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The Krieghoff is another story, and though the De-cocking safe system, is misunderstood by most people, It really is not as accident prone as some think! This system is simply a hammer gun without hammers! What I mean by this is, when the rifle is loaded, and closed, the so-called "SAFETY" de-cocks the hammers (strikers)much the same way a hammer gun has the hammers down till the rifle is needed, then the hammers are cocked. The difference is, this rifle cocks the strikers every time the rifle is broken, the same as any hammerless, and has to be re-cocked only when the SAFETY has been used to make it safe. This opperation takes some pressure on the "SAFETY", but can be used properly with a little practice.

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Mac, I may be wrong on this, and by all means let me know if I am, but my understanding of the Krieghoff de-cocking system is a little different.

The old hammer guns are de-cocked by actually releasing and lowering the hammer, which also releases some/most of the hammer spring pressure.
I believe the Krieghoff is decocked by releasing the compression of the hammer (tumbler) coilsprings. (mainsprings)
During this "decocking" the hammers or tumblers remain in the fully cocked position and are not lowered.
It is actually only the mainsprings which have been released from compression and the tumblers fully cocked position remains the same.

Also I think there is a major difference between a hammerless double and a Krieghoff when the rifles are opened or broken.

A basic hammerless gun will cock both tumblers and similtaniously compress both mainsprings "every time" when the gun is opened fully, REGARDLESS of the position of the safety. (presuming that everything is operating normally)

The Krieghoff will NOT do this every time and will only cock both the tumblers and mainsprings IF the "safety" is in the forward (fire) position.
If the "safety" is in the safe or rearward position the mainsprings will NOT be compressed or "cocked", and in effect even though the gun has just been opened and closed the Krieghoff is actually still in an "uncocked" state, and will remain so untill the cocking slide or safety is pushed forward.

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