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thanks marc, thats more what i was looking for.  i dont have 12000 dollars, and never will for a rifle, so my inquiry wasnt based on me getting one, i just wanted to know if they were made and if guides used them.  there used quite regualarly in africa, and i believe that most guides over there are working class type too??...i'm also thinking that there are working class types out there that drive a 30,000 dollar pickup, when they could get by just fine with a 17 to 20,000 dollar pickup...they get the big nice pickup cause they like it.  but your info on the way the barrels were made is good to know.  i was aware that they used to be made by hand, but figured that the barrels could be alined with a machine now.  interesting to know.  but do you really think that a bolt action would be more reliable than a db?  seems that ther'd be less moving parts in a boxlock than a bolt rifle.  i mean it cant get any simpler than opening the gun, dropping two shells in and shutting it.  i'm not familiar with db's but i'm familiar with double and over under shotguns, and i garauntee that my over-under(that has been hunted by my grandad, dad, now me) is more reliable than my pump or auto.  i've never seen or heard of anyone having trouble opening, closing, shooting, or loading a double barreled shotgun, but maybe theres something i dont know about the db's thats different.   but anyway thanks for the db info.  i would assume your right about most that you posted...i agree on the weight issue as well.  i dont think that recoil is much of an issue with a backup gun, all the big stoppers stomp you on the shoulder end...that's an understood.  and i've picked up a few dbs at gun shops, and i dont remember them being any heavier than my 375 before i chopped the barrel down, though they sure point well.  as a romantic, and a gun lover, i had to start this thread out of curiousity.  thanks guys  

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