Whit
AH veteran
- Joined
- Jan 14, 2021
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- Hunted
- USA (TX, WY, AR, NC), New Zealand, Germany, Slovakia, South Africa, Austria, Czech Republic
For sale: A Merkel 140 side-by-side double rifle in 9.3x74R.
I purchased it from a dealer in Germany a few years ago, with the intention of keeping it as my personal double rifle. It kinda kills me to let it go, but I just don’t see when and how I’m ever going to hunt with it, at least not in the next five to ten years.
Full disclosure: the original bill of sale from the German dealer claims it is a left-handed gun. I had George Caswell look at the rifle in late December, and he says it has a slight left-hand cast. Otherwise, it’s ambidextrous. The rifle is beautiful. Immaculate condition, never hunted, taken to the range or fired outside of the factory. No nicks, no scratches, I can find one tiny, barely noticeable ding. The Cabela’s gun people here in Tulsa looked at it in January and graded it at 99% condition. According to what I can discover online about the proof marks, it's a September 2009 build. The rifle will come with 50 rounds of brass, 100 bullets, and three Redding reloading dies and components shipped separately (not used -- purchased second hand from someone on AH), and the dealer's original hard plastic case (no, not the factory box, unfortunately).
Asking $7000 with shipping & Insurance from my FFL to yours (Alaska & Hawaii will need to pay the adt'l charges). Personal check (once it clears), Zelle, Paypal, or Venmo all work well, and if you're within a hour of Tulsa, OK, I'm happy to drive to meet you in person.
If you want more photos or a video, send me a PM. Happy to discuss over the phone as you're interested, too.
I purchased it from a dealer in Germany a few years ago, with the intention of keeping it as my personal double rifle. It kinda kills me to let it go, but I just don’t see when and how I’m ever going to hunt with it, at least not in the next five to ten years.
Full disclosure: the original bill of sale from the German dealer claims it is a left-handed gun. I had George Caswell look at the rifle in late December, and he says it has a slight left-hand cast. Otherwise, it’s ambidextrous. The rifle is beautiful. Immaculate condition, never hunted, taken to the range or fired outside of the factory. No nicks, no scratches, I can find one tiny, barely noticeable ding. The Cabela’s gun people here in Tulsa looked at it in January and graded it at 99% condition. According to what I can discover online about the proof marks, it's a September 2009 build. The rifle will come with 50 rounds of brass, 100 bullets, and three Redding reloading dies and components shipped separately (not used -- purchased second hand from someone on AH), and the dealer's original hard plastic case (no, not the factory box, unfortunately).
Asking $7000 with shipping & Insurance from my FFL to yours (Alaska & Hawaii will need to pay the adt'l charges). Personal check (once it clears), Zelle, Paypal, or Venmo all work well, and if you're within a hour of Tulsa, OK, I'm happy to drive to meet you in person.
If you want more photos or a video, send me a PM. Happy to discuss over the phone as you're interested, too.
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