Sauer Double Rifles for Stalking?

[enfieldspares]

It's £35K? For a bloody boxlock? No!

 

[Greener Jim]

It's £35K? For a bloody boxlock? No!

Well it's still less than a London gun, it's even cheaper than a Westley Richard's. However that price is still pretty ridiculous considering a Heym PH is £11,000

 

[enfieldspares]

That's way, way, more than I paid for my Boss. And in twenty years time I know that I'll get back for that what I paid for it. For this Sauer? I'd guess the residuals will be poor.

 

[8x57]

But ideal for having the deer driven to you French stye, à l’affût", where the roe deer are driven to you, like driven boar.

Ah, well. I'll await the "flames"...

I think you mean battue, isn't l’affût shooting from a high seat or blind?

Personally I think rifles of such obvious quality hold their value very well but not perhaps quite so well in the U.K. where those who can afford such firearms seem fixed on only certain makers and don't appreciate the European makers to the same extent.

 

[enfieldspares]

Yes, 8x57, I've mixed driven with "battue" and "l'affut" in that sense. Thanks for the correction. It's "battue".

Although, of course, it would be useful for "l'affut" for that quick second shot if a first animal went down to the first shot and a second stood there not sure of what to do or how to react.

 

[ileso]

It's £35K? For a bloody boxlock? No!

surely its not a false sidelock?!!

 

[mchughcb]

Apparently the Sauer is partly made by Holland and Holland . In any case it was very nice but was it that much better than a £6000 chapuis. I'm not so sure. And I'd certainly drag a chapuis around the mud every weekend.

 

[enfieldspares]

And I'd certainly drag a chapuis around the mud every weekend.

And with the saving on the Sauer in your restored and repaired Bren Carrier maybe?

I can see it now in my mind's eye, the ultimate all terrain hunting "ute"!

 

[enfieldspares]

Surely its not a false sidelock?!!

Yes, it is. They even openly admit to it on their website.

SAUER & SOHN DOUBLE RIFLE

Oh..and stop calling me Shurley..

 

[ileso]

...your .. not ... Shirley? ...

 

[enfieldspares]

Only at weekends and in private...when I find a spot of cross-dressing very relaxing..

LOL!

 

[alberta boy]

Only at weekends and in private...when I find a spot of cross-dressing very relaxing..

LOL!

Oh dear lol

 

[Kalahari]

A lot of the "best" double dangerous game rifles were boxlock. Very reliable and stronger in the stock for a big recoiling round. Don't know why they have to sideplate it though. It is what it is.

David.

 

[sauer]

I have a real hankering for a double but think it would have to be the Baikal mp-221 !


Paul

 

[mchughcb]

Fausti make a wonderful sxs double.