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Holland & Holland - Black Powder Express - .450 - 3 1/4 BPE caliber
Guns International #: 100815620 Seller's Inventory #: 17818
Category: Holland & Holland Rifles - Double Rifles - English
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Seller: Griffin & Howe
Company: Griffin & Howe
Member Since: 10/24/08
State: New Jersey
Zip: 07821
Country: United States
Phone: (973) 398-2670
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Number of Active Listings: 690
Total Number of Listings: 15201
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days, Cancellations and Returns may be subject to a re-stocking charge.
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Description:
Holland & Holland - Royal - .450 - 3 1/4 BPE caliber -
Item Number: HOL17818
Rifle type: Double Rifle
Action: Sidelock
Barrel length: 28
Sights: 1 Stand. Bar, 2 Fold. Leaves / Post Front
Weight: 8 lbs, 10 oz
Overall condition: Very Good
Stock condition: Very Good
Metal condition: Very Good
Stock: Original finish
Metal: Original finish
Type of Case: Leather Luggage CaseFinish: Case Colored
Type of Butt: Factory
Manufactured in: England
Manufacture Year: 1896
Lop: 14 1/4 "
Hand: Right
Comments : A Black Powder Express DR example, having some light wear and handling. Although Griffin & Howe cannot of course condone this and take no responsibility for the consequences of such action, the previous owner of this .450 Black Powder Express rifle shared the following information with us. “I loaded for my Holland double rifle, per the tables in Graeme Wright's book, ‘Shooting the British Double Rifle’. 48 grains of IMR 4198 in a Kynoch case with about 10 grains of Dacron filler, Woodleigh 350 grain copper clad soft nose bullet velocity is between 1850 & 1950 ft/sec. This load could be made by Safari Ltd, NY or Superior Ammo, SC. It is a great load for driven boar or most anything in North America. Per Frank Barnes in his most recent Cartridges of the World 13th edition; The 3 ¼” BPE version became one of the most popular cartridges ever devised. It was a deer cartridge or for medium size game. Selous and Taylor both used this cartridge to take elephant, but they both knew this was something of a stunt. The .450 BP and the nitro for black versions lasted well into the 20th century and many rifles that chamber them are still in use.The editor of this chapter, Richard Mann, once owned a plain grade Watson hammer double rifle that would regulate perfectly with bullets from 300 to 400 grains and shot to the sights at more than a ½ mile. If someone wants to shoot driven Boar with an elegant Holland Royal this would be a much lower cost solution than a newer nitro Holland double rifle. I hope you find this helpful. Best, Bob” (Griffin & Howe cannot of course condone this and take no responsibility for the consequences of such action). R-1
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