I’m lucky to have survived a pretty bad mountain hunting accident - 250m fall, two helicopter rescue, severe traumatic brain injury, smashed leg and a year of my life that I can’t remember. I’m pretty good three years on, and apart from a shockingly bad memory for names and an inability to run or climb mountains life carries on. Until my accident I was a dedicated mountain hunter- mad keen on persuing hairy goats all over the world. Keen enough that the family moved from England to New Zealand!
post accident hunting took a back seat for a year or so whilst I learnt the basics of life again… one year on and I was hunting fallow, two years on I’d started hunting reds as well and this year managed sambar and whitetail.
during the recovery I mentioned to my wife that I’d love a lifetime rifle for my 40th. After a complete nightmare with Blaser and their agent I ordered a krieghoff Hubertus.
I decided on a traditional kipplauf caliber of 7x65r for hunting most things on earth that didn’t require a heavy caliber.
engraving was chosen to try to give me a design that could be replicated across the krieghoff range of guns… I’m a fan of their K80 for clays and will get a big game in 470nitro at some stage.
wood was selected from the Grade 4 blanks and I really like the straight grain..
She is currently being load developed for; but the factory test pattern was pleasing. I’m planning on using 150gn accubond lr in her.
She will be coming to Takeri in September next year..
post accident hunting took a back seat for a year or so whilst I learnt the basics of life again… one year on and I was hunting fallow, two years on I’d started hunting reds as well and this year managed sambar and whitetail.
during the recovery I mentioned to my wife that I’d love a lifetime rifle for my 40th. After a complete nightmare with Blaser and their agent I ordered a krieghoff Hubertus.
I decided on a traditional kipplauf caliber of 7x65r for hunting most things on earth that didn’t require a heavy caliber.
engraving was chosen to try to give me a design that could be replicated across the krieghoff range of guns… I’m a fan of their K80 for clays and will get a big game in 470nitro at some stage.
wood was selected from the Grade 4 blanks and I really like the straight grain..
She is currently being load developed for; but the factory test pattern was pleasing. I’m planning on using 150gn accubond lr in her.
She will be coming to Takeri in September next year..
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Truly glad you are recovering so well and still have priorities in order. Somehow a single shot in 7x65R is one of the most perfectly balanced things ever created by man. You could not have a more beautiful example. 
