Kipplauf Options

[Antonyweeks]

Hello all
I went to shooting show and handled the Blaser and Merkel kipplauf options. Both the K95 and Merkel K5 are lovely rifles indeed. I've been doing a bit of research and it seems Kreighoff also make their Hubertus rifle. Being a complete novice when it comes to Kipplauf/single shot rifles I just wanted to know if there was a significant difference between the quality of these 3? All good names and (sadly) all a few quid! I've read through the threads already on here but don't seem to find much about the Hubertus. I know Kreighoff make v expensive shotguns but does this premium price come with significantly better quality that the Blaser/Merkel options? Any opinions would be very welcome. A friend of mine recently acquired a K95 and absolutely loves it. Those online seem to mostly be .243 too..

 

[karamoja]

The Kreighoff is by far the more superior rifle in every aspect!
I would go out of your way to handle one, and form your own opinion. Having been down the kipplauf and single shot route (I still have several single shots) I ended up coming to the conclusion that the kimber mountain rifle on a mini Mauser type action was lighter and better and more versatile - but I did have scratch the itch which I had had from a very early age and I enjoyed every moment of it!
K

 

[Mr. Gain]

If you are simply after the practical Kipplauf experience, the Merkel will give you that. The others will add refinement and lustre. K95s are hard to fault, but the Hubertus is exquisite.

 

[Dalua]

As an aside, is there any particular reason why English folk on an English-speaking website would use a foreign term for a break-action rifle? Perhaps we're just extending a habit we developed from calling a triplet (and often, erroneously, double-barrelled combinations) 'Drilling'.
A bit strange, I think: no?

 

[Wmjas]

As an aside, is there any particular reason why English folk on an English-speaking website would use a foreign term for a break-action rifle? Perhaps we're just extending a habit we developed from calling a triplet (and often, erroneously, double-barrelled combinations) 'Drilling'.
A bit strange, I think: no?

Probably the same reason we use the word entrepreneur instead of “person who starts their own business”

 

[Dalua]

Probably the same reason we use the word entrepreneur instead of “person who starts their own business”

Assuming that's what 'entrepreneur' means (and I guess it does, nowadays), then the reason to use it is probably mainly that is saves five words and a minimum of four syllables.

 

[Wmjas]

Assuming that's what 'entrepreneur' means (and I guess it does, nowadays), then the reason to use it is probably mainly that is saves five words and a minimum of four syllables.

Sort of like kipplauf is 2 syllables and Break-action rifle is 5?

 

[webley701]

The Kreighoff is by far the more superior rifle in every aspect!
I would go out of your way to handle one, and form your own opinion. Having been down the kipplauf and single shot route (I still have several single shots) I ended up coming to the conclusion that the kimber mountain rifle on a mini Mauser type action was lighter and better and more versatile - but I did have scratch the itch which I had had from a very early age and I enjoyed every moment of it!
K

I considered buying a Kreighoff but I decided the Jaeger tilting block was the superior system - versions of which are used by Merkel, Blaser & certainly not least - Scheiring.

 

[Foxshot]

A bit strange, I think: no?

Not as strange as your objection to using a foreign word.

 

[karamoja]

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[Donkey Basher]

I have a couple of nice high quality break action single shot rifles… alas neither are in a deer legal chambering but I’m sure that wouldn’t be a problem to the deer if the bullet was properly placed

 

[Stumpy2]

I have a couple of nice high quality break action single shot rifles… alas neither are in a deer legal chambering but I’m sure that wouldn’t be a problem to the deer if the bullet was properly placed

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[Mr. Gain]

I considered buying a Kreighoff but I decided the Jaeger tilting block was the superior system - versions of which are used by Merkel, Blaser & certainly not least - Scheiring.

I'm not disinclined to agree with you, as I too am partial to a Jaeger action, but it seems improper to chamber a lightweight Kipplauf for a cartridge that would generate pressures a more conventional action couldn't handle, especially one made by a first-rank Büchsenmeister.

 

[Dalua]

Sort of like kipplauf is 2 syllables and Break-action rifle is 5?

Sort of: but one should perhaps compare like with like? Kipplauf means break-action. Not break-action rifle.
Though perhaps Kipplauf is now an English word meaning 'single-barreled break-action rifle', which in German would be Kipplaufbüchse.

 

[Wmjas]

Sort of: but one should perhaps compare like with like? Kipplauf means break-action. Not break-action rifle.
Though perhaps Kipplauf is now an English word meaning 'single-barreled break-action rifle', which in German would be Kipplaufbüchse.

Kipplauf: Both A Type Of Rifle And A Hunting Ethic - Safari Club

Mention the word “kipplauf” around a hunting campfire and chances are there will be blank

safariclub.org

Sorry for derailing the OP’s post. I’ve only handled the Merkel and the K95 but both seemed as good as the other. Blaser definitely has a better reputation with dealers re customer service compared to Merkel by all accounts, not sure if that helps or now.

 

[deeangeo]

For interest, I used my K95 for stalking all species of deer in UK, feral goats & fox too. Now I’m old & retiring from stalking, so selling my stuff. You can find my K95 in Classifieds. 25-06Rem.

 

[Bavarianbrit]

In our monthly Jagd in Bayern magazine that arrived yesterday to me there is one kipplauf for sale from Just of Ferlach with luxery grade wood, sliding f/pin on/off on top where a safety normally is, has a claw mounted 1.5-6x42 on a 300 win mag barrel and another barrel in 8x68S with a swing off mounted Swaro 3-10x42 cross reticule for 1,000€. Slobber slobber.

 

[Rafter]

As an aside, is there any particular reason why English folk on an English-speaking website would use a foreign term for a break-action rifle? Perhaps we're just extending a habit we developed from calling a triplet (and often, erroneously, double-barrelled combinations) 'Drilling'.
A bit strange, I think: no?

English has been stealing foreign words since forever.
Chutney, anyone?

 

[Heym SR20]

We don’t see them in the UK, but the Italian gunmakers also make a good number of Kipplauf’s.

SKL-20 Kipplauf rifle (SKL-20)

Sabatti SKL-20 Kipplauf: the tradition’s single-shot break-action rifle The Sabatti SKL-20 is a single-shot, break-action hunting rifle – also known as a “Kipplauf” – whose design is strictly tied to the most rigid “One Shot” European hunting tradition. The small but sturdy receiver is mac

www.sabatti.it

 

[Heym SR20]

We don’t see them in the UK, but the Italian gunmakers also make a good number of Kipplauf’s.

English has been stealing foreign words since forever.
Chutney, anyone?

Agreed, English is a mix of the original celtic, anglo saxon, norse, latin, french and then a whole load of other words borrowed from all the colonies.