I would like to ask you what, about a Anson & Deeley action is a "POOR DESIGN"? A full 50% of English doubles are built of A&D actions! The Merkel is built on an A&D action, and don't believe the bunk being spread about that Merkels are being built on weak shotgun action, it simply is not true! An A&D action is an A&D action, whether it has rifle barrels, or shot tubes on it.

I think your man is simply feeding you a load of crap, and is refuseing to work on the rifle because he dosen't know how to fix it, or what caused it! If it is off face because of over pressure,which is my guess, then it likely can't be fixed, well enough to be usefull,at under the cost of a new rifle, especially in a gunshop! If it is off face, however, from wear, which I doubt, unless it is a very old Merkel, then it is easily fixed if he knows how!

I would say the Merkel 470 you say is badly off face, was most likely off face because of a very over zelous hand loader, trying to get 460 Weatherby velocities, or useing Monolithic solids without reducing his loads to avoid the very high pressures generated when useing monolithic solids, with the same load use with conventional bullets.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with a Merkel chambered for 470NE, but anything can be destroyed by an idiot!

Why on Earth would Krieghoff, and H&H send rifles to this unknown to re-regulate their rifles? H&H, and Krieghoff rifles do not need re-regulateing. If they do, they are defective, and would go back to the maker! I would be very interested to know the name of this gunsmith, please!