EDMhunter,I agree with 500Nitro! I find the Westley Richards double rifles handle for me as if part of my body! They are very well made, even in the field grades, and in the top end decorated rifles are a thing of beauty! My oldest one is a little S/S box lock, that has fine scroll engraveing, selective ejectors, and barred safety,splinter fore-end, with a horn inlay in the tip, and Deely fore latch, and 28 line to the inch checkering and is fluid steel 28" chopperlump barrels,with doll's head with a third bite,scalloped action back,leather covered recoil pad, and stock badge. This rifle was sold out of the London store in 1892, and is chambered for 500/450#1 express, a black powder round, and the barrels are rifled with the berdan rifleing which looks worn out when new, as is it very rounded lands , and grooves. The rifle is still as tight as a drum, after 115 years of hunting! To me this states the rifles are well worth consideration!

I think you may spend more money, but I don't think the difference in price is justified by better quality, with some of the more famous names!

Only one man's opinion!....................