My K31 is one of last ones made with the nice walnut stocks. I shot .777 with irons and GP11 ammo at 100 yards...then put a Swiss steel side mt and only cut the group to .75 with a 6x Leupold...they had Sig or Hammerelli barrels from what I've read...Harold
Jumped in on the K31 hype for cheap thanks to wholesale sports.
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Considering the price keeps going up consider it an investmenti sold a beater mosin and replaced it with this
Now one dealer are selling for 425$ , will land to your door for more than 500$. Five years ago Tradeex have them for about 260$.
STOP making me want a K31, just STOP IT OK ?
You don't have one yet? They are dirt cheap in comparison to most other Milsurps, and shoot like lasers. When I bought mine, GP11 ammo wasn't on the market so I had to reload for mine.
I just picked one up last week for $300, came with a sling and muzzle cap. Plus the store had a deal going on and because I spent X dollars I got $25 off as well. Took it out yesterday to check the sites (front site looks like it had been moved quite a bit..) and after confirming windage at a vertical stripe of tape at 50 yards (three shots) I took three more at the plate out at 200, missed a hair low followed immediately by two hits. I love it.
She looks damn good and works real smooth for a 70 year old broad.
She looks damn good and works real smooth for a 70 year old broad.
Its surplus Swiss ammo, extremely high quality, and no, it's not cheap compared to Mosin or SKS surplus. A case will run you anywhere from $300 up, and IIRC it's 480 rounds.
That said, the ammo is almost match quality and shoots like a dream!! My K31 is easily the most accurate of my milsurps.
It's called GP11, and is the BEST military surplus ammunition you'll ever see. Good enough for the Swiss [and many of us] to use it in competition.
It is non-corrosive [never has been] 174gr and has an astonishingly 'modern' appearance, looking much like a match bullet from any of the usual makers of fine bullets. The brass is Berdan primed, but many shooters go to the trouble of reloading it - the quality is beyond good.
tac
It is non-corrosive [never has been] 174gr and has an astonishingly 'modern' appearance, looking much like a match bullet from any of the usual makers of fine bullets. The brass is Berdan primed, but many shooters go to the trouble of reloading it - the quality is beyond good.
tac
Will you be shooting it with the iron sights? Let us know how it compares to the Mosin at 300 meters, please. I want one to, but only if it
is "much" better than the Mosin at 300 meters which is as far as I want to shoot with irons.
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Yep, the K31 will shoot circles around the average mosin. Think of comparing an AMC gremlin to a Toyota Hilux. In reality the mosin can be pretty good with the right gun, but it's in a totally different, lower class than the K31. K31's are consistently very good shooters and GP11 only helps that.
If your looking for accuracy and scope you ever considered a swedish mauser that has been drilled and tapped? I picked one up and mounted a Bushnell 4X fixed with weaver brand rings and rail and at 100 yards here is my group with the first 3 shots. Going to try 200 yards when I get out next. I never even used a proper rest just my hunting backpack on a bench. I imagine with good scope it would be awesome. I was using the high end fusion ammo tho.
We all know that a Swedish Mauser with a scope can shoot well, but that's only a three-shot get lucky 'group. Let's see at least a five-shot group - ten is better.
tac
Everybody calls it GP11, but that's just the German name that's first on the list of German, (Gewehrpatrone 11) French, (cartouche 11) and Italian (cartuccia 11 per fucile) on the box. It means roughly cartridge model 1911 for rifle.
I bought a K31 this summer at WSS too. 1946, Beech stock, sling, muzzle cap and troop tag. There were Walnut socks available, but I was looking for the best condition metal. I have to say the counter guy was helpful, bringing out three at a time and letting me look them over until I found the one I wanted. We went through about a dozen.
Now I can appreciate the quality and intricacy of the design, but the whole thing still seems a bit goofy to me. The straight pull is odd, but I did learn on bolt actions, mainly Mausers , so that's part of it I guess. Not having the camming action for the primary extraction is different. It's tough to eject softly if you're sitting at a bench and want to grab your brass before it hits the ground. I find the stock design a bit strange too, thick and kind of short.
That being said, I'm still getting used to it. 96, 38, and 98 Mausers are second nature to me, with #4 Enfields close behind.
I wouldn't say I love it, but I certainly don't dislike it. I don't think I'd want it as a battle rifle if I had a choice, it's just a bit too complicated and the precision build quality would be a negative in my opinion.
I'm going to shoot it more and get used to it, but it will be hard to displace my Swedes.
I bought a K31 this summer at WSS too. 1946, Beech stock, sling, muzzle cap and troop tag. There were Walnut socks available, but I was looking for the best condition metal. I have to say the counter guy was helpful, bringing out three at a time and letting me look them over until I found the one I wanted. We went through about a dozen.
Now I can appreciate the quality and intricacy of the design, but the whole thing still seems a bit goofy to me. The straight pull is odd, but I did learn on bolt actions, mainly Mausers , so that's part of it I guess. Not having the camming action for the primary extraction is different. It's tough to eject softly if you're sitting at a bench and want to grab your brass before it hits the ground. I find the stock design a bit strange too, thick and kind of short.
That being said, I'm still getting used to it. 96, 38, and 98 Mausers are second nature to me, with #4 Enfields close behind.
I wouldn't say I love it, but I certainly don't dislike it. I don't think I'd want it as a battle rifle if I had a choice, it's just a bit too complicated and the precision build quality would be a negative in my opinion.
I'm going to shoot it more and get used to it, but it will be hard to displace my Swedes.
H Wally is LHAO at my expense, can't someone help me out and show how a good Mosin groups at 300m (iron sights) compared to an average K31.
