Shooting a Late Production Swiss K31

[@regsparkes6507]

I just have 'no warm blood' for my hands and fingers on days like this,..so I have to wait untill a bit warmer weather to take my K31 for a test drive, so to speak. What a wonderfull rifle ! I really like these old surplus rifles. Thanks for the video.

[@314299]

I worked up some heat dragging my gear up the hill to the range. Actually it was a pretty nice day, sunny and not windy until jut before I finished up. And not a single black fly or mosquito to be seen!

[@joeguzman3558]

That's the most beautiful k31 on KZbin and anywhere 100% beutiful

[@314299]

+Joe Guzman I think this rifle got a replacement stock, the wear on the barrel bands and the muzzle dont match the new condition of the stock. At any rate it's a pretty blond!

[@Urkie1979]

I was looking over my new-to-me K31 today. Call it weird, but I find myself enjoying disassembling the bolt then reassembling it. Looking it up, mine appears to be a 1941 production. Can't wait to get some ammo and take it to the range.

[@MrDaveinAB]

Always gotta love a K31!

[@314299]

Yep, they are a beautiful piece of machinery.

[@AustralianShootingChannel]

Whoa! That K31 looks immaculate and those groups are good too! Good shooting! love the old millsurps. Cheers from Australia :)

[@314299]

I got lucky when they sent this fine looking example, I'm looking forward to seeing what can be done with the rifle at greater distance.

[@Rev-D1963]

That's a beautiful rifle, nice find! :) The last time I fired a K31, the owner had reloaded his rounds "a bit starchy". It knocked the crap out of both of us! Yours seemed quite nice; it's much more enjoyable to fire the old mil-surps without dislocating one's shoulder, not to mention ruining brass much faster! Thanks for another cool video!

[@314299]

Yes, it's nice to preserve the brass and also one's shoulder. These rounds were a bit slower than I thought they would be, but the powder was WW2 production stuff and appeared to have lost a bit of it's "punch".

[@thesurplusfirearm2374]

You must live way way up north!!! Every video you make there's snow on the ground or looks cold out. Great videos, keep em coming!!!

[@jamesvatter5729]

Wow! 😮 That is a beautiful looking rifle.

[@314299]

Yes, it's a tidy example.

[@jeffferguson7256]

very nice rifle .Thanks, I always enjoy your videos

[@314299]

Thanks, it's in very nice condition.

[@afleetcommand]

Very nice looking rifle! Enjoyed this video.. thanks for sharing! Looks like winter is Still happening there as well! We had more snow this week.. :(

[@314299]

We had another blast of weather yesterday and last night, and the wind is still up so there is still a lot of ground drifting. To add to that the temperature has dropped. I'm sick of the weather!

[@hohan118]

Great channel you have! The K31 is a great rifle.

[@314299]

+Howard Han I agree, the K31 is a fine rifle.

[@hohan118]

+314299 Shooting Channel I was considering the idea of reloading for my K31. I have a bunch of 175 VLD Bergers that I think would shoot close to the GP11.

[@454pakr]

Beautiful rifle!

[@314299]

Thanks, it's in really nice shape. I was pleasantly surprised when I picked it up from the dealer.

[@303canadiana9]

That is a really nice k31, I see these fly off the equipment exchange on CGN. Makes me want to go out and pick up another few well the price is still low.

[@314299]

I got my local dealer to order this one from one of the distributors. Price was good. They had K11's as well, I might get him to see if they still have any of those.

[@davidwagner8652]

Great video as always.If you don't have enough snow we can send some from buffalo NY. LOL

[@314299]

Thanks for the offer but we dont have room for any more snow at the moment.

[@Yukon12gauge00buck]

Saturday? Your eyes seems just fine shooting that day!

[@314299]

This was from a week ago (the 14th), and a little later in the afternoon so there was less glare, conditions were pretty good until the wind started to come up.

[@TumbleTrashOfficial]

such a cool gun, would love to own one one day.

[@314299]

Prices have really risen for K-31 rifles over the last few years.

[@TumbleTrashOfficial]

@@314299 sadly, but one day.

[@jsnsk101]

I keep thinking to buy one of these but can never quite commit somehow.

[@314299]

Well worth the money IMO.

[@reddevilparatrooper]

Beautiful rifle! That stock is perfect! Mines is beat to shit but shoots good.

[@314299]

I have a beat up one that shoots better than this nice looking one.

[@reddevilparatrooper]

Outstanding! I have to get a couple of boxes of Privi stuff and compare it to the Swiss ammo I have left.

[@314299]

The Privi is good but not as good as real GP11.

[@42TRGSako]

Do you know where your gun shop ordered it from? I'm wanting get one in the next week or so.

[@314299]

I think he ordered it from Gravel Agencies.

[@slowhand1198]

Nice rifle! Mine's a blonde '52, and pretty as well. I've also been hoarding my GP11. The supply has got to dry up sometime. How can one pass on quality machinery like this at Yugo Mauser prices?

[@314299]

I feel bad shooting my limited supply of GP11 at short range, I prefer shooting it at longer range. As for the price of K31's I expect within four or five years the prices will at least double.

[@ghostuscoyote]

GP11 in 2018? That is a lovely story. If you like to read the words "Sold Out" then looking online is a great place! I will just keep hitting the gun shows and hoping to get lucky...

[@zockerplay3314]

Its always funny to see people repeat very carefully to not loose the cases for later reloading. While here in Switzerland you just smash the shit out of it 😂. (Of course we are lucky to get new Ammo for these beautys very easy) Beautiful K31 by the way!

[@314299]

Yes you folks are quite fortunate in regards to having lots of quality factory 7.5 ammo. I even reload the Berdan primed cases now.

[@Shooter7point62]

looks like your barrel strings vertically as it warms up? ive found the stock bands to be a huge PITA but once you get them tuned to your load they shoot very nicely

[@314299]

+Shooter7point62 My other K31 is free floated at the muzzle, it might help to do the same thing to this one.

[@Shooter7point62]

+314299 Shooting Channel I have a spare beater stock that is free floated and pillar bedded. On average it does shoot better than a standard stock however the groups arent any tighter. just less fliers. Checkout aftermarket stocks. they seem pretty slick

[@314299]

+Shooter7point62 I'm really not into aftermarket stocks, I prefer to enjoy these rifles "as issued".

[@Stray03]

Mine is an early 1950s vintage. I never ran gp11 through her though. Did you set up the rifle before shooting her? There is a whole little procedure with the screws and wood for getting them ready to shoot. Diopter on CGN is the resident expert on k-31s and importer for parts/accessories like the diopter sights for them too. You can ask him about the set up or try to find the thread on it if you haven't already.

[@314299]

I'm not up on any specific procedure for tightening the screws on a K31, but it is my general procedure for all rifles to check the action screws and tighten them if necessary prior to a range trip. I believe I've corresponded with "Diopter", and I think he has a KZbin channel as well.

[@Stray03]

314299 Shooting Channel Yeah he does. instructions on swiss rifles forum for what I mentioned is: - Loosen both action screws and both barrel band screws. - Hold rifle vertically with its butt plate against the ground, grab barrel and push towards butt. - Tighten front action screw first, then tang screw. Some rifles are better if you back off tang screw slightly. Tighten front barrel band. Barrel should be centered in stock. Leave slightly loose for most rifles. Tighten sling barrel band only enough so that the spring detente can still be moved when you press on it. I didn't do that but I heard of shimming between the upper and lower wood with a piece of card stock then re-tightening the screws, I tried that but I'm not set up for accuracy testing, so can't tell if it is the rifle or me lol. No idea if any of this works but it seems people do it.

[@314299]

Stray03 Thanks for the info, might give that a try some time.

[@pr4runner]

Awesome. I would say, stop looking for the brass and shoot better. Brass chickens we are, I am guilty as well. LOL Time the shots and expect more. Love your posts.

[@314299]

I've been trying to shoot better for the last three decades. As for the empties if they had found the snow bank they might have disappeared until July!

[@edge4006]

I saw a very similar rifle in the blonde beech wood at a Texas Gun Show for $350.00. I really wanted to buy it but did not have the funds. Nice Rifle!!

[@314299]

That was a pretty decent price. These things will only go up in price.

[@RyeOnHam]

Nice shooting and nice rifle. Never much cared for the K31, but that doesn't mean it's not a beautiful rifle.

[@Sinaimedve007]

Hey RyeOnHam, if you like to do iron sight rifle shooting (old fashioned milsurp rifle marksmanship&stuff), you are doing yourself a great injustice, in case you avoid K31-s. Try one. Top-tier rifle, easily beats any other military rifle out there. Any anyways, one more rifle to your collection won't hurt... :)

[@RyeOnHam]

I might someday. I have several similar weapons, though. I prefer the Enfield P17 above them all. Mechanically, it's top notch and I don't have to add a caliber for it. Already loading two dozen including such doozies as the 350 Remington Magnum, 30 Remington, and 220 Swift.

[@314299]

RyeOnHam One ends up with quite a collection of brass and reloading dies! The nice thing with loading the 7.5 Swiss is that you dont have to get any "weird" size bullets for it, it's nice being able to use regular .308" diameter jacketed bullets for it.

[@RyeOnHam]

314299 Shooting Channel That's helpful, I suppose. I now reload several .30 calibers. I reload the .300 Winchester Magnum, .30-06, .308, 30 Remington, .30-30, 30 Carbine, 7.65 Luger, and then a few off-30's, the .303, 7.62x39, and .32 ACP. WOW, thank's, that is an eye opener. Only one 8mm, three .358's... I'm addicted.

[@314299]

RyeOnHam It adds up quick!

[@davidwagner4671]

I would like to get one but ant shoot big bore any more o sure miss it

[@787theninja]

I have heard the Swiss rifles are well made.

[@314299]

+787theninja They are extremely well made.

[@phenomenalcat3521]

Have you tried reloading the gp11 brass? I've seen large rifle Berdan primers advertised on the Canada Ammo site, although I'm not sure they would fit the Swiss brass.

[@314299]

+Phenomenal CAT Yes I've reloaded it with the Canada Ammo "Dominion" brand berdan primers, it works just fine.

[@phenomenalcat3521]

That's good news. Apart from the depriming, is the procedure needed any different from reloading boxer primed ammunition? If so, perhaps you could make a video on this subject? (please)

[@314299]

+Phenomenal CAT As you say the depriming is different, the only other difference from reloading boxer primed brass is the need to either remove the decapping pin from your die set (easily done with Lyman, Hornady and RCBS dies) or adjust it upward (Lee dies) so that it no longer functions.

[@Logjam5]

Hi 314299 Non related to the vid question for you. I picked-up one of those Dumoulin 98 actions from Trade Ex, as a kind of a spur of the moment purchase. Thinking of getting it set up in 9.3x62 configuration, if possible. Would have any advice as where would be a good place to p/u a barrel in this caliber? As well as a suggestion for assembly/gunsmith? Really would like to get it rigged up right. Regards, Al in Alberta

[@314299]

I'm not sure who in Canada could supply a .366" barrel. As for a gun smith you might want to talk to Blue Mountain Sports Gun Shop in NB, 506-468-2919, he does nice work and might be able to source you a barrel.

[@Logjam5]

314299 Shooting Channel Hi, I sent off an email yesterday to Zastava as well, to see if they would sell me one of their barrels as they sell this caliber. No sure if something that they would do, or if it would be permitted - I have two of their 22's and one 6.5x55. I'll check into BMS, thanks for the reply.

[@joeguzman3558]

It looks like its recoil alittle

[@314299]

+Joe Guzman It does get your attention when you fire it.

[@commonconservative7551]

how come i see so many people using such low rifle benches?.......it looks like it would be rough on my neck

[@314299]

I find this bench to be quite comfortable.