It was 1973 when the Krico company, which until then had dealt exclusively with big game hunting, decided to lighten its calibers by producing a gun for European hunting.
Krico, in its vision of a rifle, intended to design a special bolt action for ammunition that could also generate high pressure. The result was a noteworthy bolt action, featuring a tool-free disassembly frame, excellent sturdiness, and excellent ballistics. The decidedly elegant weapon, in keeping with the company's tradition, featured a very smooth and gentle safety, located immediately behind the bolt handle, capable of simultaneously locking both the trigger—it had a set-trigger safety—and the bolt.
The barrel, as per the tradition of the Teutonic company, was made of special steel and 60 cm long. At the time, the company declared that barrels were mounted only after they had passed specific checks capable of ensuring maximum shooting accuracy.
The stock, as per tradition, features a cheek piece, with checkering on the non-firing hand rest and pistol grip. The buttstock is equipped with a plastic butt plate and a sling swivel.
The Domino 800 rifle was equipped with an adjustable rear sight which therefore gave the possibility of aiming even without a scope, although the latter could obviously be mounted on existing mounting bases.
The magazine was very easy to extract and could hold 4 rounds of .222 Rem ammunition and 3 rounds of .243 Win, .270 Win, and 7x64 caliber. The weight was 3 kg for the smallest caliber and only 100 g more for the other calibers.
Definitely an excellent weapon, but celebrated by few, perhaps due to the limited availability of calibers.
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