Hey, Guys. My review of a beautiful and accurate Verney-Carron Double Rifle in .450/400 3" Nitro Express appeared on the digital site of Africa's Sportsman magazine.

The title of this post is not meant to shock or frighten. What I am trying to communicate is that the name St. Etienne is synonymous with weapon production.

You begin carrying a pack, canteen, food, full-weight rifle and a handgun strapped to your waist. After 14 days you don’t even want to carry the handgun.

Growing up reading the wonderful books on hunting in Africa, I dreamed of shooting an ‘elephant rifle’.

This is a bit of a throwback because I just realized my mistake of not alerting folks to my first review of a Turnbull Restoration Co. firearm.

Early tomorrow morning, I’ll be heading to the range to try out one of Kerry O’Day’s MG Arms Ultralight rifles chambered to .416 Taylor.

What is not reflected in these accurate, but one-dimensional, facts is the superb craftsmanship evident in the details of this double rifle.

Yep, a deliberate and somewhat inaccurate (photos are actually top-to-bottom...) play on words, but also reflective of the cool illustrations shown below.

When I opened the box containing the 1892 Takedown at my local gun shop, this is what I saw: bone charcoal case hardening coloration on receiver, lever, hammer, butt plate and forend cap that is the ‘tell’ indicating time spent in the Turnbull workshop.