I just handled a Merkel .470 at my friendly Gander store. Beautiful balance. Outrageous ammunition prices.
Going buff hunting in '09 and can afford a Merkel if the Gods smile upon me, but am blind in my right eye and have to shoot a LH. Does anyone know if Merkel makes a LH .470?
I called Searcy and they do, but it takes a year to get one finished and I'm not in the position to order one right now. We'll see what happens.
Many thanks, jetdrvr
Posts: 11729 | Location: Florida | Registered: 25 October 2006
I'm pretty certain that I've seen Merkels advertised with left-hand stocks, but I don't know if the mechanisms were reversed so that the front trigger fires the left barrel.
Contact the importers.
George
Posts: 14623 | Location: San Antonio, TX | Registered: 22 May 2001
Just as an aside, does anybody make a double that is TRULY left handed? The stock and triggers are one thing, but another that always irritated me was the lever to open the action. It should open to the left of the rifle, as well.
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Posts: 1225 | Location: Gilbertsville, PA | Registered: 08 December 2005
You might call HK and Merkel in Alabama they can get you a LH stock. You could find yourself a nice used RH Merkel and have the stock bent to your specks and if you want have the Rt. cheek piece removed. mouse93 is correct, there is more leverage in pushing the lever to the right instead of left for left handed folk. And yes Clayman, there are rifle makers that will give you a pure LH double rifle but not Heym or Merkel.
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Posts: 1827 | Location: Palmer AK & Prescott Valley AZ | Registered: 01 February 2005
For a complete leftie DG double rifle, H&H (London gunroom) is selling a .375 Royal Deluxe that once belonged to the King of Rumania. 42,000 pounds sterling...
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Posts: 1323 | Location: Washington, DC | Registered: 17 March 2003
Easiest way to go for comfortable left-handed double use is to get a lefthanded stock on a new Merkel or whatever. If you buy something used you may find that a double with a righthanded cheekpiece has no cast and eaily usable lefthanded if you are relatively slim.
Leave the triggers set up for the right hand, but ask a serious gunsmith to heat and turn them so they contour for your left trigger finger.
Leave the top lever. Posters are correct about better leverage pushing with your thumb to the right rather than pulling to your left.
Expect the lefthand stock and turning the triggers is cheaper.
Regards
Posts: 1323 | Location: Washington, DC | Registered: 17 March 2003
