Manufacture of rifle and sporting gun systems, gun parts and gunsmith supplies from steel in its own workshop
Jagd- & Sportwaffen Gottfried Prechtl
Birkenau (Hesse) · Weinheim (founding site until 2005)New on Amplifa
About us
Jagd- & Sportwaffen Gottfried Prechtl is a master gunsmith business based in Birkenau (Hesse). Founded in Weinheim in 1986 as a sole proprietorship, the company produces quality systems for bolt-action rifles in standard and magnum versions, sporting gun systems as single-shot and repeater models, as well as complete hunting, sporting and official-duty weapons made from self-manufactured systems. Further products include compensators for rifles and shotguns, match triggers, gun parts and gunsmith tools such as the Golmatic barrel press. Manufacturing is done predominantly from steel; for the magnum system, 15 kg of steel is machined, with the finished system weighing 1.35 kg. The machine park comprises conventional and CNC milling machines (Golmatic, Deckel), lathes, a surface grinding machine, die-sinking EDM and engraving machines. In addition to new production, the company performs repairs of all kinds on hunting weapons and large-caliber sporting weapons and operates a retail store for firearms and hunting accessories.
- Site
- Birkenau
- Processes
- Manufacture of quality systems for bolt-action rifles (standard and magnum), milled from solid stock, Manufacture of sporting gun systems (single-shot and repeater), Manufacture of hunting, sporting and official-duty weapons, Manufacture of compensators for rifles and shotguns, match triggers and gun parts, Repairs of all kinds to hunting weapons and large-caliber sporting weapons, Manufacture of systems for bolt-action rifles (standard and magnum), Repairs to hunting weapons and large-caliber sporting weapons, Manufacture of gun parts, compensators, match triggers
- Materials
- Steel, CNC milling, CNC turning, Surface grinding, Die-sinking EDM
- Founded
- 1986
- Industries
- Gunsmithing and gunsmith craft, Hunting and sporting weapons, Official-duty equipment
- 01
Solid steel stock
- 02
Milling and turning of the systems
- 03
Surface grinding
- 04
Die-sinking EDM and engraving
- 05
Assembly of the weapons
- 06
Repair service
Materials & Processes
Steel
Used for systems, gun parts and compensators; in the M98 magnum system with almost twice the strength compared to original materials.
CNC milling
Six CNC milling machines (Golmatic MD24, CNC2000, CNC2000EELL) manufacture systems and gun parts from solid stock.
CNC turning
Schaublin CNC125 CNC lathe complements conventional lathes (EMCO, Stanko).
Surface grinding
Blohm surface grinding machine for flat precision surfaces.
Die-sinking EDM
CHARMILL die-sinking EDM machine for the finest contours on gun systems.
Locations
Birkenau
DEWorkshop, manufacturing and retail store
- Part weight / size
- Magnum system 1.35 kg (milled from 15 kg of solid stock)
- Lot size
- Single-item and small-series production
- Materials
- Steel
- 2 Golmatic MD25 vertical milling machines
- 1 Deckel FP2 universal milling machine
- 3 Golmatic MD24 CNC milling machines
- 2 Golmatic CNC2000 CNC milling machines
- 1 Golmatic CNC2000EELL CNC end milling machine
- Blohm surface grinding machine
- EMCO bench lathe
- Stanko bench lathe
- Schaublin CNC125 CNC lathe
- CHARMILL die-sinking EDM machine
- Sempuco engraving machine
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of quality systems for bolt-action rifles (standard and magnum), milled from solid stockMachining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Manufacture of sporting gun systems (single-shot and repeater)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of hunting, sporting and official-duty weaponsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of compensators for rifles and shotguns, match triggers and gun partsMachining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Repairs of all kinds to hunting weapons and large-caliber sporting weaponsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
11 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertical milling machine | Golmatic MD25 | 2 | – | – | Birkenau |
| Universal milling machine | Deckel FP2 | 1 | – | – | Birkenau |
| CNC milling machine | Golmatic MD24 | 3 | – | – | Birkenau |
| CNC milling machine | Golmatic CNC2000 | 2 | – | – | Birkenau |
| CNC end milling machine | Golmatic CNC2000EELL | 1 | – | – | Birkenau |
| Surface grinding machine | Blohm | 1 | – | – | Birkenau |
| Bench lathe | EMCO | 1 | – | – | Birkenau |
| Bench lathe | Stanko | 1 | – | – | Birkenau |
| CNC lathe | Schaublin CNC125 | 1 | – | – | Birkenau |
| Die-sinking EDM machine | CHARMILL | 1 | – | – | Birkenau |
| Engraving machine | Sempuco | 1 | – | – | Birkenau |
Additional services
History
- 1986
Founded as “Jagd- und Sportwaffen Gottfried Prechtl” in Weinheim, Nördliche Hauptstraße; one-man business with retail store, single-item production of hunting weapons, especially side-by-side hammer guns
- 1995
Relocation to the industrial estate due to small-series production; start of manufacturing of Model 98 systems and weapons
- 2005
Relocation to the newly built hall in Birkenau (Hesse)
- 2014
Co-founder Elfriede Prechtl passes away on 22 March 2014