Ah black chrome! Didn't know they had that, mmm, needs total strip before anything! Yes perhaps factory is best. I think laurona guns had that finish, looks nice but not easy to re finish!
Wanted Kemen KM4 sporter
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ips
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I love kemen I have shot them and found the feel and balance superb. Hard to get a new one now as apparently they make very few trap or sporters per year. Mike meggison at kelbrook is your man for anything kemen.
I think mike and tony Kennedy were the first to import but I could be wrong.
I think mike and tony Kennedy were the first to import but I could be wrong.
I remember when Tony was trying to get his replacement parts it took so so very long so now he will go directly through Andy or Chris. They actually keep these parts in and I think anything that needs factory intervention will do better with Andy.
Ips, Tony would agree he loves his Kemen - they are basically a cheaper copy of the P gun. Didn't the man who set up Kemen used to work for Perazzi anyway. Potatoes potatos, tomatoes tomatos as they say.
Ips, Tony would agree he loves his Kemen - they are basically a cheaper copy of the P gun. Didn't the man who set up Kemen used to work for Perazzi anyway. Potatoes potatos, tomatoes tomatos as they say.
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Paul120
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I owned it for 10 years. Never had any iissues at all. Not one. and it was used at least once a week at 100 clays.. The Bluing on the sction faded to a wonderful dark purple brown. I was told by someone who knows more than my sod all about the subject, is due the steel used is much harder than on a perazzi and so the Bluing is different.
I was fortunate to own that and my current Perazzi (bought on a whim) as a back up st the same time. They were like twins..same barrel length. Same Rib etc. If there was a difference in build quality I'd have been strugging to find one.
The reason for selling it was that I wanted a sporter and decided to keep the Perazzi purely because I wanted to shoot the Perazzi Gran Mondiale and was much easier to buy a new stock that fit after losing a bit of weight.
Kemens a fantastic gun. Produced in limited numbers, Circa 350 per year worldwide and again from a source that claims to know about these things Kemen have become more focussed on building high end expensive models out of the price range of most people this aparrently now takes up most of the production limit. (I can't verify this so don't blame me if its bollox) They have now hard to come by especially as used in good condition. if I came across one that suited me I'd not have a problem buying another.
Especially a Lux A or Lux B
If anybody wants to give away a Titanium modle, .look no further.
I was fortunate to own that and my current Perazzi (bought on a whim) as a back up st the same time. They were like twins..same barrel length. Same Rib etc. If there was a difference in build quality I'd have been strugging to find one.
The reason for selling it was that I wanted a sporter and decided to keep the Perazzi purely because I wanted to shoot the Perazzi Gran Mondiale and was much easier to buy a new stock that fit after losing a bit of weight.
Kemens a fantastic gun. Produced in limited numbers, Circa 350 per year worldwide and again from a source that claims to know about these things Kemen have become more focussed on building high end expensive models out of the price range of most people this aparrently now takes up most of the production limit. (I can't verify this so don't blame me if its bollox) They have now hard to come by especially as used in good condition. if I came across one that suited me I'd not have a problem buying another.
Especially a Lux A or Lux B
If anybody wants to give away a Titanium modle, .look no further.
lmthompson93
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I know a man with one who I think he'd be willing to sell, message me for details if interested
ips
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I would keep a close eye on kg he seems to be off loading at the moment, so has gone kemen could be followingI owned it for 10 years. Never had any iissues at all. Not one. and it was used at least once a week at 100 clays.. The Bluing on the sction faded to a wonderful dark purple brown. I was told by someone who knows more than my sod all about the subject, is due the steel used is much harder than on a perazzi and so the Bluing is different.
I was fortunate to own that and my current Perazzi (bought on a whim) as a back up st the same time. They were like twins..same barrel length. Same Rib etc. If there was a difference in build quality I'd have been strugging to find one.
The reason for selling it was that I wanted a sporter and decided to keep the Perazzi purely because I wanted to shoot the Perazzi Gran Mondiale and was much easier to buy a new stock that fit after losing a bit of weight.
Kemens a fantastic gun. Produced in limited numbers, Circa 350 per year worldwide and again from a source that claims to know about these things Kemen have become more focussed on building high end expensive models out of the price range of most people this aparrently now takes up most of the production limit. (I can't verify this so don't blame me if its bollox) They have now hard to come by especially as used in good condition. if I came across one that suited me I'd not have a problem buying another.
Especially a Lux A or Lux B
If anybody wants to give away a Titanium modle, .look no further.
andypandy
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I owned a km4 for 15 years, far more reliable than either my previous miroku or berettas and IMO the best looking gun I have ever owned. I certainly wouldn't refer to it as a copy of a pepperami as they are both copies of Boss!
I sold mine to finance my new Blaser, would of loved to of kept it, but would hate the thought of it sitting in my cabinet not being used.
I sold mine to finance my new Blaser, would of loved to of kept it, but would hate the thought of it sitting in my cabinet not being used.
I know a certain stock man that used to get all of the NEW Kemen guns to 'ease' the wood/metal fit in order to help prevent just such incidents. I always fancied getting one but he managed to persuade me not to. I have shot them and loved them, but I am aware of a lot of problems with them too.
