Merkel 141 in Zimbabwe...

05 June 2009, 20:26

I just got back from Zimbabwe on monday. I used my Merkel 141 in 9.3x74 on buff. My buddie used his Chapuis in the same cal. We both used 320g Woodleigh soft and solids. Mine at 2100fps and his at 2250fps. Both guns performed great! The softs both stayed in as expected. My second shot, the solid went in the L/R butt and exited ahead of the rt/ft shoulder. Over 5' of penetration! Mu buddies solid spined him and also exited. Our PH loved my 141, such a small and potent package. My buff went 38" with great bosses and his went 37" also with great bosses. Not real big, but both nice old loners covered in dry mud. I'll post pics when I get a chance.

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06 June 2009, 19:39

SWD

My Merkel likes 60.5g of H4350 with the 320 Woodliegh, Norma case and Winchester WLR primer. 2114fps. My friend with the Chapuis uses IMR4064. I don't know how much. The Chapuis seems to handle a much hotter load, although with the performance I saw at 2100fps I don't see any reason to go any faster. Also my recovered bullet weighed 314grains. It did not hit heavy bone going in but did lodge against the off shoulder bones. You'll also see a big difference in recoil from the 286g.