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Does anyone have any info on these rifles? i saw one at local gun shop, do they shoot as well as they look? thanks, ron
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I don't have I but a few months ago when I was in Chuck's I asked the owner about them. He said he had sold about 20 & they were the current "in rifle" with Atlanta's new rich. 1 of his customers in the armchair section said he had 1 & really liked it & his was a 1/2" rifle. I have known Jack since he was a kid & he knows more about upper end guns than anyone I know. Since most of Jack's new rich customers are inreal estate, I think he'll have some used 1's for sale next year, if the price is right, I'll probably buy 1.
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thanks for the reply, the shop i was in, regular price said 2695.00 on sale for 1695.00
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I have a K1, but am not familiar with the designation KR1, nor can I find it in my Merkel catalog or on their U.S,. distributor's website.
My K1 is a .308 Winchester, purchased a couple of years ago at Briley's in Houston. It shoots 3/4" or less with the handload I mostly use (150 Nosler AccuBond and 46.5 Varget) or Federal factories with the 150 Ballistic Tip.
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They are similar in some significant respects to the Blaser R93 in that they are a straight-pull bolt action and that saddle mount-the base/ring apparatus-are virtually the same as the Blaser's also.
Their stock is obviously more continental in design, a little too severe for me but I have no doubt as to their over-all quality.
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Ah, THAT rifle! Now, why did they give it such a similar model # as the single-shot?
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yup, i was hoping for another single shot read...
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KR1 (@ Merkel) means Kurzrepetierb�chse #1 (Kurz = Short, Repetierb�chse = BoltActionRifle) K1 (@ Merkel) means Kipplaufb�chse (break/tip open rifle)
Merkel K1 and Blaser K77/K95 - no wonder because Horst Blaser constructed/"develloped" both - feature same basics (very strong, reliable tip open bloc action, similar proprietary saddle mounts).
Merkel KR1s feature a turn bolt, NO straight pull like the Blaser R93 - or the Strasser 05 which also is a brainchild of old Horst Blaser. BTW Horst Blaser is no longer owner of the Blaser Company. Owner is Michael L�ke, who also bought Sauer and Mauser.
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I don't have I but a few months ago when I was in Chuck's I asked the owner about them. He said he had sold about 20 & they were the current "in rifle" with Atlanta's new rich. 1 of his customers in the armchair section said he had 1 & really liked it & his was a 1/2" rifle. I have known Jack since he was a kid & he knows more about upper end guns than anyone I know. Since most of Jack's new rich customers are inreal estate, I think he'll have some used 1's for sale next year, if the price is right, I'll probably buy 1. My error I was writting about a K1.. sorry sometimes I'm a moron..
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Thanks for correcting my error.
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Thanks for correcting my error.
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Thanks for correcting my error.
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Beautiful guns. I know this is one of those "if you have to ask you can't afford one" questions, but what price range is the Merkel K1 in?
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Merkel K1 (now dubbed "K3") Kipplaufb�chse - single loading, hand cocking, tip bloc action - from 2500 Euro
Merkel KR1 (bolt action) from 1800 Euro
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I've handled the Merkel K1s in a few calibers and they are indeed fine; handy, light, with good balance and very nice workmanship. I believe they are worth their price.
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