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DUGABOY1
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Re: Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double
14/04/06 05:10 AM

A 140-E Merkel 9.3X74R rifle weighs 8.3 lbs, bare! It was bruseing to shoot with full 286 gr loads with the factory hard rubber butt plate. I added a Pachmyer Decelarator, and reshaped the hog back a little and it now is very nice to shoot. I would say with a 1.5-5 Vri-X III eluminated scope mounted in the German twist off mount, it should weigh in at about 9.3 lbs, and I wouldn't want a double lighter than 8.3 lbs bare! I think the Chapuis is too light without a scope.

Someone posted they had a 470NE that was very light, IMO, at 9.3 lbs! I also have a 470NE, 140- Safari Merkel and it weighs in at 10.7 lbs,bare, and it is a handfull with 500 gr TB solids, Federal factory loads. There must be some real supermen around this net, with their feather rifles!

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Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double	GG375	20/03/06 03:16 PM
Re: Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double	Sunshine	21/05/06 06:19 PM
Re: Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double	zimhunter	10/04/06 01:26 PM
Re: Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double	DUGABOY1	14/04/06 05:10 AM
Re: Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double	hoppdoc	14/04/06 05:54 AM
Re: Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double	Peterb	11/04/06 02:13 AM
Re: Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double	400NitroExpress	21/03/06 08:32 AM
Re: Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double	NE450No2	10/04/06 10:02 AM
Re: Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double	starman	10/04/06 10:49 AM
Re: Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double	4seventy	21/03/06 02:07 AM
Re: Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double	luv2safari	20/03/06 03:49 PM
Re: Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double	André	20/03/06 09:43 PM
Re: Correct weight for a modern, scoped 9.3x74R double	mickey	20/03/06 03:33 PM

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