Krieghoff CLASSIC Big Five
About the "Big Five" Double Rifle
It is the ultimate African adventure, the quest for the “Big Five”. And it is forever connected with side-by-side rifles, a classic configuration which bespeaks superb handling and ultimate reliability. Krieghoff has the rifle to meet the challenge: The CLASSIC “Big Five”. It was designed in conjunction with professional hunters and safari experts specifically for hunting dangerous game. Calibers available range from .375 H&H to .500 Nitro Express – the most effective on dangerous game and the choice of professional hunters.
Classic Big Five
- Twin-hammer action with Universal Trigger System and Combi-Cocking Device
- Articulated front trigger without set trigger device
- Slim compact steel action with reinforced sidewalls for extra strength
- Small Arabesques engraving
- Ergonomically shaped Kickspanner manual cocking device providing safe and simple operation
- Automatic hammer safety to prevent the Classic from firing unless it is fully closed
- Short opening angle for fast, easy loading
- Purdey style extension between the barrels and the face of the standing breech to withstand lateral bending forces
- Virtually horizontal firing pin placement for error-free firing and fast lock-time
- Sliding, self-adjusting wedge for durable secure bolting
- Broad, massive underlugs to withstand wear and provide optimal seating of the underlug in the action
- Steel trigger floor plate and steel trigger guard
- Nickel plated receiver finish
- Special weighted stock-bolt for optimum weight and balance
- V-Shaped rear sight with bead front sight
- Quick detachable sling swivels
- Muzzle adjustment (only available up to .375)
- Right-handed “Big Five” stock incl. “Old English” rubber recoil pad in black and “Schnabel” forearm
- Will be delivered in fitted hard case.
| Standard Calibers: | .375 Flanged Mag. N.E., .375 H&H Mag., .450/.400 N.E., .500/.416 N.E. (3 ¼”), .470 N.E., .500 N.E. (3″) |
| Barrel Length: | 224" |
| Weight: | Approximately 10 to 10 1/2 lbs depending on wood density and caliber |
Additional Features
- Intelligent Ejector System (IES)
- Krieghoff see through sight
- Folding and express sights
- Spring loaded extractor claws for rimless rifle cartridges
- BreaKO recoil reducer
- Interchangeable choke tubes
- Scope mounts
- “PH-ProCoating” (corrosion resistant Ilaflon-Coating for barrel)
- Interchangable barrels: Double rifle, “Big Five” double rifle, side-by-side rifle/shotgun combination and side-by-side shotgunide shotgun
- Blued or nitrided action finish