Blaser K95 .222Rem
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peoples thoughts and experiences much appreciated 
Tralle
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Thlr on youtube uses one for various hunts.
If you need to see one in action.
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Not in .222 though
If you need to see one in action.
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Shooting skill and hunting. If something isn't explained well enough, make a post and I'll try to sort it out. I try to capture everything as authenthic/ close to real life as possible and as I experience it, but sometimes hardware limits me.
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Not in .222 though
I've been mostly stalking with single-shot rifles for almost a year now (roe and muntjac) and haven't found it a handicap. I have had a couple of occasions where I had to take a second shot, but there was still plenty of time to reload. On one occasion this February, I took a doe and both followers. Perhaps I could have done it a few seconds quicker with a magazine rifle, but my impression is that it takes me longer to evaluate the effect of a shot and then identify the next target than it takes me to reload.
Got a R8 & R93, just fancy a K95
deeangeo
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I never had any issues reloading my K95 for a follow up shot - Definitely I never had to do a follow up shot on the same hind & was always able to reload easily to take the calf. It's a question only of establishing a routine to reload - second cartridge handy ready to go. Extract spent case & get the new one in - only takes a few seconds!
Heym SR20
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Not a kipplauf, but i have used a combination gun over the last 16 years to shoot a lot of deer. It’s a single shot as far as deer are concerned.
The single shotedness is really not an issue. It does though make you concentrate to make the shot count. And reloading is as fast or as slow as reloading a break action shotgun.
I would suggest the only slight challenge with a .222 is the size of the case when extracting as it is a little small and fiddly. And being a rimless cartridge there is a detent that fits into the rim to raise it out of the chamber. However this does prevent the empty from simply falling out. With a rimmed cartridge the empty simply falls out of the chamber with a sideways twist of the hand. With a rimless you have to get your fingers in under the scope etc. and actually pull it out.
I have shot a .222 K95 as well as a Bockdrilling (20 bore over a 300 Blaser with 222 on the side). Used both in Austria where the 222 is used to shoot marmots out on the open mountain. Whilst I didn’t shoot a marmot was with a couple if friends who did.
I do like the single shots. But I don’t like the short barrels that many seem to be fitted with. Because the action is so short, even a 26” barrel gives a short overall length.
Personally I wouldn’t buy a K95. I would either get a Haenel Jaeger which is much more affordable. Or I would buy a Prinz No 1, or search for a Ferlach built one in the 2nd hand market.
The single shotedness is really not an issue. It does though make you concentrate to make the shot count. And reloading is as fast or as slow as reloading a break action shotgun.
I would suggest the only slight challenge with a .222 is the size of the case when extracting as it is a little small and fiddly. And being a rimless cartridge there is a detent that fits into the rim to raise it out of the chamber. However this does prevent the empty from simply falling out. With a rimmed cartridge the empty simply falls out of the chamber with a sideways twist of the hand. With a rimless you have to get your fingers in under the scope etc. and actually pull it out.
I have shot a .222 K95 as well as a Bockdrilling (20 bore over a 300 Blaser with 222 on the side). Used both in Austria where the 222 is used to shoot marmots out on the open mountain. Whilst I didn’t shoot a marmot was with a couple if friends who did.
I do like the single shots. But I don’t like the short barrels that many seem to be fitted with. Because the action is so short, even a 26” barrel gives a short overall length.
Personally I wouldn’t buy a K95. I would either get a Haenel Jaeger which is much more affordable. Or I would buy a Prinz No 1, or search for a Ferlach built one in the 2nd hand market.
kenbro
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Good point about smaller rimless cartridges and extraction, Heym.
I use a break barrel Bergara and having strong finger nails is more or less mandatory to remove cases.
For anyone that chews (Do folks still do that?) their finger nails getting a triple 2 case out would be a major job. Especially with cold fingers and impossible if wearing gloves.
Ken.
Heym SR20
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If I was having one built I would look at the 5.6x50R and reload.
I must confess to being a nailbiter -usually a sign I'm spending too much time at my desk and not enough outdoors -, but even so, I don't recollect any problems extracting .222 cases from my combination gun; though this is definitely more of a fiddle than with the 7x57R.
Heym, does Haenel still make the Jaeger kipplauf? I thought they discontinued all their fixed-breech models a while back, so as not to undercut Merkel's offering.
Heym, does Haenel still make the Jaeger kipplauf? I thought they discontinued all their fixed-breech models a while back, so as not to undercut Merkel's offering.
Heym SR20
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You might correct on Haenel - its not on their website.
There are also a few Italian made ones - sold by the likes of Frankonia in Germany at the €1 to 2000 price point. God only knows if these are available in the UK.
I’ve got one in 6.5x55, it’s got grade 7 walnut and the gold trigger. I’ve been debating selling it for the last month but can’t quite bring myself to it yet.
What’s the recoil like on such a light rifle?
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