Merkel BDB B3
Merkel BDB B3 — documented specs: caliber .30-06 Spring. · .30 R Blaser · 8x57 IRS · 9.3x74R, barrel length 550 mm (21.65 in), overall length 970 mm (38.19 in) (BDB B3, barrel length 55 cm), weight 3.2 kg (7.05 lb). The source for each figure is listed below the specs (catalog as of 10/16/2026).
- Category
- Break-action rifles
- Classification (DE)
- Long firearm
- Era
- Present (from 1991)
- Origin
- Germany
- Calibers
- .30-06 Spring. · .30 R Blaser · 8x57 IRS · 9.3x74R
Derived from design and catalog dimensions under the German WaffG, Annex 1 Sec. 1 Subsec. 1 No. 2.5; the individual gun is what counts.
Also known as: Merkel Bockdoppelbüchse B3
Specifications
- Action
- Break action
- Sights
- Open sights
- Barrel length
- 550 mm (21.65 in)
- Overall length
- 970 mm (38.19 in) · BDB B3, barrel length 55 cm
- Weight
- 3.2 kg (7.05 lb)
- merkel-die-jagd.de — product page Bockdoppelbüchse B3
Sources
- merkel-die-jagd.de — product page Bockdoppelbüchse B3
Specifications come from the source cited alongside them; counts are based on our catalog as of the date stated. Not legal advice: what follows from these figures in a given country is decided by that country’s law. Waffenschrank is not affiliated with the manufacturers named.
Other models in .30-06 Spring.
Models from other manufacturers in the same caliber, drawn from the catalog in no particular order — not a recommendation and not a comparison of specs.
- Bolt-action riflesSteyr Mannlicher SM12 SX
- Bolt-action riflesStrasser RS 14
- Bolt-action riflesTikka T3x
Related
- Calibers of this model.30-06 Spring.
- Calibers of this model.30 R Blaser
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