Regarding double rifles

[BillyBothHands]

I often have dreams of owning a roomful of H&H's then I wake up and wonder why no one this day in age hasn't brought a "low end" double rifle to market.
I realize there probably isn't much demand for such a setup, but that isn't the reason I keep stumbling across that people claim to be the reason there aren't
affordable double rifles out there.

The most frequent response I've seen to such a question is the labor intensity of building a double rifle. And yes I agree the way the artists that are left build
them it is and they produce a fine product... However I really see no reason why someone couldn't manufacture a decently priced SxS double rifle.... Ah but
regulating the barrels you say?.....

I'm by no means a gunsmith, machinist, nor physicist, but are we really to believe that with all the ballistics data and CNC machines, etc that you couldn't cut a
couple of barrels and a wedge that would get you accurate enough alignment for a fairly inexpensive double?

Those are my thoughts on the topic. What does everyone else think?
I don't necessarily want a big bore, but a double 30-30 or 30-06 sure would be fun... at least in my imagination anyhow

 

[UranusDestiny]

Baikal has inexpensive double guns in both 30-06 and 45-70. Haven't heard anything about them at all though. Here's one:
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/manufacturers_id/484/products_id/14170

 

[ozarkhillbilly]

Just wondering, how much would a low end or affordably priced double rifle cost?

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

UranusDestiny beat me to it. I do believe that it's offered in other calibers in Russia/Europe, besides .45-70 and .30-'06, but I don't know if they come in actual African Calibers.

 

[Acera]

You can find Black Powder double rifles out there for about $1K last time I checked.

Valmets start just around $1,500 in a O/U configuration.

I've seen Merkels for $6,000 or so.

Kreighofs seem to go $10,000 and up.

So there are some value prices models that will not set you back a small house like the H&H's.

 

[BillyBothHands]

I should mention that I was refering to side by side. I thought all the spartan's were O/U but I was wrong it seems! and as far and price I'm not talking totally cheap. I'd go for like 2k, but not 20, 40 or ten gabazilllion lol

 

[elmerfudd]

There's also Cabelas' Kodiak if you don't mind front stuffers. You can even get that one in 72 caliber.