For a rifle that may need to be used for longer range shots, and for high intensity cartridges, the bolt action tends to be the most sensible choice. For example, the break-action double rifle is not a good candidate as a long range rifle because of its having two barrels joined together which causes issues as barrels heat up in firing, and the breech lock-up is not as consistently concentric as can be obtained with a bolt action, which is why benchrest shooters almost all use bolt action rifles with much attention paid to the action bedding, and normally with a free floating barrel. There are disadvantages to the break-action double rifle type of action, just as there are for each of the other action types. Yes, there are inexpensive double rifles available such as those by Baikal which are, of course, not in the same league as the much more expensive double rifles: but they work well enough as a hunting rifle for the woods. The double barrel break-action rifle possesses the same characteristics that make a quality side by side shotgun such a delight to use they’re fast handling and instinctive. Author had one of these as his favorite duck swamp gun for many years. There may be side by side shotguns that handle and point like a lump of iron pipe: happily I’ve lived a life where I’ve generally managed to avoid them. I don’t know about you, but my preference for a shotgun is a quality side by side double which, to me at least, feels and works wonderfully. The double barrel action has long been established as a shotgun action, ideal for providing an effortless second shot, and able to be made as an elegant looking, and instinctive handling gun. Introduction: The Break-Action Double Rifle
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