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OWD
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Finally pulled the trigger - 9.3 x 74R....
#61002 - 10/08/06 12:56 PM

I finally found time to shoot my 9.3 x 74R Merkel O/U DR.

I was very impressed by the gun and by the caliber. The gun itself is light and very quick. It comes up and points like a shotgun. The stock needs a touch of cast to it, but other than that it fits me very well.

I thought the gun's light weight (actually right around 8lbs) would mean trouble on the recoil. I was very suprised at how mild it was. I shot a half-dozen rounds without any trouble at all - no soreness or bruising afterwards, either.

I'm going to put some more rounds through it next weekend to work out the sights. These will be from a bench, so maybe the recoil will bother me a bit more.

Either way, I think I found my 1-rifle-for-just-about-everything rifle. I can't wait to hunt whitetails with it this fall.

Thanks

OWD

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NE450No2
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Re: Finally pulled the trigger - 9.3 x 74R.... [Re: OWD]
#61005 - 10/08/06 01:29 PM

OWD
I have used my 9,3x74R double rifle on game in Texas, Montana, Idaho, Canada, and Zimbabwe.
From beaver, bobcat, turkey, wild pigs, and deer & black bear, to waterbuck, kudu, baboon, zebra, giraffe, cape buff to elephant, it has performed perfect.
It is one of the best hunting calibres on the Planet.

Congratulations on your new Merkel.

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André
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Loc: Brussels (Belgium)

Re: Finally pulled the trigger - 9.3 x 74R.... [Re: NE450No2]
#61007 - 10/08/06 07:19 PM

To quote Franck Barnes ex "Cartridges of the world" :

There is not much of anything, large or small, that it (the 9,3x74R...) could not handle

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André
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3 shots do not make a group, they show a point of aim or impact.
5 shots are a group.

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