Nitrox, I do not intend to speak for Ray, but "junk" is an opinion/observation, so Ray is probably trying to convey that about 90% of the vintage English doubles he has looked at over the years fit his classification of "junk" (bad bores, have been redone a lot, need a lot of maintenance, shoot off face, and I would add - cracked stock, loose solder and needs re-regulation). Another man might look at the same junk rifles and find a treasure in the nostalgia and romance of the firearm.

The point some of us are trying to make is that for usability, durability and practicality, a Searcy is as good as it gets, and the typical vintage English gun is trailing Searcy by a long distance in those departments.

Of course there are vintage English guns that are on face, regulate well, look nice, etc., but these seem to be more the exception than the rule, don't you agree? At least here in the U.S. that seems to be the case.