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i need a little explaination about double rifle and what is the cost of the double rifle in india?

chandra...r u talking about double barrel rifle?

yes

What make, condition,caliber?

chandrashekhar wrote:i need a little explaination about double rifle

Why don't you google a bit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_rifle

chandrashekhar wrote:what is the cost of the double rifle in india?

Price will depend on caliber and make.

freinds i don't know much about double rifle but i heard that it is used for hunting i thougt instead of using dbbl we can use double rifle (it is just my thought) because of more power therefore i ask about it and in ifg also it is not properly discussed(about price,caliber present in india)

freinds i don't know much about double rifle but i heard that it is used for hunting

Just a reminder but you do know that hunting is illegal in India?

yes i know hunting is illegal but my native place is suffering from naxal problem therefore i am talking about powerful rifle

chandrashekhar,

I have been reading your posts and one faces this dilemma before buying his first firearm. You seem a little undecided about the type of firearm you want to buy. A DBBL 12 ga shotgun would probably suit your purpose of self and home defense. For sporting and defense purpose if you must buy a rifle, then a bolt action IOF 30.06 would suit your purpose with a big issue of over-penetration if used indoors, but then your double rifle would have that issue too.

best,
Rp.

chandrashekhar wrote:freinds i don't know much about double rifle but i heard that it is used for hunting i thougt instead of using dbbl we can use double rifle (it is just my thought) because of more power therefore i ask about it and in ifg also it is not properly discussed(about price,caliber present in india)

Hello Chandrashekhar,

The power comes from the cartridge the rifle is chambered for rather than the rifle itself. A double barreled rifle is as powerful as a single barreled rifle of the same bore or calibre say .375 Express or .450/400. Most double barreled rifles are chambered for rimmed cartridges which are rarely imported into India. Cartridges for double rifles are therefore expensive and difficult to obtain, Double barreled rifles were popular for hunting dangerous game like tigers because they offered a quick second shot without having to change the position of one's hand to operate a bolt or a lever for the second shot. Thereafter one has to open the double barreled rifle to reload. A bolt or lever action rifle can offer six (one round in the chamber and five in the magazine) or more shots before reloading. Such rifles are more useful than double barreled rifles in self defence situations.

The double barreled rifles for which cartridges are obtainable, like the .375 Holland and Holland magnum, the .450/400 etc. are much too powerful for self defence purposes. They are also likely to be very expensive. A 7x57 mm Mauser is more than adequate for self defence. Cartridges for medium bores like the .30-06 and the .315 are made by the Indian Ordnance Factory (IOF) in their Kirkee Factory (KF) near Pune and are cheaper and easily available. The IOF made rifles in .30-06 and .315 calibres are cheaper than imported rifles in equivalent calibres (under a lakh of Rupees against three lakhs or more).

The cheapest double rifle I have been offered is a .500 Black Powder Express with external hammers and Damascus barrels for Rs. 2 lakh. Cartridges for this rifle are almost unobtainable in India.

You pays your money and takes your choice.

All the best.

thankyou sir