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Greetings all. I've recently joined the double rifle ranks, so I figured I would also join in the AR fun here as well while I'm at it and see if I can't make a few amigos here or there. I've been a long time lurker and even have a few friends and colleagues who post here on AR, but I'll let them remain anonymous as it pertains to that. Most folks won't own up to being an acquaintance of mine anyway...can't say that I blame them. After a few fitting sessions with Andrew Macfarlane of ADM I'm ready for the initiation ceremony next weekend at the range. My shooting form is just this side of terrible - a badge I wear proudly, thank you very much - so it should be entertaining at the least. Merkel .470: She's won't turn too many heads, but she will be a true working gun for me. No safe queens in my house. Looking forward to getting in here and mixing it up with everyone. Oh, and please spare me the "Merkels always double" nonsense, I've read the thread already. | ||
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Congratulations on your new purchase and welcome aboard. | |||
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TJ, nice pickup....I like the casehardened action! The 470NE is the easiest double to find ammunition and components for, and is a bit easier to handle than a 500NE. One thing you'll find here on AR is that we're certainly not short on opinions :-) Welcome. | |||
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Welcome! We'll tell you everything we know, and probably more. | |||
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Welcome. I was actually at Andrews place when he was fitting your extension. http://www.facebook.com/profil...p?id=100001646464847 A.M. Little Bespoke Gunmakers LLC 682-554-0044 Michael08TDK@yahoo.com | |||
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Come aboard. I like the case colored look on the Merkels. Hope the rifle gives you many good memories. Mike | |||
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Welcome aboard. I also like the case color look. Cheers Jim ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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Congratulations on a fine rifle..I agree with the above, the CCH really looks nice. | |||
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Congrats on a fine looking rifle. Antlers Double Rifle Shooters Society Heym 450/400 3" | |||
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Welcome aboard the DRSS! Looks good in the CCH finish. A good quality weapon! | |||
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TJ, velcome onboard...your Merkel is a well put together honest working double, precisely what you need in Africa.. I love the CCH too.. | |||
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Welcome, Brother! Congratulations on your new double! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Welcome aboard the DRSS ship of fools! As you say you have been lurking here for sometime, you are aware of the little donnybrooks that come with the membership here. Don't let it worry you, we've all gone down the whipping line, and it is not as bad as it sometimes seems. Also welcome to the Merkel brand as well, and good luck with your opening day at the double rifle firing line. Good looking case coloring ................................................................... Welcome ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith | |||
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Welcome and congratulations on your new Merkel. A Merkel 470 was my first (and probably only due to financial constraints) double and I can't say I've been at all disappointed in it. Looking forward to your first range report! | |||
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Well my friend, I will be the first to ask all here the question that was asked when I got my first-----"who wants to get in the pool for how long until the 2nd" hahahahah Nice new thumper! 470NE Searcy 9.3X74r Johann Springer | |||
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Welcome aboard, you've done well in a Merkel; solid and accurate doubles. I've shot and sold a lot of Merkels over the years. If you have issues or just need some advice feel free to PM me. Congratulations JP Sauer Drilling 12x12x9.3x72 David Murray Scottish Hammer 12 Bore Alex Henry 500/450 Double Rifle Steyr Classic Mannlicher Fullstock 6.5x55 Steyr Classic Mannlicher Fullstock .30-06 Walther PPQ H2 9mm Walther PPS M2 Cogswell & Harrison Hammer 12 Bore Damascus And Too Many More | |||
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Welcome aboard! | |||
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Nice gun. Looking forward to seeing the results of your trip to the range. Eric NRA Benefactor TSRA Life DRSS Brno ZP-149 45-120 NE | |||
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TJ, there's someone in the Classifieds selling 470 components...a "starter kit". | |||
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Permission granted! But, you should have got a Blaser S2! Peter Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong; | |||
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Beautiful rifle, good luck with it! "The difference between adventure and disaster is preparation." "The problem with quoting info from the internet is that you can never be sure it is accurate" Abraham Lincoln | |||
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................................................................ ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith | |||
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So what is my mindset here for the range visit on Saturday? I ask because I really have never spent that much time at an actual range other than a last minute sight in or the like. Most of my shooting practice is at the deer lease or in the backyard of my east Texas property. I'd like to think that I'm methodical about it when I need to be, but perhaps I'm not. Just try and hit the target? Focus on the fundamentals of body position and if I hit the target then great? Try not to break my nose? Do I keep a notebook of shots? All of the above? | |||
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With only a few hundred rounds between my 9.3X74r and my 470NE, I offer this ONLY as a new guy near your level of experience. Expect to have fun! snap a lot of snap caps at home before Ya go, don't expect cloverleaves the first time around and STOP when you have had enough! Come home chompin' at the bit for next time. First time out I shot black paper plates at 25yds standing on my own 2 feet. Success brings confidence! Others here with infinitely more shootin' and huntin' with doubles than I will have their say, but it wasn't so long ago that I first shouldered the Elephant Gun! hahaha 470NE Searcy 9.3X74r Johann Springer | |||
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Shooting a 470, especially for the first time, is like making love to a big woman. Just hang on tight and enjoy the ride! | |||
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So, how would you describe shooting my .600 and 4-bore? Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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I don't know, but I could venture a few guesses...Getting a high colonic in Tijuana? Deep tissue massage from Janet Reno? Ice tub bath with Hillary Clinton? Am I getting warmer here? | |||
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Be careful about Janet Reno. Cal has a special fondness for her! It sounds like you'll fit in well here. I meant to be DSC Member...bad typing skills. Marcus Cady DRSS | |||
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Notice to all (forgive the hijack): You mess with Janet, you mess with me. Cal PS. Welcome TJ, but are sure you want to be a part of this group? _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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And I'm still looking for admission to the group, I just need the DR. I meant to be DSC Member...bad typing skills. Marcus Cady DRSS | |||
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Cal - I never dated women that large, so I cannot speak from experience - care to enlighten us? | |||
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I bought a mouth guard for my next trip to the range.I am looking forward to shooting my 500NE again soon. | |||
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Don't worry Pard. there is some wheat with the chaff hahaha Just that the least innuendo brings out the virgin 10th grader in some here. Don't get me wrong, I had my first experience with a big woman in 1963 but she has lost weight and I have lost most of my good stuff below the navel from agent orange. It is just a bit easier for me to keep on the track of the OP. Solider on. 470NE Searcy 9.3X74r Johann Springer | |||
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Permission granted; all ahead one third to the range. Do let us know how your first outing with the new dr went. Kind regards, carpediem No politician who supports gun control should recieve armed protection paid for by those he is trying to disarm. Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways-scotch in one hand-Chocolate in the other-body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WHOO-HOO, WHAT A RIDE!!" Madly Off In All Directions | |||
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Mindset? Get familiar with, and enjoy the gun. Get some idea of it's capabilities. Shoot a few rounds off hand. Shoot a few off sticks. This will give you a feel for the gun, it's weight, balance and recoil. Then shoot for regulation at presumably 50 yards or whatever range the test target shows. Grip the gun firmly into the shoulder. Get a good cheek weld on the stock. A loose weld will NOT reduce the kick of the gun. Just my 2 cents, Peter Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong; | |||
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Welcome Great caliber. I have taken mine to Africa twice. Works a treat on Buff. Nitro "Man is a predator or at least those of us that kill and eat our own meat are. The rest are scavengers, eating what others kill for them." Hugh Randall DRSS, BASA 470 Krieghoff, 45-70 inserts, 12 ga paradox, 20 ga DR Simson/Schimmel, 12 ga DR O/U Famars, 12 ga DR SXS Greener | |||
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