Double Rifles

I was just re-reading some of Elmer's articles about double guns and I was reminded of a friend's double rifle. He had acquired an Italian import, I forget the brand, but it was a sweet looking little 9.3 X 74R that was just about a twin to a 410 double shotgun. The only bad thing about it was that very thing that made it so neat looking, it only weighed around six pounds. We took it to the range and when my friend, who was stout, fired a couple of rounds he looked at me with a very sad expression on his face. I shouldered the little cannon and touched off a round and felt a sharp bite in my cheek where it hugged the stock. Next round was fired with a little more trepidation and a little less cheek on the stock. That wasn't too bad but it wasn't much fun. My friend later sold it. Chris