Double Rifle Surprise

[@pamtnman1515]

Uh oh, flinch at first pull! I think I felt that kick all the way over here. You and I both own old double rifles that are apparently better made than the modern ones. Now that hurts.

[@bretlawson924]

LMAO that definitely was a surprise and a painful one at that. Love your recovery though....priceless and indicative of the hunter's focus on target impact. Bottle or quarry, no matter it was hit.

[@GreenKnight32]

Reminds me of Peter Hathway Capsticks book and how in a chapter he goes into detail stating that a gun of a hunter would go off by simply taking the weapon off of safety. I'd take the double whammy from both barrels rather than accidently putting that gun off of safety.

[@marks_sparks1]

That was quite a shock 😲 Thank goodness for recoil pads on the stock

[@nickolassokaluk9014]

nice flinch when the safety was on

[@Ks-zz9lh]

Omg. What a legend. He ate the recoil as two boiled eggs for breakfast. What a rifle. I’m impressed.. again. More impressed by the shooter. But that said very impressed by rifle as well.. even with its bad habit. Haha

[@joeydemocko]

My last Heym 500 NE doubled on me as well

[@JAlainSmith]

How did that feel?

[@paulsimmons5726]

Oh, my shoulder felt your pain! The fact that you managed to hang on to that rifle afterwards says volumes about how many T-Rex killers you've shot over the years! I'd be interested to know why that rifle discharges both rounds though; this video was entertaining but if you'd been hunting and missed your first shot, there'd be no follow up, oops!

[@wildrangeringreen]

usually on doubles, it's too little sear engagement (or it's been rounded off, or it's a negative engagement (the interaction is such that the hammer wants to slip off, rather than be solidly stopped by the sear)). When the first barrel fires, the whole gun recoils, and the hammer for the other barrel bounces off the sear for a brief moment, and then the sear has to catch it before it goes too far forward. You sometimes see something similar with auto-loading pistols, where someone has messed with the trigger mechanism (or it's worn out) and taken so much off the sear hook/notch in the hammer that the hammer follows the slide closed (usually those have a half-cock notch that will stop it from going full-auto... at least until something breaks). Most of these internal hammer guns don't have a half-cock notch, as there's really no way to utilize it, so the gunmakers started using safeties that lock everything up. Some also have intercepting sears (think of it in almost the same way you would a firing-pin block on a pistol), which would prevent the hammer from falling all the way and firing the barrel unless the trigger is fully depressed, this one apparently doesn't/ somethings wrong with them lol the 3" .500NE and the 3-1/4" .500 BPE/NFB are good chamberings... so long as the gun is functioning properly lol.

[@paulsimmons5726]

@@wildrangeringreen Your explanation was useful as I'm a bolt guy. I've got an old Ithaca 20ga SxS that fired both barrels at once because I'd managed to set the barrel selector sort of in the middle. A bit of a surprise but nothing like two 500NE's firing together. I pushed the selector to one side and it's never happened again. Anyways, thanks for the explanation, much appreciated!

[@CheJoffre]

LOL, awesome. Well played, Sir :)

[@mchughcb]

First thing, for all the people going on about the flinch. They have have several pound triggers and you don't worry about squeezing when you are trying to aim at a charging elephant and second if you hit the bottle then that's close enough for me. Well done.

[@JAlainSmith]

Oh and by the way I might have exaggerated it for the camera...LOL

[@thomasarcher4034]

With friends like that, who needs.......?

[@1341usmc]

I flinched just watching that. Nice shot and nice recovery!

[@eddiemullins4692]

Hits on both ends.

[@theessexhunter1305]

Alain fired my dads 32" Thomas wild 12b once @ 12 years old 3"magnum num3's both barrels..but I kept up right but not by much lol

[@InvisibleMinority]

So, it costs $150k? How much does Heym charge for a double rifle that works properly?

[@daniellouw9798]

Lol this dude shot it wrong you supposed to pull the front triger first then the back one...... I've had one for 5 years and never had a double discharge

[@JAlainSmith]

@@daniellouw9798 FYI I've been shooting big doubles for over 35 years and killed all the dangerous game in Africa with them and tons of buff. If you pull the back one first it stops your finger from sliding back on recoil and touching the back trigger by mistake which can happen in bad situations. But feel free to pull whichever one you want to first... There are lots of examples of double shots on my channel for your enjoyment!

[@daniellouw9798]

@@JAlainSmith no problem.. I do it for a living. and always pull the front trigger first and never had a double discharge

[@finallyfriday.]

@@daniellouw9798 Well, lawdy lawdy. That's iron clad proof right there. Take it to the bank.

[@talisikid1618]

Don’t own a double rifle. Yet. But on shotguns it depends on game movement. On heavy loads, common sense says pull back one first. Finger can slip if you pull front one. But it’s shooters choice.

[@daqt6079]

Did you pull the front trigger first?

[@JAlainSmith]

No the back one!

[@kenaidog6974]

What ammo? The Heym 26b was made for 250 grain bullets in 9.3x74R. The 286 grain will double on occasion. Never seen a Heym Pin less Sidelock at $150K.

[@davidhomen6204]

And that's why your supposed to pull the backtricker first.

[@JAlainSmith]

I did and it still doubled!

[@davidhomen6204]

@JAlainSmith Well, if you need one, why not give them both smokem if you gottum.😅

[@pmtips4482]

Detached retina much?

[@retirednavy8720]

If it fires both barrels at the same time then there is something seriously wrong with that rifle. If he knows it does it them he needs to send it in the be worked on. That will get you killed on a dangerous game hunt which is the only thing a 500 double is for.

[@newman793]

It has double triggers

[@retirednavy8720]

@@newman793 So fucking what? He only had one finger on the trigger. Any double barreled weapon will never discharge both barrels at once unless there is a serious mechanical problem. Do you know anything about firearms?

[@randomidiot8142]

@@newman793 if it was a double with a single trigger it's still not working right.

[@jackvliet]

Heym has a few cases of rifles doubling sadly

[@talisikid1618]

Time to call heym.

[@ChrisAycock]

I’d have to walk that off 😂

[@duffysgunsmithing2585]

i had that happen before ! for a split second you almost believe it blew up !

[@rashedtjm]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 sure that night you slept 🛌 in emergency 🚨

[@ronthompson4286]

WOW NEVER SEEN RECOIL LIKE THAT!!!

[@anonymousflyonthewall4732]

Ah.... what are friends for.....

[@killintime8431]

Holy moly powerful thing how much does that rifle cost

[@JAlainSmith]

$150k

[@m.l.3358]

Its not only a rifle. Its a german piece of Art and 100 Years of Craftsmanship

[@killintime8431]

@@m.l.3358 I never called it a gun

[@453421abcdefg12345]

@@m.l.3358 It may be called art, but it is no good as a rifle!

[@lawrencekedz]

Hey Al, Ever been kicked by a mule before...???

[@MikeGuadango]

Jesus that packed a wallop

[@453421abcdefg12345]

Ha Ha! All the gold in the world does not make a good rifle, what make is this rifle, double discharge can be because you have two fingers in the trigger guard, or a very poor quality lock without an intercepting sear. Stay safe!

[@garyhammond2213]

The Heym's are supposed to have intercepting sears. That's one reason they are so expensive.

[@453421abcdefg12345]

@@garyhammond2213 Yes that is the spec, but I think the cost went on bling on this one, very nice wood though, it would be better on a good rifle!

[@andrewstetson7614]

Had a black eye once from that

[@jimdavis3273]

OUCH!!!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@m.l.3358]

Hilarious 👌

[@trayquarles6206]

What a cannon

[@groenewaldpg]

Thats not the gun. Always shoot the back trigger first because of the recoil your finger always slips and taps the back trigger which in turn causes big PAIN

[@randomidiot8142]

How does that work with recoil yanking the trigger away from your finger? Your finger would have to somehow get around the front trigger as the rifle is recoiling rearward in order to hit the rear.. I could almost see it being more likely to double on the rear as the rifle shifts itself back in your hands and makes hitting the front easier.

[@talisikid1618]

@@randomidiot8142 no. If your finger is moving backwards it will hit back trigger next. Fire back trigger first. Your finger can only slip past the back of the trigger guard. Then reach forward for front trigger.

[@453421abcdefg12345]

@@talisikid1618 On a properly made double you cannot touch the rear trigger if your finger is properly placed, you finger has to be moved around the trigger to get on to the rear trigger, which is very easy, but requires an extra movement, a badly set up rifle is useless for purpose, it seems that this bling thing is not correctly set up.

[@mzeeraza3516]

😂😂😂👍🏾

[@MegaRiffraff]

👍🏻😂

[@dylancloete9014]

Good times in Tanzania

[@LanceHanlonOutdoors]

Flinch much... Oh wait... safety is on.

[@asadrahman4262]

V nyce from pakistan

[@BuckinMaster]

Ouch

[@kerrymehaffey5181]

Ya really need to work on not flinching.

[@tcjohnson3437]

It never fires both barrels at once. Unless you PULL both triggers at once. Operator Head Space and Timing is the cause of the double shot.

[@JAlainSmith]

Pulled only the back trigger...

[@tcjohnson3437]

@@JAlainSmith Your story friend.......... ever how you want to tell it. Thx for the upload .

[@CableDawg496]

Flinch much?

[@johnarnold2278]

Flinching and accuracy not good

[@LaithFaouri]

I believe he just firing both rounds because he pulled the front trigger first and his finger slipped to the next trigger i saw this happen with 500 S&W magnum revolver ..

[@JAlainSmith]

I pulled the back trigger first...

[@randomidiot8142]

Smith and Wesson revolvers don't have two triggers.