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I just had a chance to buy a really nice 47E a couple months ago. It was like new, cased with all the original accessories and the guy was asking $1999.00. But it was a 12 gauge, so I passed. I have a few too many 12 gauges. I saw a 20 gauge- like new BSS over the weekend, too but for $3295.00 I thought that was a bit high. I'm still looking at those CZs in a shop near here. And I would love to have another Model 21, too.
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NominalBore,
The .410 and 28ga. share the same frame, and the wrist of the stock is diamond shaped. If you could score a .410/28ga. 2 barrel set you would have the best of both worlds!
Karl I've found a couple but the 410 F/F seems to be a bit elusive at the moment. Most are choked M/F.
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FWIW... I've got a Merkel 360, as well as a 1620EL and 1620C. They are all solid and very tight; break-in takes a very long time. I've also shot a 280EL (part of a 28/.410 set) quite a bit.With all these guns I shoot well (for me), but have to extend the LOP with a strap-on pad and a couple layers of thick carpet backing. Long arms and nose!
My 360 is choked M/F, and my use has been plantation... but very good flying... quail. It is light but well-balanced.
My only real quibble with my Merkels is that the Greener cross bolt that sticks out on the left side of the action when broken is very sharply pointed. Be careful when walking with it broken over your right shoulder or your earlobe will be bleeding!
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FWIW... I've got a Merkel 360, as well as a 1620EL and 1620C. They are all solid and very tight; break-in takes a very long time. I've also shot a 280EL (part of a 28/.410 set) quite a bit.With all these guns I shoot well (for me), but have to extend the LOP with a strap-on pad and a couple layers of thick carpet backing. Long arms and nose!
My 360 is choked M/F, and my use has been plantation... but very good flying... quail. It is light but well-balanced.
My only real quibble with my Merkels is that the Greener cross bolt that sticks out on the left side of the action when broken is very sharply pointed. Be careful when walking with it broken over your right shoulder or your earlobe will be bleeding! That right there is a hell of a public service announcement…. Best, Ted
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The Merkel 280 and 360 models (28 / 410) are nice and trim in my opinion, yeah, not as silky trim as a fine English or Italian 28 or 410 but still quite racy. Even the 16s are not bad because several of them are built on 20 bore frames (the 1620 series).
The levels of engraving vary depending on the engraver. I have a catalog from the mid 2000s and all the engravers are pictured in the back along with their years of experience. You can definitely see the difference on the more experience engraved guns.
I enjoy using mine and shoot them well, but truthfully not as well as my Spanish and Italian sidelocks with longer 29" barrels. I feel they are fun to shoot, will last a lifetime, and are a reasonably good investment as they do not cost a fortune to get into. The 28s and 410s sell very quickly on the used market.
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