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It's not every day you have a chance to shoot a Merkel double rifle in 470 Nitro Express...

But today was that day for me. My benefactor was zeroing this classic dangerous game rifle for a client who is about to leave for Africa to hunt Cape Buffalo. He'd had enough after five shots and offered me the last one. I can see why he was tired. An entry level Merkel 140-2 double rifle chambered for the 470 Nitro Express goes for about $8,000 USD. The ammunition costs $8 a shot, one cartridge of which was given to me for free...