Who will cease making Double Rifles in within the next 5 years?
My guess goes to Heym. They have been on a tight rope for a long time.
Krieghoff and Merkel. Both known more for shotguns than Double Rifles. Also their price range is the one that will be hurt the most by a large downturn in the economy.
Searcy. The same as Merkel and Krieghoff.
William Evans. Sad to say as I like their product a lot but they are two small and too expensive to compete with H&H and Purdy.
On a positive side I see most of the family owned operations succeeding as they have a low overhead and depend on shotguns for the most part anyway.
Anyone else with an opinion?
-------------------- Lovu Zdar
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