Those are very strong when he was starting out Searcy used the action to make rilfes in calibers like .45-70. The newer guns were assembled in Korea and had gold washed single selective trigger. If you have older one with nickel non-selective trigger be sure to wipe down barrels in and out with lightly oiled rag. The barrels and chambers have annoying tendency to oxidize.
I'm not criticizing those but merely saying that old Citoris can be had for less. They are just as well made and for some reason tend to have more pleasant recoil when same type of shells are used.
