Cool book. I would love to pay for a nice double rifle, but im still paying for a (nice) college education... haha, damn

I could get a real kick out of a book like this.. The bottom gun on the cover looks like a real masterpiece.. anyone know it just by what they show??

Always wanted to be a writer but never really felt like I had what it takes. After reading this article I thought, "what the heck" and decided I'd give Dave's "eye gouge" writing technique a try. Boy, that was bad advice. And Dave I want my $46.97 back -- I could have bought two copies of a good book with that money.

I just ordered my copy off Amazon $26.90..free shipping.
I have always found the Drilling concept of guns interesting. Accuracy must be the toughest item on double rifles let alone with a shotgun barrel attached!
I have seen a few Drillings over the years, but never had chance to fire one.

Sounds like a good book. And you remind me; Carmichael's Book of the Rifle is a great book, one of my favorites, but it is dated now. Perhaps now that he has a little more time on his hands, Gentleman Jim will update or rewrite it.

Amazing what time does. Carmichael barely mentioned double rifles in his book (written in '85) except to comment on how the .458 gave African hunters something to use now that they were passing away. Here we are into the second decade of the New Millennium, and you can buy them from a half-dozen makers and load them with Federal or Hornady ammo. Anybody got the guts to predict the future of shooting with that in mind? Will we be shooting wheel locks in th year 2034?

To PBHead: I still have Old Mister Death, but I don't use it anymore. It's more or less irreplaceable.

To all: Eventually, I'll get around to doing a book list. And yes, I'm going to both the SHOT Show and SCI, and will be on the lookout for booth babes.

I remember at the range one day, a Colonel yelled at me from the other end of the firing line and motioned me down. I walked up and said, want see a pretty! He opened his oversized aluminum gun case the heaviest constructed I ever seen and I’m sure it was 44 Magnum proof. When he opened the case it had a beautiful drilling! Twin barrel 375 H&H and 12 gauge below and how sweet it looked and shot like a dream, both barrels shot “MUC” (Minute of Coffee Cup) at 200 yards and slug dead on a 50 with open adjustable flip up sights! Somebody some place put a lot of work into that drilling! I asked him what he paid for it, it was a gift from a British Army Colonel while in Africa as a thank you. WOW!

Nice review Dave. Some day please give us a list of the books all "Gun Nuts" should have in their personal library.

BTW I hope you are packing for the SHOT show and I eagerly await the Booth Babe report.

Say Mr. Petzal - How's "Mr. Death" doing ?
Do you still have/use it ?

"I, like most gun nuts, have always wanted a classic double rifle". YEP. MYSELF AS WELL. MY DREAM DOUBLE WOULD BE A H&H DOUBLE, IN 375 H&H. I WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY NEVER GO TO AFRICA, UNLESS THE LOTTERY GODS REACH DOWN, STEER MY VEHICLE INTO AN AGENT, AND LITTERALLY KICK MY BUTT OUT OF THE CAR. BUT A 375 H&H DOES HAVE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS ON THIS CONTINENT. GRIZZLY BEAR COME IMEDIATLY TO MIND. IT WOULDNT BE BAD ON MOOSE EITHER. A LITTLE OVERKILL PERHAPS, BUT NO ONE WOULD HAVE TO TRACK IT FAR! BESIDES, IF A LION EVER ESCAPED FROM A ZOO, IT WOULD BE A NICE PEICE TO GO ON A LOCAL SAFARI!

alabamaoutlaw

We got some other things that will put shoulders out of commission too!

Roll Tide, Roll

Clay,

Back in the early 70's I knew an Army Col(0-6) at Ft. Benning that had a collection of german drillings. He pulled them out one day for a look. They were very nice and quite expensive. The calibers have long since been erased from my memory.

Dave,

I picked up the Bushnell Elite 6500 4.5-30X scope yesterday and I must say it is impressive. It was hundreds less than a comparable Leupold and the glass is very, very bright. Now if ER Shaw will finish building my rifle we'll give it the old acid test.

I would like to read this book, but don't know if I can afford it. The Bookkeeper says I have enough guns to end a small war, and I know that this book would give me the burning desire to possess a double rifle in some very expensive and highly unusable caliber!

Hey, Del! got the 6500 in 2.5-16 with mil dots on my .300 win. I am drooling as I type :D

or something like that.

Dave, I did order the book and got it at $28 before tax (O'bama needs to find money somewhere, right)? Jim.

PS, now it's your job to find at least one Boothe babe.

Yes, it is a good one, essential as a source.

I may not agree with every conclusion, but there are so many facts I have never read anywhere else that I have re-read it repeatedly . It is clear that Wieland is a true expert on the subject.