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School me on k31 swiss
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JuergenG
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Welcome to the Club! I have only 3 Swiss rifles left (G11, K11 and K31) to feed.
I have all of the above as well as a non import marked 1889 I have yet to shoot. I’ve owned it for 6-7 years probably but haven’t gotten around to making ammo for it (7.5x53.5 paper patched.)
Some day.
Parker Duofold
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I had two K31s at one time but sold or traded one for something else. I still have one beautiful K31 left that I haven't shot in a few years. I bought a bunch of Swiss ammo for it back when it was readily available and it's beautiful stuff.
cjrubes
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K31's and Swedish Mausers are largely considered the most accurate of milsurp rifles. Great triggers and overall outstanding quality. Via the K31, I've won a bunch of trinkets at local matches plus some silver medals at the annual CMP match at Camp Ethan Allen. The straight pull bolt is great for the rapid fire stages. I think the K31 might have the most Vintage Military Rifle wins at Camp Perry Nationals over the last 10 years or so.
Check under the butt plate to see if there is a troop tag. One of my K31's that I shoot most often in vintage matches was shot in the Swiss national Schuetzenfests by the same guy it was issued to in the service. The name on the troop tag under the butt plate matches the civilian business sticker and the Schuetzenfest sticker. There's a stack of Schuetzenfest inspection stickers on the hand guard.
FYI, so far I have not found any new manufacture stripper clips that are worth a sh!t. Also the reproduction magazines are OK except for the latch pivot pins that like to fall out. Peen the ends of the pin a little and it will stay in place.
IMHO worth getting your hands on a little GP11 to at least try it in your K31. I spent a lot of time trying to develop a load that would beat GP11 and the best I could do was achieve similar results. PPU ammo is decent.
cjrubes
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The K31 is a superb rifle...I don't shoot mine nearly as often as I should. Great sights, great trigger (at least for a milsurp) and very ergonomic when you get behind it, once you get used to the straight pull. GP11 is good stuff but can be hard to come by. The PPU 174gr load is pretty good...I've gotten decent groups with it. If you reload PPU brass is great, but be careful with bullet seating depth...the K31 has a very shallow throat so bullets need to be seated fairly deep in order to chamber. I've had good luck with both 168gr and 175gr .308 bullets (i.e. Sierra Matchkings, Hornady Match/AMAX/ELD/etc. but I've also heard Noslers and Bergers fly well too)
cjrubes
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Very true!
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Heads up. Not cheap but they look nice.
More than I paid for any of my K-31'S !!Heads up. Not cheap but they look nice.
Those look very nice, but damn- the price!Heads up. Not cheap but they look nice.
6-round repro's can be found for ~$65. Not cheap either. As I mentioned above, be sure to check the latch pivot pins and peen the ends a little if they can slip out of place.
Planning to shoot my K31 in Sunday's OCSA CMP match.
knucklehead
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Liberty Tree Collectors has some for sale not numbered for $65.
