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Cool video. So how much per round for that ammo?
That's about when I started looking at them. I didn't know much and was focused on getting some US surplus items first. Then last year I seen them jump to current price,and it dawned on me.....it's ****ing Swiss it has to be built well , order one now and a case of ammo you Jack ass before it goes up in price.I bought one about 8 or 9 years ago from AIM Surplus for $89. I had my C&R, but let it expire. As a lefty the straight pull bolt works great for me compared to other milsurps with conventional bolts.
Interesting read. If I hadn't just ordered two M44's from "them", and had my LGS order two T-53's for Archangel stock builds, then I'd probably jump in on this too. My chief concern was the availability of the round, but since you guys say it's plentiful, then I'll probably add one to my growing milsurp collection.
And what I thought was strange was the crate unboxing video. Did these rifles really get sent here in huge crates with no form of protection like being wrapped in bubble wrap? Seems really bizarre. How many of these have dings, dents, scratches and gouges because of damage in transit?
I'll have to see if there are any available next week.
Additional: very surprised we get these at all. Are there just more rifles than Swiss milsurp collectors?
Interesting read. If I hadn't just ordered two M44's from "them", and had my LGS order two T-53's for Archangel stock builds, then I'd probably jump in on this too. My chief concern was the availability of the round, but since you guys say it's plentiful, then I'll probably add one to my growing milsurp collection.
And what I thought was strange was the crate unboxing video. Did these rifles really get sent here in huge crates with no form of protection like being wrapped in bubble wrap? Seems really bizarre. How many of these have dings, dents, scratches and gouges because of damage in transit?
I'll have to see if there are any available next week.
Additional: very surprised we get these at all. Are there just more rifles than Swiss milsurp collectors?
Interesting read. If I hadn't just ordered two M44's from "them", and had my LGS order two T-53's for Archangel stock builds, then I'd probably jump in on this too. My chief concern was the availability of the round, but since you guys say it's plentiful, then I'll probably add one to my growing milsurp collection.
And what I thought was strange was the crate unboxing video. Did these rifles really get sent here in huge crates with no form of protection like being wrapped in bubble wrap? Seems really bizarre. How many of these have dings, dents, scratches and gouges because of damage in transit?
I'll have to see if there are any available next week.
Additional: very surprised we get these at all. Are there just more rifles than Swiss milsurp collectors?
All across the top of the receiver.I thought the same thing when I watched the unpacking video. It's surprising they even made the journey packed like that. Where are these stamped with the import info?
Well, guess I'll order a K31 next week. Might as well do the hand selects too for the troop tag and leather sling. Oh, and they have a nice cleaning kit to go with them. It's only money, right?
Oh, and what I was saying earlier about how I'm surprised that we get these here. Since Switzerland is one of the few countries in the world where gun ownership is legal, I figured that most Swiss rifles would be made available for Swiss citizens to own first. Like I was saying, I guess the demand for these isn't that great over there, so we get them.
Whatever the case is, it's cool with me.
Not sure how it works over there with licensing and ammo possession and all but their choices of weapons they can own is pretty cool 400,000 or so Sig 550s . They are not all,that free to own guns as,far as selection goes from what I think I remember? There's a estimated 3 million guns in Switzerland in private homes. I will with joy take anything they want to import here to the US.