I always drool when I look at double rifles. I almost bought a Holland and Holland 450-500 BPE at a collectors show in Dallas last year. It was a gorgeous hammer gun, but that cartridge wouldn’t be fun for the smaller animals we have in Montana.
So what is the 8X57R? I’m assuming it is the German 8mm Mauser, with a rim. Mine was a 7X57R which is the same as the 7X57 with a rim…
I'd love to see that 7X57R, shrap. I tend to drool a bit, also. That 450-500 should have followed you home, IMO. Lots of guys use 45-70s, on up. Why not the BPE?