Ordering a new rifle

[MadMo]

SCHMIDT-RUBIN MODEL 1931 ( K31) CARBINE 7.5 SWISS

HawgHauler tells me this is a must have so I will order one ASAP.

Really nice rifles and the history is pretty cool as well.


It was the standard issue rifle of the Swiss armed forces from 1933 until 1958, though examples remained in service into the 1970s. It has a 6-round removable magazine, and is chambered for the 7.5x55mm Swiss (also known as Gewehrpatrone 1911, GP11, or unofficially 7.5x55mm Schmidt Rubin), a cartridge with ballistic qualities similar to the .308 Winchester. cartridge

K31s are also noted for their amazing accuracy and quality. The Swiss considered individual marksmanship to be of utmost importance. Therefore, the K31 was made with tight tolerancesminute of arc with unmodified K31s. This means that a group of bullets shot at 100 yards will stay within a 1" diameter area, a group at 200 yards will stay within 2", etc. This is achievable with factory sights, and many shooters prefer to use the iron sights due to cost and NRA competition rules that do not allow optics or competition sights on service rifles. Clamp-on sighting options for scopes and competition sights make it easier to mount a scope on the receiver. and excellent overall craftsmanship. Many shooters are able to achieve one
Many collectors of the K31 have removed the butt plate and recovered a small slip of plasticized paper from beneath it. This slip contains the name and address of the Swiss citizen to whom the rifle was issued. In some cases, collectors have used the information to contact the previous owners, and have recounted the details of those encounters on a variety of collector's web forums.

[dawico]

Better get that reloader all fired up Mo. Some of that ammo may be a little hard to find and/ or expensive. In general, a lot of those mil-surp rifles use ammo that is not too popular anymore.

[MadMo]

Have yet to have a problem finding ammo for anything yet but the main reason for buying is to add to my collection and to own some history.
This particular gun is for collection purposes mainly due to the maker.
I hope to have a collection of WW2 rifles and build a case to display them in.
The most expensive will probably be the M1 and M1 carbine.

[TxEMTP69]

hmm sounds like a nice piece to have, will need pics when you get one..