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DUGABOY1
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Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?
06/02/04 04:40 AM

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I was shown first hand why Merkels shoot off face yesterday, as I was having a scope in claw mounts fitted to my eye relief on my pre war Merkel o/u 9,3x74r. The gunsmith had an almost new 140-2.1 in 470 that was in bad shape...off face. He refused to work on the gun, even for a long time customer, saying that the problem is with the design.

I would like to ask you what, about a Anson & Deeley action is a "POOR DESIGN"? A full 50% of English doubles are built of A&D actions! The Merkel is built on an A&D action, and don't believe the bunk being spread about that Merkels are being built on weak shotgun action, it simply is not true! An A&D action is an A&D action, whether it has rifle barrels, or shot tubes on it.

I think your man is simply feeding you a load of crap, and is refuseing to work on the rifle because he dosen't know how to fix it, or what caused it! If it is off face because of over pressure,which is my guess, then it likely can't be fixed, well enough to be usefull,at under the cost of a new rifle, especially in a gunshop! If it is off face, however, from wear, which I doubt, unless it is a very old Merkel, then it is easily fixed if he knows how!

I would say the Merkel 470 you say is badly off face, was most likely off face because of a very over zelous hand loader, trying to get 460 Weatherby velocities, or useing Monolithic solids without reducing his loads to avoid the very high pressures generated when useing monolithic solids, with the same load use with conventional bullets.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with a Merkel chambered for 470NE, but anything can be destroyed by an idiot!

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Since H&H and Kreighoff send this smith guns for re-regulating, I have to assume that he might know a bit more than many of us.

Why on Earth would Krieghoff, and H&H send rifles to this unknown to re-regulate their rifles? H&H, and Krieghoff rifles do not need re-regulateing. If they do, they are defective, and would go back to the maker! I would be very interested to know the name of this gunsmith, please!

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Who Has a Searcy Double?	Phil_in_the_UK	29/01/04 07:46 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	DUGABOY1	06/02/04 04:02 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	zimhunter	05/02/04 02:33 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	mickey	05/02/04 03:28 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	Maverick	05/02/04 03:42 PM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	NitroX	05/02/04 03:00 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	DUGABOY1	06/02/04 05:07 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	Chasseur	06/02/04 07:59 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	docEE	10/02/04 12:13 PM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	atkinson6	14/02/04 04:00 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	NitroX	16/02/04 09:08 PM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	475Guy	14/02/04 10:53 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	Maverick	04/02/04 03:35 PM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	NONE	30/01/04 08:44 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	Chasseur	29/01/04 08:28 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	ThomasEdwards	30/01/04 07:05 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	Chasseur	30/01/04 08:20 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	ThomasEdwards	30/01/04 08:52 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double? DELETED	luv2safari	04/02/04 03:50 PM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	DUGABOY1	06/02/04 04:40 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double? DELETED	luv2safari	14/02/04 01:35 PM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	NitroX	16/02/04 09:13 PM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	gryphon	14/02/04 04:07 PM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double? DELETED	DUGABOY1	17/02/04 02:50 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	mickey	17/02/04 03:36 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	475Guy	17/02/04 03:16 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	NitroX	17/02/04 03:48 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	gryphon	17/02/04 06:38 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	atkinson6	18/02/04 05:15 AM
I have a Searcy	500grains	16/02/04 05:53 PM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	atkinson6	30/01/04 08:49 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	mstarling	30/01/04 02:02 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	luv2safari	29/01/04 08:07 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	atkinson6	29/01/04 08:18 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	510Wells	04/02/04 02:08 PM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	mickey	04/02/04 02:19 PM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	510Wells	04/02/04 04:13 PM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	Holmes	04/02/04 05:15 PM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	Chasseur	05/02/04 12:57 AM
Re: Who Has a Searcy Double?	510Wells	04/02/04 04:19 PM

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