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CptCurl
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Re: Standing Rest - progress report
06/10/05 01:12 AM

Mike,

Be careful not to throw the balance off by increasing the weight in the butt. You won't like it if the rifle ends up muzzle-light.

The Merkel was designed to be rather light, and there's not much you can do about that. You can't add weight to the barrels. If you put weight into the forend it will probably come loose. So any added weight will be in the butt and throw the balance to the rear. Not a good idea.

On the other hand, for carrying, the Merkel is about as handy as can be. In a hunting situation the rifle will hurt you a lot more from carrying than from kicking. Those Germans did us a favor by putting it into a 10 1/4 pound package, in my opinion.

Once you get a standing rest the recoil issue will fade away. I'll be the first to admit that the Merkel .500 is a real handful off a bench. It is manageable, though.

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Merkel .500 Observations, Continued.	mhb	02/10/05 09:26 AM
Re: Merkel .500 Observations, Continued.	Robgunbuilder	04/10/05 08:34 AM
Re: Merkel .500 Observations, Continued.	500Nitro	04/10/05 08:38 AM
For 500Nitro, re: recoil reducer/ w/update	mhb	05/10/05 12:51 AM
Re: For 500Nitro, re: recoil reducer/ w/update	CptCurl	05/10/05 10:47 AM
Re: For 500Nitro, re: recoil reducer/ w/update	Will	10/10/05 12:08 PM
Re: For 500Nitro, re: recoil reducer/ w/update	500Nitro	10/10/05 06:43 PM
Re: For 500Nitro, re: recoil reducer/ w/update	Will	11/10/05 09:47 AM
Re: For 500Nitro, re: recoil reducer/ w/update	500Nitro	11/10/05 10:57 AM
Marching (slowly) forward!	mhb	20/10/05 12:56 AM
Re: For 500Nitro, re: recoil reducer/ w/update	DOUBLETHEFUN	05/10/05 01:35 PM
Re: For 500Nitro, re: recoil reducer/ w/update	CptCurl	05/10/05 08:49 PM
Re: For 500Nitro, re: recoil reducer/ w/update	clark7781	06/10/05 12:56 AM
Standing Rest - progress report	mhb	06/10/05 12:54 AM
Re: Standing Rest - progress report	nitro476	06/10/05 02:33 AM
Re: Standing Rest - progress report	CptCurl	06/10/05 01:12 AM
For Cap'nC:	mhb	06/10/05 02:38 AM
mercury recoil reducer	foxfire	06/10/05 02:57 AM
Re: mercury recoil reducer	bonanza	06/10/05 04:11 AM
For bonanza:	mhb	07/10/05 05:16 AM
Re: For bonanza:	bonanza	27/10/05 11:02 PM
Re: For bonanza:	mhb	28/10/05 01:10 AM
Re: For bonanza:	bonanza	28/10/05 04:11 AM
Re: For bonanza:	bonanza	20/10/05 02:12 AM
Re: For 500Nitro, re: recoil reducer/ w/update	clark7781	05/10/05 05:50 AM
Re: For 500Nitro, re: recoil reducer/ w/update	NE450No2	05/10/05 10:15 AM
Re: For 500Nitro, re: recoil reducer/ w/update	clark7781	05/10/05 11:00 AM
Re: Merkel .500 Observations, Continued.	MauserRifle	02/10/05 11:21 AM
Re: Merkel .500 Observations, Continued.	mickey	02/10/05 12:23 PM
For MauserRifle and mickey:	mhb	03/10/05 01:53 AM
Re: For MauserRifle and mickey:	500Nitro	03/10/05 06:33 AM
For 500Nitro and Geronimo:	mhb	03/10/05 10:45 AM
Re: For 500Nitro and Geronimo:	MauserRifle	03/10/05 11:19 AM
Re: For 500Nitro and Geronimo:	500Nitro	03/10/05 11:41 AM
Re: For 500Nitro and Geronimo:	MauserRifle	03/10/05 11:57 AM
Re: For 500Nitro and Geronimo:	mickey	03/10/05 12:23 PM
Re: For 500Nitro and Geronimo:	500Nitro	03/10/05 11:04 AM
For 500Nitro, Mauser Rifle and mickey:	mhb	04/10/05 12:24 AM
Re: For 500Nitro, Mauser Rifle and mickey:	500Nitro	04/10/05 07:28 AM
Re: For MauserRifle and mickey:	Geronimo	03/10/05 09:24 AM
Re: Merkel .500 Observations, Continued.	tinker	02/10/05 10:09 AM
Re: Merkel .500 Observations, Continued.	500Nitro	02/10/05 10:40 AM
Re: Merkel .500 Observations, for .500Nitro	mhb	03/10/05 01:35 AM
For tinker;	mhb	02/10/05 10:31 AM
Re: Merkel .500 Observations, Continued.	clark7781	02/10/05 09:49 AM

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