I just got myself a Merkel A140 .470 NE and can't wait to test it. Taking it this summer to my camp in Zimbabwe and most likely will leave it there to use when I go. I bought a couple of boxes of Hornady DGX and DGS, I'll tell you how they do.
Congratulations!!I just got myself a Merkel A140 .470 NE and can't wait to test it. Taking it this summer to my camp in Zimbabwe and most likely will leave it there to use when I go. I bought a couple of boxes of Hornady DGX and DGS, I'll tell you how they do.
i know this an old thread but the Merkle 140 cannot double fire unless the protective sear is broken. When I bought mine and asap sent it to JJ perodeau he told me it is a great feature they have but many are broken like mine…it was a fairly easy fixI hear this a lot, but I wonder how much of it is real and how much just repetition of a story? The internet does that. In any event I am sure a bit of gunsmithing could solve it if it is there.
To put it to bed though please can I ask any of the Merkel double owners on here whether they have had any trigger, or other problems? Reason being we have a young learner PH who needs a double and the Merkel is so much more reasonable in SA.
Many broken like mine does not sound so good....i know this an old thread but the Merkle 140 cannot double fire unless the protective sear is broken. When I bought mine and asap sent it to JJ perodeau he told me it is a great feature they have but many are broken like mine…it was a fairly easy fix
I don’t own a double, but have seen this first hand, and only with the same shooter , several people ( as in at least a dozen ) had shot this rifle and at a comp, and no one else had the issue, it was filmed and in slow-mo you could see his hand slide on the trigger causing it to double, I will give the guy credit for voluntarily firing several times with a 500ne to try and work out what was happeningI have a 140AE in .450-400 3”. It has been reliable, accurate, and satisfactory in every way. I never believed reports of these guns “doubling” until an incident with my Beretta Silver sable 9.3x74 R. I was casually shooting targets with that gun, and neglected to hold it firmly and with my finger completely on the trigger near the first joint crease. Gun “doubled” on firing, which was a surprise, but was entirely my shooter error. If a double with two triggers is held loosely, and the trigger finger positioned with only the round tip on the front trigger, is possible for the finger to slip off during recoil and fire the rear trigger too when the gun bounces back after the first shot. That’s what happened to me with my Beretta.
So if I can make a completely reliable, proven design like the Beretta “double” through careless handling, I’m pretty sure somebody has made a Merkel “double” by doing the same.
Practise a firm grip, place trigger finger on the trigger near the first joint crease, and go slay big beasts with confidence. The Merkel won’t let you down.
Given I have owned one the gun is built with a seer that prevents doubling. many times this breaks as mine did. JJ repaired my broken one for $500 good as newI don’t own a double, but have seen this first hand, and only with the same shooter , several people ( as in at least a dozen ) had shot this rifle and at a comp, and no one else had the issue, it was filmed and in slow-mo you could see his hand slide on the trigger causing it to double, I will give the guy credit for voluntarily firing several times with a 500ne to try and work out what was happening
Gumpy