David McKay Brown .470 3 ¼" Nitro Express Round Action Double Rifle
The name David McKay Brown should need no introduction to readers of this blog. Scotlands premier gun and rifle maker, David is still building guns at his factory in the village of Bothwell, near Glasgow, Scotland. From an early age David was always a keen gun and rifle enthusiast as well as an avid bird shooter, stalker and fisherman. After an apprenticeship with Alex Martin (Gunmakers) of Glasgow, David set out on his own producing his very first round action gun in 1974. Since then David has specialised in round action guns in both side by side and over and under configuration with an occasional and small output of double rifles over the years.
Gary Duffey on January 25, 2018 at 12:35 pm
Trigger, a great and detailed description of this rifle and what a nice one it is. It appears that the foresight is spring loaded and it is pushed down to rotate it. What a great idea for a double rifle. D.W. King of San Francisco, CA produced a rotating sight many years ago but the works of it were exposed and not near so elegant as this. The debate to ‘brush or not to brush’ off cased colors is always a question with roughly equal fans on both sides. I would add that nothing brushes the guns off quite as nicely as use, a pair of leather gloves and a little grit and perspiration! I think this rifle is as good an example of this as I have seen. This one will surely not disappoint.
Peter Buckley. on January 27, 2018 at 9:45 am
Hi Trigger
Isn’t that just a ‘cracking’ double, to me so understated yet so elegant, the wood to metal fit, the subtle engraving, the stepped breech, glorious! Who wouldn’t be proud to own one of Mr McKay Brown’s guns!
Am I right in saying that the ‘foresight’ rotates clockwise for one element then
anti-clockwise to return it back to the original, the reason I say this is because the two flats on either side of the foresight don’t appear the same width, once rotated one of the flats becomes a supporting surface?
Another great ‘post’ we probably wouldn’t get to see such wonderful guns that reflect the legendary skills of our most talented craftsmen and women if not for the “Explora”.
Kind regards. Peter.
Neill on January 29, 2018 at 7:35 pm
A really elegant piece of work, I love his round bodied ou guns, this is the first time I have seen a ss rifle made by him.
Trigger on January 25, 2018 at 12:49 pm
Hi Gary
Many thanks for your truthful comments. It really is a super rifle and great to see. Benefit of my job I suppose!
Best regards
Trigger
Richard Brown on January 26, 2018 at 2:22 pm
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