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emptied magazines to change my countenance from strained frown to a
broad grin. The old dog learned some new tricks and enjoyed it! You have
to invest some practice to get the best out of the Semprio, but it’s not more
difficult than changing from a manual gearbox to automatic – an upgrade
you don’t want to miss.
After the rain, the bush was quite thick in the Otavi area, where Omalanga
Safaris operates. On a stalk, the Semprio is an easy-to-carry companion that
doesn’t get any more entangled in the thorns than your hat, shirt or rest of
you. I stalked a grazing black wildebeest, approaching him in good cover
through the bush (there is an advantage in every disadvantage). At about
60 to 70 metres I put the reticle on its shoulder. I had the impression that
cocking the action is less noisy than pushing forward a safety. At least the
bull didn’t hear it. And he didn’t hear anything else after that. I did not
need a second shot, but was ready for it in an instant - the muzzle jump was
moderate, and the reticle was on target again immediately.
Several other hunters at Omalanga were also using Semprios, and we
exchanged our impressions around the campfire. Heike, a German huntress,
told me she’d arrived with a preconceived dislike for the Semprio, saying she
was too used to a classical bolt action and that the Semprio seemed like a
pump action.
But after several days of hunting, she was absolutely enchanted by its
ergonomics and easy handling and was already going through the list of
optional extras for the rifle she was going to order.
Gunter Schwalm, PH and owner of Omalanga Safaris, states that: “I’ve
been using Krieghoff doubles for quite a few years now, especially on
dangerous game hunts. I’m happy that with the Semprio. I now have an
extremely fast and handy everyday Krieghoff!”
The technical novelties of the Semprio do result in practical advantages,
qualifying it, in my eyes, as a true innovation. However, the relevance of these
advantages for your own way of hunting, you’ll have to evaluate for yourself.
Ralf Kröling has linked his passion for hunting and fine firearms to his
profession as a marketing consultant, and has worked in the hunting and
sporting gun industry in Germany for many years. Today he lives in Namibia
as a multimedia publisher.
“The Semprio comes up smooth and
easy to the shoulder. Weight and
balance are just right. and target
acquisition is perfectly intuitive,”
writes Kroling about the repeating
fast-shooting sequences he practiced
with the new Semprio.
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