The Dub’l Duck is a
bolt action
Bolt-action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by ''directly'' manipulating the bolt via a bolt handle, which is most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon (as most users are right-handed).
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, competition shooting
pistol
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, designed and built by Ray Schwahn. Only 15 Dub’l Ducks were ever made. Ray Schwahn built the first Dub’l Duck in 1982, for himself for competition shooting. The remaining 14 pistols were built by request from other competition shooters. This weapon is primarily intended for
metallic silhouette
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shooting; it is most easily fired from the
Creedmoor shooting position.
All Dub’l Ducks are a conversion of the
Remington Arms
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XP-100
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, made to fire a different round. Two were chambered for the
7mm-08 Remington
cartridge
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* Cartridge (firearms), a type of modern ammunition
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s. The remaining 13 were chambered for
.300 Savage cartridges, necked down to fit 7mm international bullets. With the exception of the unfinished 15th, each Dub’l Duck's stock was custom fitted to the owner's hand grip. The 15th Dub’l Duck was never completed and still has the Remington XP-100 stock.
File:Dub'l Duck.jpg, A complete Dub'l Duck above an unfinished Dub'l Duck, which resembles a Remington XP-100.
File:Flip Side.jpg, The flip side of the Dub'l Ducks.
File:Dub'l Duck Hand Grip.jpg, The custom hand grip of a Dub'l Duck.
File:Dub'l Duck Close up.jpg, A close up of the hand grip.
Single-shot pistols
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