Swiss K31
- Thread starter kawicrash
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They probly bent the walls of the clips in a bit to grasp the rounds well enough to function.
Tried it... It works. Kinda. The main problem I had was the 54R clip wanting to "follow" the rounds into the magazine. Not really a one handed operation.
Well, I did it! Stopped on my way home from work.
I have to say, the guy at the counter was super helpful, he kept bringing out 3 at a time until I found one I was happy with. Not the nicest wood out of all of them, but very nice metal, finish and bore.
I haven't had a chance to have a good look yet, but I'm looking forward to it.
I have to say, the guy at the counter was super helpful, he kept bringing out 3 at a time until I found one I was happy with. Not the nicest wood out of all of them, but very nice metal, finish and bore.
I haven't had a chance to have a good look yet, but I'm looking forward to it.
Congrats on the most excellent purchase! These K31's are sweet, the more I handle mine and shoot it the more I'm asking myself why I didn't buy one sooner...maybe even two or three sooner?
I'm going to get some at Canadian Tire, they sell it in smaller quantities. WSS only had it by the crate, and I already had to sweet-talk my wife into buying ANOTHER (her words) rifle
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I bought my first K31 from Wholesale Sports a few weeks ago. Bought 2 crates of ammo that day.......................bought 2 more crates last week............2 more crates this morning.
Wholesale Sports had better end the sale before I go broke! I can't stop myself.
Yeah, before I got my 10 chargers (at 6 bucks each
) I tried Mosin clips as well. Did not work worth a damn, because I had the same issue grelmar did - the Mosin clips wanted to go in the magazine.My chargers are the cardboard ones, I didn't know Corwin had polymer ones. Will definitely look into this (for durability if no other reason).
Well, I took it apart and cleaned it, and apparently Swiss rifles are built like Swiss watches.
The bolt was easy to field strip and clean, and the inletting is amazing.
100% numbers matching, mirror bright bore, troop tag is there and it came with sling and muzzle cap.
The only downside was cleaning the grease out of the bore.
The bolt was easy to field strip and clean, and the inletting is amazing.
100% numbers matching, mirror bright bore, troop tag is there and it came with sling and muzzle cap.
The only downside was cleaning the grease out of the bore.
Kampfhamster
CGN frequent flyer
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- Switzerland
Love that video. Amazing what he did on that distance!
Also love the K31. Every once in a while I take out mine. A while ago we even did fire & movement-drills just with K31's. Worked very well, but my thumb was aching from putting the rifle on safe every time we moved.
About 4 years ago I went to the shooting instructors course with the army together with a few guys from the MP. As a workup for the instructors-course the poor MP-guys had to hand in their tacticool SIG 552-carbines and got handed K31 instead, because the boss felt they needed to learn how to shoot a real rifle.
They didn't like it much.
Also love the K31. Every once in a while I take out mine. A while ago we even did fire & movement-drills just with K31's. Worked very well, but my thumb was aching from putting the rifle on safe every time we moved.
About 4 years ago I went to the shooting instructors course with the army together with a few guys from the MP. As a workup for the instructors-course the poor MP-guys had to hand in their tacticool SIG 552-carbines and got handed K31 instead, because the boss felt they needed to learn how to shoot a real rifle.
They didn't like it much.
I have cleaning gear from Dewey, Parker-Hale, Tipton, Kleen-Bore, mtm, Hoppe's etc.etc.etc. I just meant it was a bit of a pain. Lots of grease, it wasn't like cosmoline, but it sure kept everything in nice shape.
I've been shooting since I was a pup, about 40 years now. I learned early from my dad the importance of cleaning and maintaining guns.
I've been shooting since I was a pup, about 40 years now. I learned early from my dad the importance of cleaning and maintaining guns.
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What steelcap meant, I think, was that the Swiss leave grease in their barrels when rifle is not in use. That is why the rifling looks so good.
They remove the grease before shooting (Jag and patch) and reapply it with nylon bore brush after the shoot. No rusting or tarnish and carbon lifts off the bore.
Major cleaning only need after 200+, or so rounds.
They remove the grease before shooting (Jag and patch) and reapply it with nylon bore brush after the shoot. No rusting or tarnish and carbon lifts off the bore.
Major cleaning only need after 200+, or so rounds.
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