So I was able to pick up a well used Krico 600 last year, and just thought I would share a few thoughts.
(SSG 69 top, Krico bottom)
SSG69 Sport/Match/Krico and Viking SOS 12ga
The Krico company pushed out a good variety of similar looking rifles, from 22lr upto 308s. The top of the line was the Super Sniper with its G3 style flash hider, but other smaller calibers occasionally had similar flash hiders as well. Cosmetically there are a solid metric crap load of variations you will find, from single and double triggers, a match trigger, winter/tactical bolt knobs, regular bolt knobs, adjustable and non-adjustable stocks etc.
A couple quick points if you are googling the net on these; they are not remington 700 based, the single trigger is adjustable (not easily, but it is), and the barrels are really more a heavy sporter than full on target style. Additionally these rifles pop up under a variety of names, jagd match, varmint, sniper, target etc.
Krico will still do a records search for you on a rifle, when it was made, model etc, but want 29 euros for it.
Downside is that parts are a little tough to come by at times, if you need some. Spare magazines are available still from Krico, only 5 rounders in 308 and the price is roughly 300$, so you are really better off to buy a beat up rifle and scavenge parts.
That all aside, Europe is the place to look for Kricos, there are usually several match/target/snipers for sale at any time in the European market, much like steyr SSG 69 Sport/Match guns. As a result you can find alot written on these rifles in Euro magazines etc:
On the US side literature is pretty scarce, but Guns in 1984 did a pretty substantial write up:
The bolt take down on these is supposed to be easy, but this one needed a mallet to pop the bolt handle out, but much like the SSG 69 you can swap bolt handle styles.
Finding bases can be a challenge, again looking to the likes of Recknagel is easiest, that said, in the past custom rails have been made, so thats an easy option.
In my case the rifle is more along the lines of a jagd-match. It sports the single trigger, which i had to adjust as usually these are set up heavier than target guns. The butt plate is the multi axis adjustable style, which is nice, you can see a pic of one above. Other than that the rifles are basic. The bolts are smooth, and a push feed style. Ejection is positive, and the mags feed well, but are quite fiddly to get out, at least so I find. The 3rd mags sit flush, while the fives extend beyond the trigger guard. The rifle is old school for sure, no plastic, and aside from the Super Snipers, feature blued steel. The safety on mine is firm, so it doesnt just glide on and off, but is easily accessible just behind the bolt handle.
Accuracy on this nearly 40 year old rifle is pretty good,
To date I have just been using cheap winchester training ammo, and it handles them well.
Over all the old school target/tactical stuff is pretty solid, not alot to go wrong, and the 80s was the era of sweet-azz stocks, which the Krico line did well. Sadly mine is a bit grubby, but they are comfortable to shoot, easy to mag or single feed, and reasonably accurate.
(SSG 69 top, Krico bottom)
SSG69 Sport/Match/Krico and Viking SOS 12ga
The Krico company pushed out a good variety of similar looking rifles, from 22lr upto 308s. The top of the line was the Super Sniper with its G3 style flash hider, but other smaller calibers occasionally had similar flash hiders as well. Cosmetically there are a solid metric crap load of variations you will find, from single and double triggers, a match trigger, winter/tactical bolt knobs, regular bolt knobs, adjustable and non-adjustable stocks etc.
A couple quick points if you are googling the net on these; they are not remington 700 based, the single trigger is adjustable (not easily, but it is), and the barrels are really more a heavy sporter than full on target style. Additionally these rifles pop up under a variety of names, jagd match, varmint, sniper, target etc.
Krico will still do a records search for you on a rifle, when it was made, model etc, but want 29 euros for it.
Downside is that parts are a little tough to come by at times, if you need some. Spare magazines are available still from Krico, only 5 rounders in 308 and the price is roughly 300$, so you are really better off to buy a beat up rifle and scavenge parts.
That all aside, Europe is the place to look for Kricos, there are usually several match/target/snipers for sale at any time in the European market, much like steyr SSG 69 Sport/Match guns. As a result you can find alot written on these rifles in Euro magazines etc:
On the US side literature is pretty scarce, but Guns in 1984 did a pretty substantial write up:
The bolt take down on these is supposed to be easy, but this one needed a mallet to pop the bolt handle out, but much like the SSG 69 you can swap bolt handle styles.
Finding bases can be a challenge, again looking to the likes of Recknagel is easiest, that said, in the past custom rails have been made, so thats an easy option.
In my case the rifle is more along the lines of a jagd-match. It sports the single trigger, which i had to adjust as usually these are set up heavier than target guns. The butt plate is the multi axis adjustable style, which is nice, you can see a pic of one above. Other than that the rifles are basic. The bolts are smooth, and a push feed style. Ejection is positive, and the mags feed well, but are quite fiddly to get out, at least so I find. The 3rd mags sit flush, while the fives extend beyond the trigger guard. The rifle is old school for sure, no plastic, and aside from the Super Snipers, feature blued steel. The safety on mine is firm, so it doesnt just glide on and off, but is easily accessible just behind the bolt handle.
Accuracy on this nearly 40 year old rifle is pretty good,
To date I have just been using cheap winchester training ammo, and it handles them well.
Over all the old school target/tactical stuff is pretty solid, not alot to go wrong, and the 80s was the era of sweet-azz stocks, which the Krico line did well. Sadly mine is a bit grubby, but they are comfortable to shoot, easy to mag or single feed, and reasonably accurate.
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