doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Question for you Anglopholes

How about 1890 when Colt was still stuffing their out dated single action revolver down the Army's throat. Lugar, Mauser and Brochart were developing automatic pistols that worked.

Still subjective Pooch,

When Sir Richard Burton in 1856 began to gather his expedition to go in search of the source of Africa�s Nile River, he made it a point to acquire a pair of Colt 1851 Navy revolvers for his personal sidearms.


Where was your Luger then?

Still just a spurt in Lugers dreams...

A short while later a big game hunter held off an entire African tribe with a broom handle Mauser....where was your slow loading Colt then ?

Audience is important, Stan. The audience to which you're speaking HERE tends to be more interested in the leftover share of the doublegun market rather than the lion's share. More articles about OU's or sxs in Double Gun Journal??

A 'short while later" Joe? A half a century or more later is not considered by anyone as a "short while later."

No, Larry, YOU need to consider the audience, by rereading my initial post. Nowhere in it did I specify S x S guns. I intentionally directed the thread toward doubleguns, which most certainly include O/Us, no?

After all, this is the DOUBLEGUN Journal website, isn't it?

SRH

Of the 10 Remington SxS's I own, only one has needed repairs other than a occasional top lever spring. And I like the way they feel and swing when shooting SC's. The heavier weight than a light English gun takes up the recoil better. My Parker hammer guns have never needed a repair. Wait, one needed a firing pin. I feel my American made guns have stood the test of time quite well and have never felt the need for foreign made guns. There are still parts available if needed.

Stan, your eyes are horizontal, shouldn't your barrels be the same ?

Will horizontal barrels be enough to ensure a maker survives for the long haul?

I have used that same line in jest, Paul, and I own way more S X S guns than O/Us. But, this thread was not about S X Ss exclusively. It was intended to be concerning doubleguns , inclusive of O/Us. Some just can't seem to get past the fact that O/U guns are the pinnacle of the evolution of doubleguns. They are too hung up in the Victorian and Edwardian eras to be objective.

SRH