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A rather unique take on the 1911 is the Italian company Arsenal Firearm's product, the AF2011-A1 double barrel pistol. The pistol evolved from a Swiss machinist's foray into a double barrel Sig 210. With the thought that two bullets knocking down someone is much better than one, and without all that double tap nonsense, This new 1911 might be what you're looking for.
It seems like too much gun to me. The 1911 is already heavy, and two of them welded together along with 16 rounds of 230 grain .45's would be quite a handful, althought the weight would soak up some of the recoil of two bullets being launched simultaneously. One would also doubt if it was necessary, seeing as how one .45 bullet at a time is already a proven manstopper. They do mention in their literature that they can take down a bull, if you really need to do that with a handgun. Will be a great conversation piece.
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Now and then, keeping a rifle sighted is a pain. Mostly it's because so many different sources for ammo results in every load being slightly different. When target shooting my enfield rarely shoots to point of aim since I usually just shoot whatever bullets I can get cheap, so I may adjust the backsight some but usually hold over since I'm just shooting for fun anyway.
Looks like the deer got the better of this guy, photo by Lemsipmatt on Flickr
But what if you want your rifle to shoot to point of aim? To start with, you will need a supply of ammunition that is consistant, either a certain manufacturers load or your own reloads. Once you have that, you can get to work on your rifle. The guys over at Enfield Rifles Forum have a neat pdf available that was done by the British Armorers (REME) In it there are instructions for adjusting the backsight, and when that won't do what you want, then they move on to the front sight.
The front sight can't be adjusted up or down, only laterally. Luckily the front sight blades come in different heights and these are generally available on Ebay. Also, if you are really lucky, you can find some Parker Hale sights for the enfield. They generally aren't cheap, and you have to be careful that parts aren't missing, but they turn an enfield into a tack driver.
Parker Hale sights on the enfield, picture by Alan de Enfield on Enfield Rifle Forum