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As you likely know, the Merkel factory has made shotguns for many different brands over the years, but all the guns were of the same basic design and features. This includes the Simson Co Suhl shotguns which have a good reputation for strength and reliability and are known to make good donor guns for double rifles. The Merkel shotguns are essentially the same as Simson and also make good donors for double rifles.
Why do I care and glad those troublesome doubles were not made from shotguns? It is that I am planning a .458 caliber double rifle based on a Merkel 12 gauge shotgun and am sensitive to the names Merkel and Simson(of which I have heard only good).

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All this crap that appears from time to time claiming Merkel double rifles are made from a "shotgun action". It originally was said and promoted on the internet by someone touting for another brand and wishing to cast negative comments on Merkel double rifles. And no doubt net experts read it and keep repeating it.

If it is a shotgun made into a double rifle, it is NOT a Merkel DR but something some after market gunsmith has conconcted ...

Someone once reported Merkel shotguns are often made on the double rifle action ... no idea ... perhaps it doesn't matter a bit.

For the idea of making a DR from an existing Merkel shotgun, well, reputable DR gunmsiths and enthusiasts on here could probably advise.

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John aka NitroX

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