[SteveS1965]

I have recently purchased a ks5 and really like it. Only problem is every 50 rounds or so it it hard to break open. It seem lever gets slightly Jamed

then bring it to Krieghoff in Ottsville PA and have it looked at before that starts causing more problems

 

[piney]

I think I will do that when all this is settled down. I have only shot about 200 rounds through it and have been trying different oils and grease to see if it improves. But for know at a standstill like everyone else

 

[KS-5 Spec.]

Where is the lever. That usually starts happening when the locking bolt needs to be rebuilt or replaced. It starts sticking.

If I remember right the KX-5 came out in 2002 as an upgrade to the KS-5 Special. They changed the forend release to a rod and end button similar to a Perazzi TM-1, from the under side release lever, and the went to an adjustable LOP trigger with a wider comfortable blade like the K-80. They added a forend iron block also so you can see it, instead of a steel insert in the wood. They all came with the adjustable rib with the dial adjustment. I believe all were choke tubed and they had an adjustable comb. They also went from a slanted post rib to a straight up post. The changes were I guess an upgrade, but maybe also a marketing change.

Otherwise everything else was pretty much KS-5 Special. The receivers are identical with parts and configuration of the same simplified but very efficient construction.

 

[piney]

The lever returns to center. And when it sticks if you push up slightly thenpush to right that helps but can be tight to open

 

[KS-5 Spec.]

The pressure to open the top lever is the cocking of the hammer and mainspring.

When you say top lever returns to center, are you saying it is center or left of center? If so, then it needs a rebuild of the bolt. Ottsville will do that for you and an annual while it is there for around $350.

 

[Buzzj]

I have a ks5 and I have been noticing that I have been having trouble opening the action every 20 or so rounds. Looks like I need a annual service.

 

[piney]

Just checked it almost dead center if anything it is very slightly right of center

 

[jk80]

I bought a ks-5 special around 1989 from a dealer in Mayfield Kentucky. Think his name was Kirk. I shot that gun well, good enough to pay for my first k-80 with winnings. Really liked it but wanted a combo set to shoot doubles. Not much recoil and I never noticed any fatigue from the cock on opening feature. Never had one lick of problems and as others have said, it was a pretty simple mechanical design.

 

[Catching Chrome]

I just had an annual and a barrel lug rebuild done at ottsville. If you get the barrel lug rebuild done while the annual is done you save about 60 bucks. The annual was $220 and the barrel lug rebuild was an additional $280. Gun locks up like new! If you want a barrel reblue your looking at $450. I sent mine to phi crenwedge and he charged me about $180 with return shipping. Looks better than new. Thinking of getting a release now that krieghoff is offering 15% off...

 

[Guy from Medinah]

I just got my KS5-Special back a few weeks ago from Krieghoff in Ottsville, PA - for the Annual plus the Locking Bolt - Total charge was only:

Annual Service and Locking bolt: $470.00