Originally Posted by geedubya
Originally Posted by MojoHand


Please give a full shot of that rifle...minus the dog turd...


10/4, See if this will work.........

I've gone through my magnum rifle, high magnification scope, heavy barrel, beanfield type rifle stage.

As of late I've been trending toward lighter rifles, low magnification scopes, with cartridges that have muzzle velocities 2800 fps. or less. For some reason Mannlicher stocked rifles have really caught my attention.

Over the last several years I've lusted for a Merkel K1 stalking rifle. The problem is I have stringent parameters. Has to be no more than 70% of MSRP,either 7mm or 30, cal and it had to be the Jagd Stutzen (Mannlicher stock), had to have the money at the time to buy.

Finally pulled the plug..........

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Drew first blood on a New Mexico black bear hunt last August.

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Shot a number of porkers last fall and early this year.

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a double

I make the observation that I�m just one rifle away from being satisfied so, almost immediately I began my quest for another barrel.

I tried for months to get a 9.3 x 74R barrel and fore-end for the Jagd Stutzen to no avail.

A friend saw this while I was out of touch at my lease and snagged it for me.

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Merkel K1 Stalking rifle, 9.3 x 74R. Last time I went to my lease I sat out two evenings and one morning but the hoglets did not co-operate. I am definitely ready to poke a couple hill country hoglets with some 286 gr. partitions.


Needless to say, I�m jazzed about these two shooters.

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Best

GWB


Thank-you, sir! I'll be saving those pics.

I LOVE those Merkels, ESP the Mannys...

Oddly enough, I've moved into a utility phase of life but perhaps someday both a Merkel and Ruger RSI in 757 (or similar) will come home.

Only Merkel I've handled was a standard K3...unfortunately in the heretical, and heinous, .270 Win!

Don't recall ever feeling any rifle so petite and pointable. Absolutely awesome. It was probably my second favorite thing to hold in my hand.... blush whistle

What caliber did you end up getting on the first one?


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