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Re: ?? MERKEL OWNERS ??
21/06/09 06:55 PM

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1.Do you have problems with double discharge if you use the left barrel first ?

I've seen several Merkels double discharge when the left barrel was fired first. At our DRSS hog hunts we shoot a lot of different DRs, and quite a few Merkels show up.

One guy has a new 141 in 9.3. The first time I watched him shoot it, he double discharged it three times in a row, using the rear trigger first. At the next hunt six months later, he double discharged it twice again, still using the rear trigger first. I then fired two pair with it in the normal R/L order with no problems.

A good friend had a Model 140 in .500 NE. It was developing a hairline crack in the stock head on the left side, but had otherwise been fine. At another of our hunts, a visiting Zim PH (a young, big guy) wanted to try it. Worried about a double discharge, he pulled the rear trigger first. When both barrels went off, the recoil drove the front trigger into his trigger finger so hard that the trigger was bent foward and out to the right and ended up sticking out of the trigger guard. His finger was cut to the bone. The owner had it fixed and sold it.

I remember another Merkel that did this, but can't remember the specifics now. Merkels are the only DRs I've seen double discharge when the left barrel is fired first. From the comments posted above, it may be more of a recurring problem than I had thought.

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posted by HogPilot:
Put the rifle on a lead sled to get a good idea of regulation. Rifle doubled 3 times in a row off the lead sled.

A double rifle should never be fired in a lead sled, especially the large ones. True regulation can't be achieved that way to begin with, and risk of significant damage is quite real.

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Posted by Mickey:

Most Boxlocks do not Double. It is a rare occurance for a good boxlock to double for any reason other than shooter error.

Exactly right. It's rare for any QUALITY double rifle to double discharge for any mechanical reason. DDs are almost always shooter error.

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"Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder."

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?? MERKEL OWNERS ??	ALAN_MCKENZIE	17/11/08 12:49 AM
Re: ?? MERKEL OWNERS ??	Lylejkd	17/07/19 09:46 AM
Re: ?? MERKEL OWNERS ??	400NitroExpress	21/06/09 06:55 PM
Re: ?? MERKEL OWNERS ??	Paul	21/06/09 07:31 PM
Re: ?? MERKEL OWNERS ??	400NitroExpress	21/06/09 07:58 PM
Re: ?? MERKEL OWNERS ??	Paul	21/06/09 08:26 PM
Re: ?? MERKEL OWNERS ??	gei	17/01/09 09:04 AM
Re: ?? MERKEL OWNERS ??	HogPilot	07/06/09 04:57 PM
Re: ?? MERKEL OWNERS ??	JACKP	07/06/09 10:29 PM
Re: ?? MERKEL OWNERS ??	grandveneur	07/06/09 11:29 PM
Re: ?? MERKEL OWNERS ??	mickey	08/06/09 02:49 AM
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