I can speak to both Butch and 400Nitro's posts, having a Searcy PH in .470 and a Westley Richards in .450/.400 3 1/4". That and being friends of the gentlemen?? At least until they read my post!

I love them both.. the rifles and the guys...

While I'm at it, let me report that I've got a deposit on a H&H 8x57 and am in the process of selling a kidney for the rest of the price.

I wonder if I'll like the little sidelock? .... When visiting the owner, it came to shoulder like a focused cobra... and that was really cool.

One thing I do know is that Mr. Searcy is still around and I doubt I can find Mr. Holland or Mr. Richards. That makes the Searcy quite attractive to me.... that and the fact that I can beat Butch's tiny little ass if he doesn't fix my rifle (in the event it ever fails).. makes my money well spent, IMHO... Seriously, I find my Searcy to point wonderfully for me... it should.. it was built to my specifications.. something that doesn't happen on a hundred year old gun.. and Butch, if you buy me about 10 magaritas at the Mexican place... maybe, just maybe, your sorry Navy butt could beat this old Marine... but I doubt it.

.400NitroExpress is a English rifle prude.. and this weekend he's going to an English double rifle Nirvana... can't wait to hear him salivate all the way from Virginia. Take a look at the H&H for me, Marc!