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After years of thinking about getting one, I finally settled on and bought a double rifle in 470 NE. While it is the ultimate “love em or hate em” model; I am truly very, very happy with it!

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I was fortunate enough to handle and in a good number of cases even fire a wide range of high quality ‘doubles’ including several from the famed brit houses. They were all really superb rifles and each had its strong / weak points. Interestingly the two that stand out most were an H&H and a Searcy (both build one heck of a gun). But alas in the end the S2 just felt, shot, and yes even looked like what I really wanted. It just had the “I’m your rifle” feeling with it. BTW if you have never had this feeling then you simply need to buy more guns; it will happen eventually.

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I fully understand your passion for one particular rifle over another! Though I have several very expencive shotguns, I bought an old Valmet Lion years ago for $110, and it is my favorite shotgun when I go hunting. Lots of my friends didn't understand, till I whipped their butts on the first dove hunt, by hitting 15, for 15 shots, and my bag was full! In those 15 shots six birds were doubles on six swings! Now you see why I love that old chunk!

Yor double rifle will drag your butt out of the fire better than any other type rifle when things get tight, and quick! Like others here, the S2 is not my favorite double, but the fact is you didn't buy the rifle for me! It is interesting that your two choices under the S2, were an H&H, and a B.Searcy!

We have a DRSS Fun Boar Hunt with our double rifles at the end of April, at Raggity Creek Ranch in North Central Texas! Check with Rusty, who posts on this sight, and Accurate Reloding as well, for info on the hunt if you are interested. do a search for RUSTY to find some of his posts!

Again enjoy your new double rifle, and don't let anyone rain on your parade!