked for advice privately for several members on here and of course when it comes to other members helping a guy spend money on a gun, or almost anything for that matter... There is never any shortage of encouragement. But this was a gun with limited info and not exactly a primary band that everyone knows something about... So I took the advice of several members and talked the seller into sending the gun to J.J. Perodeau.
J.J. found a few items to repair as the gun had been just sitting for many years and the main problem was just dried up grease. He loved the gun and actually had Marcel Thys as an instructor in school. It is a Best quality Gun, shoots fantastic. And he highly recommended I buy it. So I did.
Just got it today, popped off a couple rounds, so far so good
However, I don't consider this a serious entry into the double rifle World. I always thought if I did it, I would want a 470 NE, that caliber just calls to me as the go to Double rifle caliber
@IdaRam got me thinking when he started a thread asking about what might be a deal as to holding resale and making a double rifle a decent investment, or at least one to not lose too much money on. So I thought that was a great goal to keep in mind if I ever did buy a good double...
And then that Marcel Thys 470 NE came up for sale some time back, right here on AH. Although I would have preferred some game scene engraving, the gun really caught my attention. I asked for advice privately for several members on here and of course when it comes to other members helping a guy spend money on a gun, or almost anything for that matter... There is never any shortage of encouragement. But this was a gun with limited info and not exactly a primary band that everyone knows something about... So I took the advice of several members and talked the seller into sending the gun to J.J. Perodeau.
J.J. found a few items to repair as the gun had been just sitting for many years and the main problem was just dried up grease. He loved the gun and actually had Marcel Thys as an instructor in school. It is a Best quality Gun, shoots fantastic. And he highly recommended I buy it. So I did.
Just got it today, popped off a couple rounds, so far so good
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