Merkel 140 vs. Blaser S2

[Manny R]

Here to you Altitude sickness & BeeMaa my Blaser S2

 

[Rare Breed]

the thing is that I want to get a double rifle, my budget is 5000$.

So far I have seen a merkel 140, the blaser s2, a chapuis and an EGO that meet the budget. All of them in 375 h&h caliber. I like the caliber, I have used it in my blaser r93 (I no longer own it), and I am happy shooting with it, but I don't know how well a rimless cartridge will work in a double rifle, I would appreciate if someone could enlighten me on the subject. Also, I don't know if the blaser, the chapuis or the EGO has ejectors, I prefer to have them in spite of using a rimless caliber (since they are reputable gunsmiths, I presume that the ejectors should not cause too many problems).

As I do not reload cartridges, I only use factory loads, one good thing about the blaser is that since the barrel can be adjusted, I can adapt it to the cartridge I use (considering the shortage of ammunition this is another advantage). About the others DRs , I do not know which cartridge was used by the gunsmith, or how they will behave with other ammunition, if someone can tell me about it, I would appreciate it. .

Thanks in advance

I owned a Chapuis in 450-400 DR that had ejectors but at a $12,000 price. If you found a DR other than a Sabatti at or under $5,000 in a Merkle or Chapuis it would have been a deal if in decent condition. The only thing about DRs unlike bolt guns is problems can be hidden and cost a pretty penny to repair

 

[Altitude sickness]

Very nice S2

 

[Manny R]

Thank you... sorry it took so long to post it.

 

[Daniel Cary]

Here to you Altitude sickness & BeeMaa my Blaser S2

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Thank you! They could be considered relatively affordable, (spec'd dependent). I may be mistaken .. thought the Barrels/Calibers were possibly interchangeable? Beautiful S2, regret not moving forward while available on GB..

 

[Red Leg]

Thank you! They could be considered relatively affordable, (spec'd dependent). I may be mistaken .. thought the Barrels/Calibers were possibly interchangeable? Beautiful S2, regret not moving forward while available on GB..

Totally so. I have 30-06, .375, and 500-416 barrels for mine. Just like a R8 they remain perfectly sighted in with their dedicated scope when switching them.

 

[TOBY458]

Totally so. I have 30-06, .375, and 500-416 barrels for mine. Just like a R8 they remain perfectly sighted in with their dedicated scope when switching them.

How much does your rifle weigh? Also, do the different barrels use the same forend? I would assume so, and would assume the 30/06 is the heaviest configuration, if the barrels are all the same diameter?
Also, how does the scope affect the balance?
Thanks!