Oh dear, I am sold…. How to break the news to the wife now?
Help me choose a K95
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I’m watching him right now… his Kyrgyzstan hunt which seemed a gimmick…. I am 90% sold on a k95, seen a lovely stutzen for sale in the caliber I use (6.5x55)… but wanted to know if I could seperate the front stutzen portion of stock before pulling the trigger, as it would allow me to thread the rifle to reduce recoil if I wish to shoot beyond 300…
he had a new stock made so he could achieve flawless cheek weld and mount, ping him with any questions he's a super nice chap.
JohnCZ
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I bought a Bergara BA-13 Stata in 6.5 Creedmoor to scratch the single shot itch, one word AGRICULTURAL. It was for a small rifle far too heavy and unbalanced, accuracy was okay and it was cheap and it showed. I don't think I would recommend the little Bergara to anyone since selling mine.
The Bergara left but the itch stayed so I have since bought a K95 and am waiting to collect.
The Bergara left but the itch stayed so I have since bought a K95 and am waiting to collect.
First light this morning, leaning against a tree at 120… one thing I will say to anybody considering a kipplauf, practice with it a lot. They’re so much less forgiving than a heavier rifle, spend time trying different shooting positions. An absolute joy to carry in the woods though.
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JohnCZ
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That is great advice for ALL light rifles, they just do not go to sleep like a standard weight rifle.
Lawyer Daggett
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Steady on! you are hardly being fair and comparing equals.
I am a bit of a Kipplauf Geek. I own a Haenel J9, and two Bergara BA-13's, one in 9mm Para, and the other in .222.
I note you have since purchased a Blaser. Good for you, nice choice.
I thought the Blaser over priced though, and my choice came down to a Merkel K3 or Haenel- I chose a Haenel because of its 24 inch barrel, and it only cost me one kidney and not two! and I am not frightened to use them in bad weather! I cannot bring myself to wreck nice stocks in rough conditions.
I used to own a TC Contender Carbine, and it is an improvement on the TC design, in that it is a true take down model.
A fairer comparison would be to compare the little Bergara to the TC or a Henry single shot.
I use my Bergara 9mm for euthanising deer and Kangaroos for an animal welfare organisation, and the .222 as a walk around fox rifle that fits the bill of what an American would call a 'truck rifle'. For deer, I use one of 3 single shots- a Haenel J9, Sauer 101 Alaska or Merkel B3 combo- all in 308.
It is about horses for courses, I do a lot of mountain hunting (Australia has 'Snowy Mountains) and weather is often poor. I would not want to use a 'pretty' rifle like a Blaser in that application.
JohnCZ
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Not a fan of the little Bergara B13, nor were any of my hunting mates. Glad you like yours though, plenty of shooters do. I decided to buy my K95 after looking at a Merkel K5 Black edition and noting the finish wasn't as good. The K95 is one of several Blaser rifles I own, mostly wrapped in nice walnut so that's what I hunt with in all conditions, rain, snow, dust, heat and the occasional nice day. There are plenty of nice stocked rifles that get used chasing Sambar, just prepare them for the weather with a bit of appropriate oil or wax. Yep they sometimes cost more but that is the consideration of the buyer, I have friends with rifles that I could never afford and good for them, they deserve them.
My K95 Luxus had blood all in it and got a small ding in the back of the stock from an antler this year, so be it. Enjoying something doesn't mean destroying it, it is part of the story though, the memories of a successful hunt or maybe how hard something is completed with an amazing rifle one is proud to own and use.
Life is too short to worry about little things, buy what you like and enjoy it, for me it is nice walnut stocked rifles from many different makers.
Blaser K95 Luxus, grade 6 walnut with Blaser Super Finish, ebony forend tip, DLC coated trigger and kipplauf block chambered in 308w with Blaser mount and Zeiss Victory HT 2.5-10x50 #60 illuminated reticle. Amazing to hunt with and I can't recommend it enough, simply a joy to own and hunt with.
Landy99
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Exactly my set up. Same caliber and black edition, I have the F&D 149 mod. Pretty good sound attenuation for such a small, light thing. Also a Swaro 3-9x36 1” tube.
It depends what you are after... I believe the recoil is ok when shooting from a freehand. 8x57R is quite soft shooting caliber... but from the x74R you can get heck of the recoil out by reloading. My 2.8kg double rifle with x74R and without soft recoilpad is quite mean equipment to shoot from the sandbags... but ok when shooting from freehand.
I have a K95 with 6.5 Creedmoor & 7x65R barrels. With reloading the 7x65R goes quite near to 7RM... and without a silencer when the joules goes over 4000J it is starting to be a quite snappy when shooting from the table. Shot a roedeer with my friends K95 Ultimate with 30R blaser from the hide using a sandbag rest. After a shot, I didn't know was the roe dead or... the gun jumped quite much from the recoil and I lost sight from the animal. Had to go to check if it lay on the field or did it run away.
Silencer helps a lot with the x74R as does the shooting from a standing position. I could imagine using a 9,3x74R with a K95 on the moose hunting. Probably would reload a Sako Blade Pro 200gr 9,3mm bullets for the moderate high velocities.
Hard choice, they all have their pros. I have go with whatever feels most natural to shoulder.Following on from other threads, I’m keen to get a break barrel single shot rifle. Mainly so I don’t have a bolt handle constantly digging in to my side. I’m 99% sold on a 7x65r.
Ive looked in to the Blaser K95 and the Merkel offerings. The Blaser ticks more boxes for me.
I had a Luxus spec in mind, but the laser engraving is horrendous. May as well vinyl wrap the action.
A standard black spec with a grade 6 stock is appealing, but then so is the practicality of a carbon stock.
I was set on a traditional looking rifle with open sights and no mod, but I must use a mod on one estate I shoot. On that basis, I’d probably go reflex style to help keep the length down. I can save 20-30mm with a reflex mod compared to the likes of a SL5-i
I can’t decide which spec rifle to go for. If I go for the carbon, I’m tempted to put a MAE T12 on it. If I went wooden stock I’d probably go Lawrence Precision or a T12 scout perhaps.
Help! What are SD members using?
please feel free to share photos of you moderated K95, much to the traditionalist’s disgust
Can anyone confirm for me. Can you buy barrels for the K95? I have read mixed reports that you can have extra barrels, some say they don’t need fitting. I’m quite tempted to replace my old Thomson Centre Encore. I don’t need switch barrel but at the same time knowing replacement barrels are available is important.
My K95 is originally delivered with 7x65R barrel. Ordered 6.5 Creedmoor some years afterwards. No fitting required. At the first the fitting looks really tight, but with "one hand technique" new barrel will sit on its place. With two hands... it may not fit.
Bavarianbrit
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I am loading down a 7x65R drilling for a pal to 7x57Rs recoil levels its gone from 16-17 down to 11 Joules, he loves the accuracy and the lower recoil. A drilling is heavier than a kipplauf too.
Freeforester
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That’s it in a nutshell.
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