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All in all the K31 for me has been the best value in the milsurp shooting.
Out standing trigger for a general issue rifle. well built smooth action and tough to beat for the price range.
I shot CMP Vintage Military Match at 200 yards today and did pretty well.
My only issue with the K31 is its small notch rear sight. If the K31 had a rear aperture sight I think it would be worth another 20 points...
I could not have been more pleased with it today. Although I shoot lefty and its not a very LH friendly platform I still managed a decent score and was able to get off all 20 rounds in rapids in time.
not the easiest to see but for the first 35 rounds I put all but 5 in the black.
score from today
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Jeez those prone scores...Handloads, I assume? Last I heard 7.5 Swiss was hard to come by?
Jeez those prone scores...Handloads, I assume? Last I heard 7.5 Swiss was hard to come by?
I always thought straight pulls like the K31 and Mannlicher were really cool conceptually, although I've never tried one. Did you reach over with the left to operate it or slide the right hand down?
Yeah, the next time mac1911 complains about eyesight...
Really nice shooting. How are the sights on the K31?
they suck.... thats why I blasted my way through prone slow fire in 15 minutes because if I take to long my eyes wig out and I see a somewhat double rear sight....I get what I can best describe is a ghost view or 2nd plain of the top edge of the rear sight.
Hey, at least they are not moving around. I think I'm going to store my '03 original rear sight and fit a replacement that I can tweak and not alter the all original rifle. I may go ahead and mount a USMC front post as well- original got a little fuzzy by the end.
Does one use an 1907 style sling on K31s? I was just thinking, hypothetically, if I were to use my Mosin on a vintage shoot or my SKS or AK on modern mil shoot how the sling would work since the attachments don't seem like they'd work quite right for a 1907. On the the SKS, it's really narrow and on the side vertically.
A different type? Go without? My SKS has the issued sling on it at present, but at best it could be used as a hasty sling which seems kind of pointless.
I was amazed at how big a difference it made with the M1. I don't think I'd want to go without one in prone now if I could help it. I can see why Jeff Cooper really liked them, although he preferred the Ching Sling (I'd have to reread the section of Art of the Rifle, but if I recall it was because he was speaking mainly of the field, where you might not have time to get looped up, and the Ching is quicker).
If you don't have one yet, you need to find room in the safe. I think I've used IMR 3031, 4064, and wc844 with 168 Noslers. An under-appeciated and under-valued rifle!
Just noticed a K-31 in the Trader if anyone was looking for one after all this conversation.
I have no rabbit in this fight; just passing it along...
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If you don't have one yet, you need to find room in the safe. I think I've used IMR 3031, 4064, and wc844 with 168 Noslers. An under-appeciated and under-valued rifle!
Especially when you slap a scope on one like I did. Holy crap these old rifles are accurate.
Oops- all the SMK loads were too long. Projectiles were jamming into the lands, so aborted that mission and just played around with the GP11. As you can see below, it was shooting much better than in prior trips and/or matches. What was the difference this time?
Although most .308" diameter bullets will top the 7.5x55mm, you do need to check each bullet profile in your chamber before doing a large production run.
I end up shooting my "go to" 30 caliber bullet, the Lyman 311410, with powder-puff pistol powder loads. These don't bother the shoulder at all. Can't say I've done any serious benchrest work with these, but with optics, I can't blame things on my eyes anymore.
With irons, I'm hardly much of a marksman...
There is data, cast loads are fun. Im sure that ranch dog will do well in the K31. I have not gone down that road yet.Yeah, glad I only loaded a few cases per load. Won't be much work to shorten them up. If I had a Hornady prepared case, that would make things easy to get the OAL right.
Once I get through the regional CMP match in Vermont, I want to start playing around with my Ranch Dog molds. I think I can run them as molded in my M39 and sized down a tad in the K31 and 1903. I doubt there's much cast load data for these. I though they'd be pretty close to a .308 but the 7.5 Swiss has ~20% more case capacity.
There is data, cast loads are fun. Im sure that ranch dog will do well in the K31. I have not gone down that road yet.
the ranch dog is a short bullet so i dont thing getting to the lands is a issue.
I need to get the fat front sight on my swiss i have 2 hieghts to choose from. Maybe its time to see where it shoots with cast then decide.
How far out do you shoot at VT?.
How far out do you shoot at VT? I have had pretty good luck with ridiculously low charges of varget behind my 168 nosler CC's...like 35gr low. kinda doubt they'd be any good past 200 yards though.