Following up on another post a question.

Who will cease making Double Rifles in within the next 5 years?

My guess goes to Heym. They have been on a tight rope for a long time.

Krieghoff and Merkel. Both known more for shotguns than Double Rifles. Also their price range is the one that will be hurt the most by a large downturn in the economy.

Searcy. The same as Merkel and Krieghoff.

William Evans. Sad to say as I like their product a lot but they are two small and too expensive to compete with H&H and Purdy.

On a positive side I see most of the family owned operations succeeding as they have a low overhead and depend on shotguns for the most part anyway.

Anyone else with an opinion?