I got my Chapuis from Champlins. They are a Chapuis dealer. I think you can only buy a new Searcy from Butch directly. Iv'e handled a Searcy but never owened one. What I can cay about the Chapuis is: it's an extremely high quality rifle. They have a beaver forearm, which I'm not crazy about, but it's nothing that would stop me from buying another. Also, Champlins garantees the Chapuis for life. Mine .470 in the brouse model with french grey color and AAAA wood and weighs 12 lbs. I paid $12,500 for it.