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Finally took the plunge and ordered one.    | ||
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Congratulations and find much enjoyment in this decision. What caliber? The glory details please.  Member NRA, SCI- Life #358 28+ years now! DRSS, double owner-shooter since 1983, O/U .30-06 Browning Continental set. | |||
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450NE I requested 26 inch Barrels. It was going to be a PH but Butch sent me these pictures and pushed me over the edge. | |||
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Where did you find those pics? | |||
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Butch sent them to me today in an E-mail | |||
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Nevermind, Have you handled one. They are very nice. I have one on order as well. | |||
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never have handled one and never owned a double rifle before. | |||
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She sure is pretty though. | |||
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John Air I have handled several Searcy doubles over the years. IMHO the classic is his best work yet. Sorry 577 NE but I have a thing for color case hardened receivers. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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Thanks 308 Sako and 450 NE No2. I am very excited and happy about this rifle. I have the feeling that they are worth quite a bit more than Butch is charging for them. I wonder what they would sell for if a London gunmakers name were on the very same gun. | |||
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Tony, ok. I'll let it go...b/c i too love the look of CCH! Also, those pictures are pretty, but having seen and held one at DSC, I can tell you that the rifle looks even nicer in person. Butch did a damn fine job on this line of rifle! 577NitroExpress Double Rifle Shooters Society Francotte .470 Nitro Express  If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming... | |||
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Is Doug Turnbull doing the Case Colors? It looks like his work and considering that both he and Searcy are in Sturgus it seems natural. Brett | |||
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When did Doug move to Sturgis? Also, what's that white area between the barrel and rib? Extra solder? | |||
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It might be some that was missed in the carding! My guess is, however, that it is wax from waxing the barrels, and action so people could handle it at the shows, without leaving finger rust. The one in the picture is the only one in existance today, I believe, and if it is, it is a 450/400NE 3". I handled this rifle quite a bit at the Dallas show, and it fit me perfectly. I collect Westley Richards doubles, and this Classic handles every bit as well. If he would have sold this rifle to me at the show, I would have bought it in a heartbeat! Unfortunetly, it was already sold!   ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith  | |||
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wax, huh? I saw and handled that gun at the DSC too, along with the Deluxe model and the sidelock underlever. All three seemed to have "wax" between the ribs and barrels. I've pointed this out before, but apparently something must be wrong with my eyes - as I'm the only person that seems to be able to see the extra solder that is consistently left behind on guns that cost 11-20K.  | |||
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Congratulations, and many successful hunts with it. Brad Brad Rolston African Hunting P.O. Box 506 Stella 8650 Kalahari South Africa Tel : + 27 82 574 9928 Fax : + 27 86 672 6854 E-Mail : rolston585ae@iafrica.com | |||
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I have one ordered too - only it will be a 470NE. Can't wait!! | |||
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You may very well be right New_Guy, I'm not saying otherwise! I just didn't see it till you pointed it out in the picture!  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith | |||
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New guy, why the attitude? If you don´t think it is the best double for the money then buy something else. So much the better because when Mr. Searcy has more orders than he can fill the price is going to go up. With all the sales I have heard about recently I wouldn´t be surprised if that happened very soon. Please don´t take this the wrong way. I just thought I noticed a bit of ... welll.... attitude. Brad, Thanks. I plan on enjoying it to the fullest. John | |||
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Sorry, John. No attitude intended and no offense taken. IMO, attention to detail is one of the hallmarks of double rifles (fit, finish, function, and accuracy, etc...) Anyway you slice it, 10K (or 2x-that) is a lot of money, and that kind of money justifies an extra hour to finish the job correctly... (IMO) when making DR barrels, that means removing the excess solder/flux or whatever is keeping the steel from taking the rust/blue like the rest of the barrels. I guess I'm the only one that can see it or am the only one that expects it not to be there... either way, I'm sure it doesn't matter much to folks here what I think.  IF I were ordering one, I would ask that this receive extra attention... you'll end up with a better product for it. | |||
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Spoken like a gentleman and connoisseur. Thank You. | |||
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The new Classic in the photos looks to be a massive improvement over what I saw a few years ago. The lines finally have some refinement. It's a nice looking rifle. I was looking forward to seeing it at DSC, but got knocked out of going. I particularly wanted to see if the issues that I had consistently noticed with these rifles (the solder issue among them) were still present. I did notice in another photo from DSC that the fore-end is still a third too long. Still, the geometry is much more refined. Now, if he would add a doll's head with a screw-grip third fastener, he'd be getting close. ------------------------------------------------ "Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder." | |||
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The case colors are done in Sturgis. | |||
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I purchased one in Reno in 450-400, 3" and 26"barrels. I also ordered an extra set of 375 Flanged Magnum barrels to go with it. A question, if one could afford it, would intercepting sears be a good option? Would you gain using chopper lump barresl? What features found on the best double rifles could be incorporated in Butches Classic double design? square shooter | |||
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The nice thing about interceptor sears is that if the gun doubles, it is definitely operator error.
Another $5K in labor cost. In the old days they were stronger. | |||
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Sent my deposit for one in 450/400 3" WITH 26" Barrels and 30mm Tally QR mounts. Butch is regulating it with powder made in Australia so I have no problem in the future as importing gets harder. Will be giving the Merkel 470NE some use early this year on PAC Elephant then later on hopefully another Buff. After this it goes to a new owner. Unfortunately I can't afford both if I wan't to keep chasing African big Game. Already have three friends with hands up for it. OZHUNTER. | |||
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congradulations!!!!  DRSS | |||
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Those are the same things that have kept me away from ordering. I've heard the srguement from Butch on them, but I'm still "old school" in my thoughts. | |||
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