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I ran across statement where CSMC is stating opposing double bridge action on their RBL SxS. Either I am having a memory laps or what not. But what is an opposing double bridge action? I did a couple of searches with no good results. Anyone have an idea on what CSMC is referencing?
R/ Rich
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![[Linked Image from images.gunsinternational.com]](http://images.gunsinternational.com/listings_sub/acc_3690/gi_102465124/CONNECTICUT-SHOTGUN-CUSTOM-RBL-12-GAUGE_102465124_3690_227A8CECD68E3F4F1.jpg) It looks like a standard Purdey double underbolt to me (with a healthy dose of marketing buzzwords).
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Good heavens. Those engravings and that case-hardening are an awful combination, to my eye. And the heads of those pins don't even look round.
However, that graceful arc where the action meets the buttstock is just beautiful. A line struck by a carvel-hull boatbuilder.
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I suspect wordplay, Rich, plain and simple.
Nice engraved barrel wedges.
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I don’t think that the heads of the pins are meant to be rounded, but finished flush, as they are engraved over - which lays up problems for the first strip and clean.
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I suspect wordplay, Rich, plain and simple.
.. Stan; Do you suppose that "opposing double bridge action" is meant to be in the same perception category as "no 3-day inspection period"?
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I suspect wordplay, Rich, plain and simple.
.. Stan; Do you suppose that "opposing double bridge action" is meant to be in the same perception category as "no 3-day inspection period"? ROTFLMAO I suspect someone in charge of marketing for Tony has been reading Greener. 
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I don’t think that the heads of the pins are meant to be rounded, but finished flush, as they are engraved over - which lays up problems for the first strip and clean. My thoughts exactly, when I first saw them.
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If you Google "opposing double bridge action", you get several answers the more you Google it. It says that it is supposed to resemble the Boss or Purdey lock up system. One time I Googled it, it said that the barrels were connected at the breech end, but were separated at the muzzle end.
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That's a Laser engraved pattern. The pins within the engraving pattern meant to be flat. They are engraved with the Laser as part of the pattern all at the same time. Innother words the pins are assembled into the frame at the time of Laser engraving. Then assembly must be done carefully to line them up so the pattern matches. If the pin is not flush with the surface it can also detract from the looks.
I have no idea what an opposing double secret bridge action is.
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Thank you all for the insight. For some reason I was thinking some new fangled way to lock up our SxS LOL!
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Maybe it has something to do with double secret probation?
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That's a Laser engraved pattern. The pins within the engraving pattern meant to be flat. They are engraved with the Laser as part of the pattern all at the same time. Innother words the pins are assembled into the frame at the time of Laser engraving. Then assembly must be done carefully to line them up so the pattern matches. If the pin is not flush with the surface it can also detract from the looks.
I have no idea what an opposing double secret bridge action is. i suspect it is a marketing technique - sometimes referred to as...if you can't dazzle em with brilliance, baffle em with bullshit.... best regards, tom
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What seems to be the mystery here? Look at the gun.
Double underlugs without using the name Purdey.
Why, I have no idea.
Unless maybe the 1776 refugees from Long Island to Connecticut are still pissed about the whole thing...
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What seems to be the mystery here? Look at the gun.
Double underlugs without using the name Purdey.
Why, I have no idea.
Unless maybe the 1776 refugees from Long Island to Connecticut are still pissed about the whole thing... That is what it said when I Googled it. Double underlugs like Purdey and Boss SXSs.
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What seems to be the mystery here? Look at the gun.
Double underlugs without using the name Purdey.
Why, I have no idea.
Unless maybe the 1776 refugees from Long Island to Connecticut are still pissed about the whole thing... The mystery is ....... what does double OPPOSING underlugs mean. You conveniently left out that part of the OP's description.
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Maybe it doesn't refer to the lockup at all. It is a strange name for a feature.
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Bridge is the name given to the part of the action flats beteen the left and right side. Like the horizontal bit of the letter H. Double bridge I am guessing refers to the fact that in this action the bridge is on two levels, one at the flats and one below, under the sliding bolt. Some doubles do not have the top bridge. Just a guess.
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