Krieghoff refused to furnish .500 Nitro Express barrels for my Teck O/U double rifle, so I'm having them made by a German gunsmith, using a Krieghoff monoblock.

Why they think an action which they routinely furnished in .458 Winchester Magnum is not strong enough for the .500 NE, I have no idea. I suspect they just didn't want to do the job and declined on that basis.

I will be in Germany for a week next month and hope to return with photos and a progress report on it and the other two DR's the same gunsmith is working on.