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Jeast
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Re: searcy's doubles
      02/03/05 03:27 PM

I want to thank everybody for their help.I am looking into Searcy's rifles. I owned a merkel 416 Rigby and it shot well enough but became hard to open and it was not a timing issue.I believe it was seizing up on me,and I got rid of it.To my understanding they dont offer their double in 416 Rigby any longer.
Im looking for a gun that is funcionally tough,but with good handling qualities as well as good fit and finish.I understand Chapuis,Heym and Kreighoff make good doubles.I wonder what their nicer guns cost,and how they stack up compared to Searcy's.
Somebody please correct me if Im wrong, but doesnt the Merkel rifle look like the frame is identical to the one they build their 28 guage on?Of course the above mentioned doubles also have relatively slim frames.However I dont believe Searcy's frames are slim,once you get beyond his 375 flanged they get quite bulky.Not that that is bad, the old rifles I have seen seem to have a frame proportionate to their caliber and still handle very well.
With all of the advances in metal quality and machining tolerances,does frame size really matter as far as strength is concerned.

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* searcy's doubles Jeast 02/03/05 07:50 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles 510Wells   06/03/05 04:34 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles 500grains   06/03/05 11:51 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles Marrakai   06/03/05 04:38 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles Rell   07/03/05 12:52 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles jblok   04/03/05 05:16 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles DUGABOY1   10/03/05 10:29 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles new_guy   05/03/05 08:50 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles DUGABOY1   11/03/05 03:17 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles new_guy   11/03/05 05:36 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles DUGABOY1   13/03/05 08:52 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles new_guy   14/03/05 12:01 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles DUGABOY1   18/03/05 08:15 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles new_guy   18/03/05 11:29 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles NE450No2   14/03/05 02:37 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles Marrakai   14/03/05 08:34 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles 500grains   15/03/05 08:20 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles Oldsarge   17/03/05 10:49 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles Marrakai   17/03/05 02:41 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles mickey   17/03/05 03:39 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles CptCurlAdministrator   17/03/05 10:52 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles 510Wells   18/03/05 09:42 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles k80   18/03/05 11:50 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles 510Wells   18/03/05 02:57 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles ThomasEdwards   14/03/05 03:01 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles CptCurlAdministrator   13/03/05 09:38 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles JohnTheGreek   13/03/05 10:31 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles Rusty   14/03/05 02:42 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles 500grains   11/03/05 01:55 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles gordon27813   04/03/05 05:29 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles wombat   03/03/05 08:12 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles NitroXAdministrator   04/03/05 02:22 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles ALAN_MCKENZIE   03/03/05 08:33 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles wombat   03/03/05 09:58 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles Marrakai   03/03/05 02:33 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles 500grains   04/03/05 03:13 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles Marrakai   04/03/05 02:29 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles 500grains   04/03/05 02:49 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles mehulkamdar   04/03/05 05:34 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles ALAN_MCKENZIE   04/03/05 09:14 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles mehulkamdar   05/03/05 09:12 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles EricD   05/03/05 10:56 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles mehulkamdar   06/03/05 03:42 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles NitroXAdministrator   05/03/05 02:28 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles ALAN_MCKENZIE   03/03/05 12:37 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles NitroXAdministrator   03/03/05 12:43 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles bonanza   02/03/05 01:47 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles JudgeG   02/03/05 02:40 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles 4seventy   02/03/05 04:02 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles 500grains   02/03/05 02:46 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles JudgeG   02/03/05 03:00 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles Jeast   02/03/05 03:27 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles new_guy   03/03/05 04:23 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles bonanza   03/03/05 12:58 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles 500grains   02/03/05 03:11 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles 500grains   02/03/05 09:35 AM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles mstarling   02/03/05 12:53 PM
. * * Re: searcy's doubles mbogo   02/03/05 09:22 AM

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