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- The Suhl 150 was actually made by the Merkel company, after the Berlin Wall went up. Purportedly the last of these rifles were made in 1992, after which point Merkel went back to drillings and other premium rifles.
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Jul 2, 2007 · Many Suhl 150s have been converted into succcessful BR and Silhouette guns. Joe Friedrich won the ARA 2006 Grand Agg shooting a Suhl 150 with custom McMillan stock and aftermaket barrel. Florida’s Century Arms recently acquired a supply of the hard-to-find Suhl 150s.
Jun 8, 2011 · I called registries to register it and was told that the maker is Actually Thalman, and they made the Suhl Model 150 Standard. This was news to me. Pretty green at this, so looking for someone to confirm or deny. It was registered as a Thalmann 150 Standard Serial number 47xxx.
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The world-famous Anschutz firearms were originally built in the town of Zella-Mehlis, which is 4km away from the city of Suhl. In 1945, Anschutz moved their operations to West Germany, and apparent...
The Suhl action is said to be the same action which Anschutz later developed into the Match 54. However, other folks have stated there's no similarity between the actions.
The model number should be in the action. "Don" states that "all of my Suhl 150's are stamped 'Model 150 Standard' w/ 'Made in GRD' directly under it, on the left side of the receiver. The serial n...
The Suhl 150 was actually made by the Merkel company, after the Berlin Wall went up. Purportedly the last of these rifles were made in 1992, after which point Merkel went back to drillings and othe...The first-gen Suhl 150's were built in the 1970s and imported/distributed by Davidson's.The Ernst Thalmann Suhl-150's were produced with a modified stock design. This new design featured an adjustable comb, and the rifles were imported by Century Arms. No substantial comparison vs the...The barrels are pinned and press-fitted, as opposed to threaded.The factory barrel's twist rate is purportedly 1:19.Williams Precision, Inc is purportedly the only source of Suhl target rifles. He customizes existing imported rifles, as opposed to building brand new rifles. There are many changes from the factor...Gary Letnes in Mesa, Arizona is known to make shim kits for the Suhl-150 to correct headspace issues with the barrels.Butch Hongisto is known to have shims and has the knowledge to install and shim the barrels.Sights - I've heard 10mm, 11mm, and 3/8" as the dimensions for Suhl 150 rails.Adjustment of the way of the let-off point. (Convenient adjusted from the manufacturer)Turn left to decrease the trigger weight, and right to increase it. (adjustment range/sector 200p = 200g = 3086 grains to 600 p = 600g = 9259 grains)Adjustment (horizontal) of the trigger leafTurn left to increase first-stage weight, and turn right to decrease it.Apr 9, 2014 · ek-marlin-424. 5776 posts · Joined 2006. #3 · Apr 11, 2014. Bolero said: Suhls were built by commies in the old Haenel factory in the old GDR, German Democratic Republic. Some of the old craftsman machinist toolmakers were from Pre WWII Mauser factory and they new their stuff.
Jan 16, 2006 · The Suhl 150 rifle was made by the Merkel company after the wall went up and before the wall came down. It was sold all over the Eastern Bloc, and was used in Olympic competition by East German competitors and two still use these rifles.
Mar 21, 2021 · Suhl 150 rifles were manufactured in former East Germany (GDR) by the Haenel firearms factory in the town of Suhl. This region has a long history in arms production. In 1751, Sauer & Sohn founded the first German arms factory in Suhl. Following WWII, Suhl 150s were produced for Communist Bloc marksmen, including East German Olympic shooters.
Johann Valentin Funk (April 4, 1778- Feb. 2, 1850) was listed as a gunlock maker in 1809 and by 1835 the firm of Christoph Funk was established. Carl Gottleib Haenel (1804-1857) founded the firm that bore his name around 1840. Immanuel Meffert founded the Meffert Co. in 1839 and the firm of Sempert & Krieghoff was founded in 1886.
