DG Stopping Rifle - Double vs Bolt

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Phil.........I have always used bolt guns mostly to hunt with while growing up and it carried on after I got older. Uncle Sam introduced me to the M1-Garand (semi-auto) and the M-14 which was a couple steps above the Garand and could fire fully auto.

I tried a double gun twice upon a time and could never seem to get down the idea of reloading it fast enough to suit my intended goals. I also thought that carrying something that heavy (rifle weighed in at close to 14 pounds) would wear yours truly out after a day or two in the hot African sun, making ones arms feel like spaghetti towards sundown.

I'll stay with my model 70 Winchesters and my ability and confidence level to use them with great success. I have a full battery of those Safari type rifles ranging from the famed .375 H&H, upwards including the tried and true .458 Win mag, and a custom .475 caliber up to a 510 caliber. I'll leave the double guns for those wealthy PH's of African glory!