Scoped my Merkel Double 470 NE....Photos Up !!!!

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Well boys, I did it, I built a mount and scoped my Merkel double 470 NE. I was at my barrel making/gunsmith buddies and mentioned that I might like to do this (just happened to have the Merkel in the truck). He whipped out a Talley base for an H&R handi rifle and we took to measuring. It looked totally feasible, so we milled the bottom flat and then milled a channel down the bottom center to fit precisely over the rib and straddle it. The H&R base only has 3 holes and 6X48 screws, so we set up the fourth hole and drilled them all to fit 8X40 screws and heads with a nice tight fit. We then set it all up in the mill and drilled and tapped the rib.
It is absolute perfection, and we milled the base down enough to be able to use the sights without interference from the base. I bought a set of low detachable Talley rings and mounted a matte finish 1-4X20 Leupold scope. It is a nice low clean looking set up and I can get lots of eye relief even though the H&R base is quite short with minimal space between the ring seats. I'll try to take some photos tomorrow and post them up.















 
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9.3mauser said:
Have you shot it yet to see if the regulation has changed?
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Why would the regulation change? Doubles are not nearly as fragile as some people think, nor does the regulation change from 4, 8X40 holes in the rib. Once the barrels are regulated and the final soldering has been done it takes way more than mounting a scope on the rib to change the regulation of a good double rifle.
 
Pics are coming gentlemen, pics are coming.................As an aside I am interested in opinions on the Talley set up. I have never before used Talley rings or bases as I do not care for the "Iroquois" look with the protrusion and screws on the top, however they are made of steel and the rings sit down into a seat in the 1 piece base, which should be strong as hell and should not move under recoil. They are also held together with 4 good stout screws per ring and have plenty of bearing surface on the scope tube. Aesthetics aside they appear to be a strong set up and very well made, which they should be given the pricing.
 
Any particular reason you made your own? I can understand it for a Baikal or something, but wouldn't it have been more fitting to get an EAW setup or similar?


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Mik123 said:
Blasphemer! Just kidding ;)
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I know, I know..........I can still use the irons, but it is getting slower and more difficult each year now. The scope brings me back to instant target acquisition and a clear, in focus sighting picture on a single focal plane. It increases my confidence in my ability to effectively use this rifle on dangerous game 100%..........so screw the aesthetics and bring on the f**king elephants.......
 
bearkilr said:
Any particular reason you made your own? I can understand it for a Baikal or something, but wouldn't it have been more fitting to get an EAW setup or similar?


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bearkilr......Wait till I get some photos up, it turned out better than I had anticipated and looks very good. With the scope off, one hardly even notices the base........besides why buy what I can build better.
 
c-fbmi said:
bearkilr......Wait till I get some photos up, it turned out better than I had anticipated and looks very good. With the scope off, one hardly even notices the base........besides why buy what I can build better.
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Maybe so, I'd just be concerned with the return to zero but I suppose you're not planning a prairie dog hunt with it anyhow. The nicest set-ups I've seen are with the SEM claw mounts, very clean and professional looking. I agree that while Talley's may be solid, they're not much to look at and their machining is rough. I'd also lap the rings, they're notorious for being severely "off".

Hopefully it works for you, but we all know the saying "the bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of a low price is forgotten." :)
 
bearkilr said:
Maybe so, I'd just be concerned with the return to zero but I suppose you're not planning a prairie dog hunt with it anyhow. The nicest set-ups I've seen are with the SEM claw mounts, very clean and professional looking. I agree that while Talley's may be solid, they're not much to look at and their machining is rough. I'd also lap the rings, they're notorious for being severely "off".

Hopefully it works for you, but we all know the saying "the bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of a low price is forgotten." :)
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So, you are saying the Talleys are low quality? Like I said, I have never used them before, but I did check the alignment and it is fine. This maybe due to the fact of using the 1 piece base..........but as always the "proof is in the putting", so I'll be trying them out in the next few days here and I'll get back to y'all on the repeatability of the detachable rings.
 
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