Serial no C026. Searcy 450/400 3", Leupold M8 2.5 and Talley QR. American all the way.



I thought about claw mounts but decided to go with Butch's recommendation of Talleys. That scope comes off quick.



Wood is good as usual with Searcy's.



I have not fired it yet but just finished loading up some rounds. Its nice to have the rifle arrive with the scope and irons already sighted in. Factory targets enclosed with the rifle show 1" between left and right barrels at 50 yds.

Being both romantic and superstitious I will break this firecracker in on the 4th of July.



Barrels are 26". I did not realize until now how nice that length is. First blooding will likely be an Arkansas Razorback then an Australian Waterbuff cull hunt.

I hope you get fine service from the rifle as long

as you can clutch it! Please remind us why you

wanted a second double in the same caliber as your

wonderful vintage British Jeffery double.

God bless America and Butch Searcy!

I love my Search .450/.400. It is a beautiful and great shooting double. Plus, Butch is a seller that actually stands behind his products. Very nice looking rifle and scope combo.

Jack,
Like a lot of us I am comfortable with this caliber and it will be fine for the hunts I have left ahead of me.

The Jeff is fun to shoot too (maybe a little feminine in its proportions) but this Searcy feels better to me.

Its not too thick and not too skinny. It balances well and at just under 10 lbs without the scope (just over 10 with it) the weight is manageable.

May be time to include Searcy as a gunmaker I'd consider owning.

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Originally posted by Showbart:
May be time to include Searcy as a gunmaker I'd consider owning.

I think butch has come a long way in quality in a short time.
Bill

QUIT THIS. Butch needs a breather in orders so he can get my 400 finished .. Butch is a heck of a guy, a craftsman and a patriot. His rifles are American made and built to order.

Really nice stuff.....
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Allen-

Great looking rifle!
I really like the longer barrels on double rifles.

Great skull too.
I wish you the best of success on your coming hunts.


--Tinker

Nice rifle, ugly scope mount and scope for a beautiful double like that.

Congratulations! Another Searcy beauty!
Butch is a heck of a nice guy! and Yes, 26 inch barrels are the only way to go for a 450/400 3 inch.

I guess one needs a wide angle camera, as you couldn't even get the end of those long, long barrels in the photo!

Nice rifle.

Nice piece of wood Allen...

It just doesn't get any better than that! and they shoot great, all of them shoot great it seems.

Bill Morrisons just got his new one finished and it shoots an inch and I think he must have killed a majaraja for it or sold the farm and mama....

It is the first super deluxe slam bang new invention of Butches to come off the line!!

very nice indeed!!!

Super! The scope looks like it needs moved forward. Maybe it's just my chicken neck. I'll be waiting for a range report.

Great looking rifle!

If she shoots as good as she looks, you have a serious classic on your hands. I like everything about it.

Congrats!!

Allen:

That is one really cool gun. However, there is just something about the looks of a scope on a double that just ain't right!

Dave

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Originally posted by D99:
Nice rifle, ugly scope mount and scope for a beautiful double like that.

Why is it that there's always one smug jerk to provide gratuitous negatives about another's possessions?

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Originally posted by Dave Bush:
Allen:

That is one really cool gun. However, there is just something about the looks of a scope on a double that just ain't right!

Dave

Nonsense. Get over it.

I agree that a scope does little for the looks of a double rifle.

After shooting a bull in the boss instead of on the bridge of the nose last year with my 470 I decided it was time for me to admit that I would be better off with a scope and a thinner, lighter rifle. That bull was in the shadows in thick bush and I was standing in the open. The front gold bead was lit like neon by the sun behind me.

Its an individual decision I suppose but this is going to be a working rifle for me, not a show rifle.

Hopefully the rest of the DRSS members can keep your vision sharp.

beautiful Allen. you should take it to S.A. with the boys and slay your plains game. Just think ele when you line up on a bush buck. I like the fiddleback and color casing.. I see you got the English style too.

I had my Searcy 450/400 set up for a good light gathering European scope so that when going after Leopard or Hyena on a Buff or Ele hunt I could attach the scope prior to reaching the bait. And as most blinds are set at 50 to 80 metres I feel the Tallys will work well for such a use .

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Originally posted by conifer:

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Originally posted by D99:
Nice rifle, ugly scope mount and scope for a beautiful double like that.

Why is it that there's always one smug jerk to provide gratuitous negatives about another's possessions?

Well, the rest of you may as well shut up. It's obviously a terrific good looking rifle, and I doubt the owner needs a heap of gushing guys to prove it.

And scopes on doubles look funny only because it's unusual. But if it's needed, why not.

And I think those mounts look awful on an otherwise neat package. But I'm sure they work.

There is nothing wrong with a scope mounted on a double rifle. For some of us (read that, me) it's getting to the point that I can't see the iron sights. My Hollis is due for a scope this fall. I really like the Kahles on my Chapuis.

If you like or have to have a scope, get one, you don't, then don't. It's your money your rifle. Get what you like! I did!

I don't think many people shoot better with iron sights, regardless of distance or age. A rifle set up like that and a scope sighted bolt action rifle would be my idea of the perfect two gun battery to hunt the world with.

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Originally posted by Mikelravy:
I don't think many people shoot better with iron sights, regardless of distance or age. A rifle set up like that and a scope sighted bolt action rifle would be my idea of the perfect two gun battery to hunt the world with.

Mike:

I agree. I have always thought of the double as a perfect COMPLIMENT to a good scope sighted bolt rifle. Hunt with your 9.3X62 or .375 H&H and take over your iron sighted .470 or .500 if you have to follow up something dangerous or move into heavy cover. Perfect.

Dave

PALMER;
Congratulation , Veri Nice gun !!! a truly Uncle Sam double, Only one thing I dont like:

That is Not Mine !!!

The Hippo Skull looks terrible nice !!!, leave in that way at one side of Your desk !!!
Iam thinking do the same with my mother in law skull
Cheers, Guille.

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Iam thinking do the same with my mother in law skull

Guillermo,
She got teeth like that?

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Originally posted by Palmer:

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Iam thinking do the same with my mother in law skull

Guillermo,
She got teeth like that?

Yess but are false teeth Made in China !!!
My kids run every time She want to kiss them, But I still dont know if there is for the spit kiss or the moustaches

I too just ordered a Searcy deluxe sidelock in 470 nitro with a second set of 450/400 3" barrels and a scope mount.

The listed picture is the exact set-up I was going to use and I think it gives you the versatility of a precise first shot on Buffalo as well as the ability of taking longer shots on plainsgame animals.

I just bought a nice Wesley Richards 20 Ga. side by side to get used to the double triggers while waiting for the Searcy to be built.

Beauty of a gun and like your set-up

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Originally posted by Dave Bush:

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Originally posted by Mikelravy:
I don't think many people shoot better with iron sights, regardless of distance or age. A rifle set up like that and a scope sighted bolt action rifle would be my idea of the perfect two gun battery to hunt the world with.

Mike:

I agree. I have always thought of the double as a perfect COMPLIMENT to a good scope sighted bolt rifle. Hunt with your 9.3X62 or .375 H&H and take over your iron sighted .470 or .500 if you have to follow up something dangerous or move into heavy cover. Perfect.

Dave

So many people have closets full of ordinary rifles they don't have time to use. Just makes more sense to me to have 2 or 3 well though out rifles that you can shoot.

To five big bores. Hey Frank, the 20 Westley Richards is listed under www.ivorybeads.com. It is under English Shotguns and is the only WR in 20 Gauge.

Have you shot it yet?

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Have you shot it yet?

Mikelravy, If you mean me - yes I shot it on the 4th of July. It reminds me of a 16 ga. shotgun. Recoil is about like my 375. This is about how it shoots:



Hole under the 4 has two bullets - one left and one right barrel. The left two shots first (holes 5 and 4) - after the scope adjusted - the right two (holes 4 and 3).

The rifle was pretty well sighted in when I got it. To get that and the proper load data is nice.

The right barrel might be shooting a touch higher but we will see after more work.

Hey Palmer!

Nice rifle for sure ( love to have it..

I am glad your gun isn`t too american...muzzlebrakes and such.....hahaha

Great! Thanks for the reply. What range were you shooting?

Mikelravy,
My shooting area varies with where I park the truck because I shoot off the back of it by leaning on the tailgate and resting my hand on a bag that is on the cover. You can see the target just above the bag. I lazered it once at 43 yds. but could be a couple yds either way.



I mainly like to bust rocks. We have a lot of limestone lying around and they powder up into almost a smoke when you hit them.

The good thing about busting rocks (football size) is that I can usually hit them so always feel good about the shot in contrast to shooting at paper where an inch or so off gets discouraging.

The only problem is that when gathering them up you can get a lot of chigger bites.

It certainly seems as though 100+ yard shots at game would be easy with the scope. Maybe more. I wouldn't be surprised if you could improve on that a little with some load development and some practice. I would not have expected a group any better than that shooting off the back of a truck with most any rifle. Certainly accurate enough for what you would expect to use a rifle like that for already.