Alright, I've been contemplating this for a few minutes, here's what I've come up with.
Where does the accuracy come from in the Trifecta of K-31, GP11, and the 7.5x55 round come from?
Is it the super high quality rifle, capable of shooting MOA after 70 years?
Is it the surplus GP11 made at super high specs?
Is it that the 7.5x55 round is ballistically superior?
In the end, I believe that it's the gun, not the ammo that is so accurate about this combination. They're beautifully made and very high quality. They're all acknowledged to shoot well unless thoroughly abused past the point of damage.
I can't claim that GP11 is the reason for accuracy, since many people shoot reloads. GP11 is certainly damn accurate, but I wonder if there were more guns on the market chambered for it, if it would retain its high regard. By this I mean, with two variables, with the GP11 only ever occuring at the same time as the K31 as the other variable, it's impossible to tell which is the more influential. However, since reloads are often shot, it is possible to eliminate GP11, as seen in the next paragraph. It's uniform quality means that there's no variable in the ammo to make a shooter guess at why he's missing, but that comes down to quality control more than a magical bullet/cartridge combo
I also don't believe that the 7.5x55 cartridge itself is in of itself anything special. The .308 diameter bullet is nothing special in accuracy circles. Don't get me wrong, it can be loaded for superb accuracy, but it's not an inherently accurate bullet with high ballistic coefficient and low drop like some cartridge/bullet combos for bench rest of long range shooting out there. It can undoubtedly be tuned for accuracy, but so can just about any cartridge under the sun with suitable effort. (yes I realised many people shoot 308, but it's my firm belief that's because it's common, recognized, and because many militaries use it. Their reasoning likely included capability of accuracy but also was subject to other factors that may have favoured 308 over other calibers) Since the K31 shoots well with many reloads as well as GP11, it could be assumed that while good ammunition certainly isn't hurting its accuracy, it isn't the primary contributor either. In addition, many K31's shoot well with reloads not ideally suited to the gun (IE most available .308 bullets are not the optimal size/shape compared to GP11, in relation to Ogive etc.... I'm getting out of my depth here though, so I'm going to leave this be).
Where does the accuracy come from in the Trifecta of K-31, GP11, and the 7.5x55 round come from?
Is it the super high quality rifle, capable of shooting MOA after 70 years?
Is it the surplus GP11 made at super high specs?
Is it that the 7.5x55 round is ballistically superior?
In the end, I believe that it's the gun, not the ammo that is so accurate about this combination. They're beautifully made and very high quality. They're all acknowledged to shoot well unless thoroughly abused past the point of damage.
I can't claim that GP11 is the reason for accuracy, since many people shoot reloads. GP11 is certainly damn accurate, but I wonder if there were more guns on the market chambered for it, if it would retain its high regard. By this I mean, with two variables, with the GP11 only ever occuring at the same time as the K31 as the other variable, it's impossible to tell which is the more influential. However, since reloads are often shot, it is possible to eliminate GP11, as seen in the next paragraph. It's uniform quality means that there's no variable in the ammo to make a shooter guess at why he's missing, but that comes down to quality control more than a magical bullet/cartridge combo
I also don't believe that the 7.5x55 cartridge itself is in of itself anything special. The .308 diameter bullet is nothing special in accuracy circles. Don't get me wrong, it can be loaded for superb accuracy, but it's not an inherently accurate bullet with high ballistic coefficient and low drop like some cartridge/bullet combos for bench rest of long range shooting out there. It can undoubtedly be tuned for accuracy, but so can just about any cartridge under the sun with suitable effort. (yes I realised many people shoot 308, but it's my firm belief that's because it's common, recognized, and because many militaries use it. Their reasoning likely included capability of accuracy but also was subject to other factors that may have favoured 308 over other calibers) Since the K31 shoots well with many reloads as well as GP11, it could be assumed that while good ammunition certainly isn't hurting its accuracy, it isn't the primary contributor either. In addition, many K31's shoot well with reloads not ideally suited to the gun (IE most available .308 bullets are not the optimal size/shape compared to GP11, in relation to Ogive etc.... I'm getting out of my depth here though, so I'm going to leave this be).
, the first time I learned of it...
