If the rifle had more than one issue choose the most important one.

Question:
Which had a regulation issue?

Choices:
Verney Caron
Chapuis
Merckel
Searcy
Sabatti
none

Question:
Which had a wood issue?

Choices:
Verney Caron
Chapuis
Merckel
Searcy
Sabatti
none

Question:
Which had the firing pin or pins scratching the primers?

Choices:
Verney Caron
Chapuis
Merckel
Searcy
Sabatti
none

Question:
Which fired when you closed the action?

Choices:
Verney Caron
Chapuis
Merckel
Searcy
Sabatti
none

Question:
Which had a point of impact that was way off?

Choices:
Verney Caron
Chapuis
Merckel
Searcy
Sabatti
none

Question:
Which fired both barrels when you pulled only one trigger?

Choices:
Verney Caron
Chapuis
Merckel
Searcy
Sabatti
none

Question:
Which just came apart?

Choices:
Verney Caron
Chapuis
Merckel
Searcy
Sabatti
none

 

How are you answering for your Searcy?

Start over on this one...

It`s OK now.

I didn't have a reason to vote because I have never had to send a new double rifle back for any reason. I have had a few old ones re-jointed to tighten the fit in rifles that were 80 to 110 years old. The only one I've owned with regulation issues is a Winchester Grand European But I bought it used from a member who used to post here. That one is going to Aaron Little soon for a re-regulation. However that make was not listed in this poll!

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quote:

Originally posted by shootaway:
It`s OK now.

Just came apart would be a correct response.

I'm afraid we won't get very objective info out of this, posted this in the other thread,

"What you're going to see is the most affordable doubles disproportionately represented, as far more people own them. This poll is quite unfortunately not useful and won't be accurate. The worst quality control issues with a double I've encountered was a new Heym that had issues out of the box. By and large they're viewed to be one of the best affordable doubles. Then with Searcy, they're both very affordable and his lifetime, unconditional support will lend his rifles to returning for extremely minor considerations and unfairly skew it. I've also had to fix a Holland & Holland Royal.

I believe you'll find similar rates of work required from Merkel through Holland & Holland. The poll will not show that however as how many here own Merkels, compared to Hollands?"

I'll take my Merkel to Africa, and have, and I take it guiding brown / grizzly hunts on the North Pacific coast, and I do. So it's been exposed to sand, salt, rain, you name it. My Holland & Holland Royal gets used in sunny locations, is always protected and carried with appreciation. Little biased and unfair when you consider there are a thousand Merkels sold for every Royal, and considering how those rifles are used too, no? Which do you think had the hang up, my babied and cased barely used H&H Royal or my hard worked Merkel? The H&H, extremely minor issue, but nonetheless shows how misleading this poll and discussion will be.

Kalahari sand in the Merkel's chambers chasing Lion, unavoidable,



Guiding bear on the north coast,

As I learn more about the forum I'm catching up that shootaway may hold one of the nicest rifles here...

shootaway re-regulates his doubles himself, iirc...

The Searcy, is that the one that Cabela's hot blued?

quote:

Originally posted by Angus Morrison:
As I learn more about the forum I'm catching up that shootaway may hold one of the nicest rifles here...

Not just here on AR, but the best double rifle in the world!

I can't argue with him.
Time to go get a Margarita

The best Margarita in the world.

Well I best remember my place and make it to that shoot in the spring to say hello and haul some doubles.

An impressive amount of experience here, used to having at least respectable experience on the boards I've frequented in the past. AR changes the dynamics of things substantially.

Now... I'm catching up and think I may have heard shootaway's real name before.