borderghost

Would anyone have any information on the kahnke Black powder rifles , I am thinking bout buying one and would like to find out something bout them , besides what the ownertell bout them , what little i have found , is that they make a great blk powder hand gun and the rifles are supose to be great shooters also , Any infor would be great . PS - i have a knight long range hunter and a thompson , Like the hammer and the idea of caps , to give the deer a chance , lol

spaniel

I've heard they shoot good, and I've heard they arrive looking like someone made them in the garage with a vise, hammer and hacksaw.

All I know for sure is the owner blatantly violated the rules on another forum to try and get free advertising and got booted.

falcon

Just went on their site. Their gun looks like a Markesberry.

Underclocked

falcon, it's the other way around. The Markesberry looks like a Khanke. There is a story there.

Underclocked

ps: http://cherrys.com/ped_inlines.htm

mnoland30

I bought a Kahnke about 10 years ago. I think it is made by somebody in Minnesota in their basement. That said, they are fine rifles, and Kahnke stands behind his work. I had trouble with the scope mounting holes, and sent it back for a new barrel. He didn't believe me, but he replaced the barrel and solved the problem. Can't ask for better than that.

I first heard of Kanke on the Precision Rifle website when I was looking at their ballistics tables. I noticed that it had a 30" barrel and consequently higher velocities with the 150 gr. 777 loads I planned to use. I was looking to extend my range with a muzzleloader.

I love the rifle. Stainless just makes sense. Also, it is relatively light. The light is a trade-off when shooting magnum loads, but I added a Limbsaver recoil pad and that helps a lot. I get 4-6 inch 3 shot groups out to 300 yards off my bipod. It isn't designed for a bipod, and I don't like that, but I modified mine. My buddy just uses shooting sticks. I like the heavy bullets because I always want pass through and a blood trail. At 200 yards, I've never had a deer take more than one step. It is a devastating combination. My two buddies also purchased Kahnke's and one of them got a double lung shot on an elk at 200 yards. This is a quality rifle. I realize this post was a year ago, so I'm wondering what you ended up with and if you're satisfied.

Gm54-120

They are also very similar to the Pedersoli2 line of MLs but not 209s. I had an Ovation 50cal. Great simple gun with a 1-24 twist and a good quality barrel. Its based on the "Brutus" line.

Several of the Pedersoli2s were actually a joint venture with Kahnke.