Recent content by Lyleedward

Yep good gun. But it does let u know when u pull trigger haha. Especially if both go off mine did on a buffalo just as he was charging up out of a creek. They fixed without adjusting trigger pull he put a second “block” behind the front trigger same as back trigger has standard he had to mill...

Yeh I know but I was consistently told parts were 2 weeks away. And the only way I can get the parts in this backward country is thought the ONE dealer. They said if any other gunsmith touched it I lost warranty. There is no gunsmith schools in Australia you have to go to New Zealand for...

Hi just thought I would comment on my Merkel 140 ae 500. Some may remember it double fired when pulling back trigger first. I sent it back to the importer here in Australia 12 th September 2022. For warranty fix. Merkel Was slow to respond they finally sent me email saying aware of problems...

Ready for the hunt with HTK Safaris!

Lucky bugger. We are next year

Hi my gunsmith said kieghoff specify a certain toque for screws to not change point of impact. Must be tight as I undid mine on the 470 to put red dot in off my Merkel 450/400. And the screws were bloody tight. Broke a t15 torque Wrench getting dovetail piece off.

Well just a boring update. Almost 3 years now waiting for 500 ne Merkel to be fixed under warranty. Do not by large cal Merkel doubles. Merkel says gun is fine just pull front trigger first. I pointed out if I have solid in one barrel and soft in other I may need to chose which trigger I’m...

I find the 9.3 to have a sharper recoil than the 375, it’s more of a push. Stands to reason 9.3 uses faster powder. But less powder so it’s cheaper to reload than the 375.

Wow ok. I think the 9.3 can be great with good bullets. The prob is I used one in Africa and the factory bullets were rubbish. Load 270 gr Woodliegh and much better combo. Not as much frontal penetration as 375. It’s much like 338 though. Great Plains game. Used a lot less powder than HH. And...

Can’t it’s on warranty so this is the importer dealer. They are the one talking to Merkel in Germany. The gunsmith at Mials gun shop is looking at making a part to stop the problem. Merkel say only pull front trigger 1st. Obviously they don’t know in the field u may have soft or solid choice. Grrrr.

It’s at 19 months now at Gunshop waiting repairs. This was after 12 months of emails. Useless I wish I had only bought my 470 Krieghoff. Which I bought after this problem developed with the Merkel.

Hi my 500 double as well. Merkel is not being very helpful. I will copy and paste there last reply. Good day Sir, The part itself is the wrong one to prevent the right barrel from doubling. However, it is as follows: The weapon is built so that the right barrel is always fired first. This is...

Hi Ray this is the reply I got from Merkel. Good day Sir, The part itself is the wrong one to prevent the right barrel from doubling. However, it is as follows: The weapon is built so that the right barrel is always fired first. This is due to both doubling (rear trigger which fires the left...

Wen guiding I may have to shoot either a solid or soft depending on situation so both barrels need to be an option.

Haha late reply but still relevant. No they haven’t. 18 months now a part arrived but apparently wrong one. Apparently it needs a interceptor for front trigger to block it wen firing back trigger first