| bulldog563 |
| (.400 member) |
| 16/04/07 08:18 AM |
Re: Searcy New Guns Pro's and cons?
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But I question one thing you said. "The company seems to be going through some growing pains, but the rifles come with an outstanding warranty and problems with a rifle will be fixed if the customer asks."
A company with a one year backlog isn't going to bother to fix problems that, from what I see from owners, is a rifle that rarely goes out without some problems, cosmetic or mechanical. An 'outstanding warranty' is only as good as their warranty service.
Dave
I must disagree with this statement. To say that you don't like Searcy rifles is perfectly fine but to say that his rifles are trash and doesn't stand behind his warranty is, IMO, untrue. Yes Butch is going through some growing pains as a result of his popularity and sometimes there is a rifle that gets out with cosmetic problems (mainly the PH model from what I have seen) and rarely a mechanical one but saying that Butch "isn't going to bother to fix problems" is false. Of the couple mechanical problems I have heard of with Searcy rifles, Butch put the person to the front of the line and fixed the rifle promptly. To say he only puts out junk that needs to be fixed as soon as it leaves the shop is discounting the hundreds of satisfied clients (including multiple PH's, serious african hunters and one guy who put I think roughly 5,000 rounds through a 470 with nary a problem) of Butch Searcy and his rifles. In total, I have maybe heard of 5 people who weren't satisfied with their rifle and as far as I know, Butch offered to fix them all.
I have not personally needed to use his warranty but when I got my rifle I was having problems seeing the front sight in dim light. Called Butch up and he said either he could send me out a couple different front sights for me to try or I could come out to his shop and go shooting with him using different styles of front sights to see which worked best. Went out to Boron and we went to his shooting range to test them for a couple hours. Ended up with a fiber optic bead as well as a brass one plus back ups of both. Every time I have contacted him with a question or concern, he has responded within 24 hours (mostly the same day). Does that sound like a guy who doesn't care about his clients?
Are Searcy rifles as nicely finished as higher priced options? Probably not. They are DR's that are hell for stout, very accurate, made to measure and built to a price point. If you prefer Merkel or Kreighoff, have at it but they leave me cold personally. I do very much like the Heym DR's though.
In the end you are entitled to you opinion of course but some of the things you have said are simply untrue. Insinuating that Butch is a scoundrel is crossing the line and pretty strong words. Have you ever met him? Done any business with him? Butch doesn't really need anyone to stand up for him but let me tell you that he is a 100% stand up guy who is trying to put out a good product for the money. I will leave it at that.