Need advice - mountain calibre for single shot rifle

[Doug Hamilton]

These are very nice rifles but getting one to Europe would be a major PITA and after customs and taxes would get rather $$$.

Some time ago there was a lovely raising block rifle been sold through this forum but it’s just considerably cheaper, easier and faster to buy a rifle that’s on this side of the pond.

One of the benefits of the break action rifles I mentioned vs falling/raising block ones is the ability to swap the barrels meaning for a more universal package. Merkel and Blaser are tilting block design making them very strong. Apparently you could take the barrel off, slide the block in and bang the firing pin with a hammer and provided you were able to hang on to the barrel it could safely be fired that way as the lock on it is strong enough. These two are not traditional break action rifles though Krieghoff one is.

If you want a break action rifle with interchangeable barrels, have you considered a Thompson Center Encore? I have one in .22-250 for calling coyotes. I always planned on buying more barrels for big game but never have. I have have shot 3 shot groups under 2 inches at 200 yards and 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards. Coyotes really hate meeting it.