My new Merkel

[R H Clark]

Just wanted to share this beautiful gun I just traded for. I've wanted one for a long time and never thought I could afford it. I would have never paid for a new one and for 10 years I haven't found one I could afford this nice until now. I managed a trade plus cash or I never would have bought it, and I think I got a great deal to boot.

Sorry about the quickly composed and slightly blurry pictures. It was so hot and humid my lens was fogging constantly and I was sweating so much I was in danger of drowning.

 

[huntsman22]

Heavens to Merkletroyd!

 

[backcountry_hunter]

Gun of a lifetime for sure....

I used to pour & gush over merkels when I got the Double Gun Journal. I ended up picking up a small Italian o/u for probably less than a Merkel but still touted a hefty $$ tag( at the time). It seemed foolish but did it anyway & 20yrs later I've never once regretted it... congrats on a beautiful gun

 

[Trial153]

Thats sweet. They are in a class by themselves

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[R H Clark]

Gun of a lifetime for sure....

I used to pour & gush over merkels when I got the Double Gun Journal. I ended up picking up a small Italian o/u for probably less than a Merkel but still touted a hefty $$ tag( at the time). It seemed foolish but did it anyway & 20yrs later I've never once regretted it... congrats on a beautiful gun

I have really been blessed with some good deals. I picked up a very nice model 8 Merkel SXS a few years ago for $650,which is about 1/4 what it's worth,and I found this one for about half what it was worth, and even then I wouldn't have been able to afford it without a trade.

 

[philos]

Congratulations. That is a beauty! I am yearning for a double gun in 20 or 28. I have a 25 year old Beretta 686 and want something similar in a smaller gauge.

 

[R H Clark]

Congratulations. That is a beauty! I am yearning for a double gun in 20 or 28. I have a 25 year old Beretta 686 and want something similar in a smaller gauge.

Thanks for the congrats. I traded a nearly new 686 20 ga 29.5" barrels toward this shotgun. I thought I would like the Beretta, and it felt really good to me ,but I couldn't hit with it as well as with my model 8 Merkel, so when this trade opportunity came up, I took it.

 

[JWP58]

Wow. Beautiful firearm, enjoy it!

 

[Downeaster]

Frickin gorgeous. Congrats

 

[Sodbuster]

A beautiful gun.Congrats.

 

[Bones]

Beautiful gun! Congrats
I had been hunting for an over under for a while and picked up a 201e earlier this year. By far my favorite shotgun I have owned. The gentleman that got me started down the Merkel path passed away, so I am sure glad to own one and think of him when I put some rounds down the barrel. The wood on mine isn't anywhere near as pretty as yours.

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[SEtoNWHunter]

Beautiful shotgun. That stock is truly incredible!

 

[R H Clark]

Beautiful gun! Congrats
I had been hunting for an over under for a while and picked up a 201e earlier this year. By far my favorite shotgun I have owned. The gentleman that got me started down the Merkel path passed away, so I am sure glad to own one and think of him when I put some rounds down the barrel. The wood on mine isn't anywhere near as pretty as yours.

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That's a shotgun anyone could be proud of. One thing about the Merkels,that I like is that they seem even overbuilt with their bank vault actions and one would think they would be overly heavy but I find them much more nimble and quick than appearances would suggest.

 

[Bones]

That's a shotgun anyone could be proud of. One thing about the Merkels,that I like is that they seem even overbuilt with their bank vault actions and one would think they would be overly heavy but I find them much more nimble and quick than appearances would suggest.

Agreed, mine is light enough that I enjoy shooting light loads a heap of a lot more when on the sporting clays course. If I could bring myself to carry it in the field, it would be a pleasure to carry all day.


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[Blockcaver]

GORGEOUS Merkel!!!! Wow! I love nice wood on shotguns, .22s, etc. I also like SxSs and really enjoy bird hunting with my AYA #2 round action 16 ga. It isn't as pretty as your Merkel but is nice.

 

[howl]

Nice! I could swing the cost, but I feel badly enough about what I do to my more modest pieces. An afternoon with one like that would leave me hanging my head in shame.

The best example is what happened, years ago, when I was finally able to purchase a real quality .22lr sporter. I managed to let slip a can of solvent, putting a crescent shaped ding in the walnut stock. This before I ever fired the gun. I was just cleaning it after taking it out of the box!

 

[Kingston]

Absolutely stunning RHC!

 

[WhiteOak]

Damn, beautiful gun. Congrats

 

[Buckman]

I think i have a Woody over that. Very Nice.