I would sure suggest getting the new Searcy PH, I did and I love it.. It is my first non English double rifle...

I simply do not like the Merkles, and the engraving is almost cartoonish IMO...the lock works are rough and bottom line is they are not for me...

The 9.3x74 is at the bottom of the line powerwise for Buffalo but I have seen do yeomans work on the big bulls, and if you stick the bullet in the right spot it will put the black buggers down as well as anything else...same for the 9.3x62 with which I have shoot quit a number of Buffalo and oops Mickey, I cannot tell any difference in the 9.3s and the great old 375 H&H...