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Since both hands stay where they belong,
the guiding hand on the forend and the trigger
hand on the pistol grip, the rifle is perfectly
under control at all times. With a little bit of
practice, it’s possible to place four aimed shots
on moving targets within three seconds.
To rev up the engine of the Semprio, you
open the action by tilting the cocking slider
to the ‘open’ position, give it a little push, and
open the action to expose the magazine holder.
After inserting the magazine with four rounds,
you close the rifle and cock the lock by pushing
forward the cocking slider. From here, you’re
ready for action.
After a shot is fired, the action is unlocked
and after repeating, you’re immediately ready
to fire again. The travel of the moveable part
of the action is given by the maximum length
of the cartridges fitted into the action - at this
stage, 134 mm.
Since famous aircraft technician Mr. Murphy
is also a member of the Krieghoff design team,
precautions for the unlikely case of a misfire
have been taken: You can also unlock the action
by simply pushing the forend forward - just
as you do when repeating normally, to eject
the unfired round and load the next one. The
process of unlocking the action is controlled
mechanically by the trigger.
At present, the Semprio is available in a range
of very popular metric and inch calibres, like
.223 Rem., .243 Win., .270 Win., .308 Win.,
.30-06, .300 Win. Mag., 6.5x57 SE, 7x64,
8x57IS, 9.3x62. 6.5x55, and .375 Ruger.
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A .30-06 was waiting for me for my test hunt.
I anxiously took it to the shooting range with a
few boxes of ammo. ‘My’ Semprio was mounted
with a Schmidt & Bender 1.5-6x42 Zenith
photo courtesy of Tim Walsh
scope - my favourite optics, and also mounted
on some of my own rifles.
From the bench, the Semprio produced
very tight groupings, and sighting in was
quick and easy. The accurate and crisp trigger
worked excellently for me - I immediately felt
comfortable with it.
Repeating with the rifle mounted for fast
shooting sequences meant breaking fresh ground
for me. The Semprio comes up smooth and easy
to the shoulder. Weight and balance are just right.
and target acquisition is perfectly intuitive.
The first shot was right on target. Then the
standard bolt-action repeating process made me
stumble for a split second: No, I can leave my
hands where they are; I just have to push and
pull with my left hand to feed a new round into
the chamber. I must admit it took me a few
Terry Wieland Rifles On in Ammo Africa
Ralf Kroling and a German huntress
named Heike hunted Namibia with
Krieghoff’s partner there, Omalanga
Safaris. While Rolf ‘test-drove’ the newest
Semprio, Heike collected her zebra with a
Semprio 9.3x62.
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