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Remington Double rifle

chumchumchumchum Member Posts: 847 ✭✭
edited November 2010 in Ask the Experts
Why did Remington stop importing it? It seems to have alot of interest. Is anybody else planning on importing it? THANKS
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  • chumchumchumchum Member Posts: 847 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Any body use one yet, how are they. I have been wanting to get one, but their don't seem to be alot around. I was hoping the price would come down. But since they are so limited that doesn't seem to be happening. The local gun shop has one in 45-70 i've been watching. Hoping the price would drop, but it hasn't.

    THANKS
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  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,140 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you're talking about the O/U SPR(??), Remington dropped the import line of firearms. EAA or USSG might have them in their imported line. As for why they stopped importing it, my question is why did they start? A couple of smaller firearms importers were doing a decent job of providing shooters with that type of firearm. Remington came along, took over the market,raised the price, and then dropped the load.
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  • chumchumchumchum Member Posts: 847 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well actually I was talking about the SXS double rifles they imported for a short time.
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  • MIKE WISKEYMIKE WISKEY Member Posts: 10,043 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    "Well actually I was talking about the SXS double rifles they imported for a short time."..........I talked to a Rem. rep. at the nra annual meeting, he said they (the russians) couldn't supply them. They'd order 10,000 and get 100.
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  • jaegermisterjaegermister Member Posts: 692 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think the problem is with the manufacturer/supply
    I almost bought one for $900. But did some investigating with other owners and there was a problem with having both barrels print close to each other vertically. Horizontally you can adjust ,there is a device on the barrels and you can vary loads/bullet/weight, but vertically you are left with the degree of assembly skill. Maybe some are ok? Anyway it was a 45/70, another was a 30/06, think you should stick with a rimmed cartridge not a /06. Would really like to have a 7x57R, why can't WE build SXS rifles?
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  • TRAP55TRAP55 Member Posts: 8,292 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    http://www.baikalcanada.com/rifles_combo_artemida.htm
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  • Hawk CarseHawk Carse Member Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by jaegermister
    why can't WE build SXS rifles?


    We can. Just not in a tractor factory for US$900.
    Butch Searcy's doubles start at $5250.
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  • ern98ern98 Member Posts: 1,725 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    As I understand it making the barrels shoot to the same point of impact is almost equal parts of engineering and performance art. Which drives the production costs up. Shotguns are more forgiving.
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    BUY a Valmet model 412 or 512 with double barrel sets ut to 9.3X74 R you can adjust point of impact so both barrels print the same spot and then change adjustment if you change to different bullet or load.
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