Hello gentlemen:
I friend of mine is about to purchase a nice Merkel combination gun caliber 8x57 jrs over 16ga. Not sure of the model, bus seems to be a 200E, made in 1954.
The problem is that the only ammunition available here is the 8x57 js (8x57 Mauser made by Selier & Bellot) and the rifle barrel is marked 8x57 jrs
Someone (perhaps factory made because is very well done) made an extractor for a rimless cardige so the gun have 2 extractors, one for the rimmed and one for rimless.
Please give me your advise: such change is possible?
Can you fire 8x57 mauser ammo in this rifle?
Because the nice done rimless extractor it seems that someone that knows made the adaptation (at least the seller tell us that) and is safe to use the rimless ammo, but I am sure that you can give me a correct advise regard this technical matter.
Best regards,
Jose
