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This is what I couldn’t understand about my rifle , because three other people, all pulling the back trigger first caused a double discharge, and I couldn't understand why, or how that was happening. Rt Trigger first the left trigger was blocked, but left trigger first the right trigger was not blocked. The pictures of the design posted has answered my question as to why this happened the way it did.

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A double rifle should NEVER double discharge regardless of which trigger is pulled first.

It's funny how DR makers for over 100 years, have never needed an inertia block on their back trigger to prevent doubling.
Why does the Merkel need the inertia block?
It's a dumb idea which could result in having no second shot available when it is really needed.
Double discharges turn a double rifle into a single shot rifle!

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4seventy I agree completely that using one trigger or the other should have no effect on a DD, and my rifle has never DDed on me regardless of which trigger I pull first. It just puzzled me as to why 8 or10 other people who have fired it and the previous owner have not had a dd with this rifle, yet three others fireing rifle pulling the back trigger first DID get a double discharge! I also agree that the it was a dumb idea to place any type of stop-gap on only one trigger! It has not played any part in my shooting of the rifle at all so could have been left out.

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