THEY SHOULD HAVE!!! Surely Butch knows better than that.

The area that receives the most wear on your double is the area where the barrel hook meets the hinge pin... In theory, each time you open and close it, a little wear takes place (you've got metal sliding against metal). You've also typically got a "hardened" hing pin sliding against an "unhardened" barrel hook.

This same are is also where the most stress is placed on the gun during firing, as the barrel lump exerts pressure on the hinge pin each time the gun is fired.

You should always put a little greas on the barrel hook & hinge pin to help eliminate the wear of metal sliding against metal (think of an ungreased wheel bearing).

I also put a little on the side of the barrel hook (where it slides against the receiver) and the front of the receiver where the forearm iron meets.

Get some greasey for that Searcy

PS - remove and replace the greae everytime you shoot/clean the gun.