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Owned a 1950s Merkel 200e 16 gauge for a while. Shot it as well as any gun I've ever owned, but foolishly sold it. It was different from the Brownings or the various Italian guns. Not necessarily better, but a wonderful gun I'd like to have back.

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Originally Posted By: Stan
Merkels are finely made guns, no doubt. They are strong and should last several lifetimes ......... but they leave me cold.


From a man that cuddles up with a foe tin Yiltz...


I say you might need to see a Docta' Stanley....

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I have never cared for the looks of the newer Merkels. Bobby

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Originally Posted By: bbman3
I have never cared for the looks of the newer Merkels. Bobby


what do you consider newer (post WWII? or something more recent?)

What do you not like about them?


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To answer the OP's question, no. The SKB 280 is completely adequate for upland hunting. The 100 maybe better.
Now, if you want the Merkel then there's a reason!
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In terms of price, Ithaca SKB and Merkel are not in the same ballpark. They're also very different guns. SKB borrowed a lot from the Webley & Scott 700 series when they made their guns. So you've got a Japanese takeoff on something British . . . with a few American quirks thrown in, like a single selective trigger on all of them; beavertail forends on all but the Model 100. So you're comparing a sort of Brit styled gun (minus the American quirks) to something that's very Teutonic. The common German side by sides--Sauer, Merkel, Simson--all resemble each other very closely.

I've owned a bunch of both. A warm place in my heart for both, because an SKB 150 12ga was my first sxs, and a pre-war Sauer 16 (pretty basic gun) my 2nd. You're not likely to encounter many problems with either. I currently own a 47E 20ga and recently acquired a 16ga 201 OU. Still working on getting used to the latter. I also have an SKB 280 20ga. A local sporting goods store has that same gun but with 25" barrels (mine has 28") in nearly new condition for $1,000. It's on consignment so might well sell for less. If there's a better sxs out there for that kind of money, I don't know what it is--although I wish they'd put a splinter forend (like the 100) on the 280's.

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Originally Posted By: Remington40x
Owned a 1950s Merkel 200e 16 gauge for a while. Shot it as well as any gun I've ever owned, but foolishly sold it. It was different from the Brownings or the various Italian guns. Not necessarily better, but a wonderful gun I'd like to have back.


I bought that gun from you and it was a magnificent specimen. It was stocked too high for me and it was too nice to mess up with alterations I just couldn't do it. I did take a few pheasants with it and have a picture of it and two beloved past dogs taped to my safe. I sold it to Larry B.

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Originally Posted By: HomelessjOe
Originally Posted By: Stan
Merkels are finely made guns, no doubt. They are strong and should last several lifetimes ......... but they leave me cold.


From a man that cuddles up with a foe tin Yiltz...


I say you might need to see a Docta' Stanley....


Just for monkey man ......... doctor's orders.



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Originally Posted By: Stan
Merkels are finely made guns, no doubt. They are strong and should last several lifetimes ......... but they leave me cold.


From a man that cuddles up with a foe tin Yiltz...


I say you might need to see a Docta' Stanley....


Just for monkey man ......... doctor's orders.



SRH


Talk about cold -- that looks like air conditioning for the field.


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Gifts are not criticized harshly in my neck of the woods by right minded people, Brently. To do so would be extremely rude and ungentlemanly. The inexpensive little gun was a gift from a dear friend who knows of my fondness for .410 doubles. My use of it in the dove field was to prove to my 9 yr. old grandson that the bore is not a toy, but that it should be taken seriously.

Anyone who equates my use of a gifted gun with my evaluation of another make has serious issues.

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