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TexasClay
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Merkel 450 #2 ????
#99926 - 22/03/08 03:30 AM

Saw Merkel 450 #2 double on Guns International and wanted opinions as I have never seen a Merkel in this caliber. Also, what is BLNE? Any opinions appreciated. Thank you in advance,
TexasClay.

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dnovo
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Re: Merkel 450 #2 ???? [Re: TexasClay]
#99929 - 22/03/08 04:25 AM

Me either. Got a link? Dave

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Re: Merkel 450 #2 ???? [Re: dnovo]
#99930 - 22/03/08 04:37 AM

It has been discussed at AR already. It appears to be a re-done shotgun.

http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/760101804/m/627100438

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dnovo
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Re: Merkel 450 #2 ???? [Re: dnovo]
#99931 - 22/03/08 04:37 AM

Never mind, found it. The pictures are too poor to tell much, but that is not a cartridge chambered in the current Merkel line. It looks like a fairly typical Mekerl 140 style boxlock. If so, and if post war, it could either be a custom chambering or a rechamber, although why rechamber for that cartridge is beyond me. I can't find a 450 #2 in any of my pre-war catalogs either. NECG might have more information, but as the pictures seem to show what may be a gun in less than pristine condition, and you can get one in a 470 of 500NE for under 10K, why bother with this one? Dave

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dnovo
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Re: Merkel 450 #2 ???? [Re: dnovo]
#99932 - 22/03/08 04:40 AM

Thanks on that link. Glad your eyes are better than mine. That simply reinforces the 'why bother' clssification. I'd stay away from that abortion. Dave

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Re: Merkel 450 #2 ???? [Re: TexasClay]
#99939 - 22/03/08 05:21 AM

Quote:

Saw Merkel 450 #2 double on Guns International and wanted opinions as I have never seen a Merkel in this caliber. Also, what is BLNE? Any opinions appreciated. Thank you in advance,
TexasClay.

T,

It's a re-bore or custom, I have never seen a Merkel, either vintage or new, in 450 #2.

BLNE = Boxlock Non Ejector.

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TexasClay
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Re: Merkel 450 #2 ???? [Re: ]
#99952 - 22/03/08 09:26 AM

Sound advice from ya'll and thanks for the education.

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Re: Merkel 450 #2 ???? [Re: TexasClay]
#100107 - 24/03/08 02:59 AM

Boys,

It's been done by John Maples and reportedly done WELL.

It's the lowest pressure big bore ever [450 #2] so a

good idea to put onto a shotgun action. I bet it's worth

the money if you're not like me, a man stuck and stuck firm

on U.K. built rifles. The only thing I would waver on is

a 600NE. They are so costly from the U.K. it would require

Devine intervention for one to become a possession of

mine.

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Edited by BigFiveJack (24/03/08 03:01 AM)

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