Ray

That is the point of this thread. To get people to give first hand knowledge of what good and bad experiences they have had. Hearsay might be true fact but second hand, third hand experience always collects some taint along the way which is natural.

A old double can be great or take a lot of $$$ to fix. If the price was lower and it is expected perhaps not a problem. Similarly a new double might be perfect out of the box or still also require some work. As one contributor has detailed for his new factory rifle.

You have owned at least two 450/400's from my reading of posts in recent years, before you current .470. Probably other double rifles as well over time. Did any of these three rifles (or others) require any work or were they fine in all important details straight from purchase? ie for other readers reference purposes. I hope some of these threads help new potential double rifle owners to find out what to look for.