Accuracy of the Schmidt-Rubin G11 rifle at 200 and 300 m

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Although I already knew that the Schmidt-Rubin G11 rifle in 7.5x55 Swiss caliber is extremely accurate, I have missed some grouping tests. So finally here we are, adding also some points to the performance of the rifle and the GP11 cartridge.

[@Vincent-S]

200-300 meters Also known as "card table distance" for the Swiss

[@capandball]

:D

[@liamlalonde3347]

I purchased this rifle because of you. Learning to reload the GP11 7.5×55 cartridges has been a tricky process, especially with the unique shape of the GP11's bullet. I only practice with original Swiss ammunition, however. It is a beautiful rifle, and shoots very well. I think I will stick to this one for a long while. Thank you for posting these videos, and I hope more folks adopt the Model of 1911 as their prefered Swiss target rifle!

[@dobypilgrim6160]

Scoped, my best group with my 96/11 made in 1902 was 0.256" at 100 meters. It is the most accurate rifle that I own. I paid $125 for it ten years ago.

[@MiroVaclav]

Man, please tell me where did you bought your scope mount. I am looking for those one which is fixed by screws from trigger guard..... Thanks

[@dobypilgrim6160]

@@MiroVaclav Swiss Products. But I bought it with the mount.

[@CyclicCollective]

Badace tactical do a long eye relief mount that fits in place of the rear sight and takes a long eye relief "scout" scope. They have an outlet in Canada that sends world wide.

[@sakurakosugimoto]

Mum can we have G11 rifle? No we have G11 rifle at home G11 rifle at home

[@Ntmoffi]

But mooooom I want Kraut space magic. 😢

[@IamtheIZ0D]

Really cool how you can see the distortion of the bullet moving through the air in the 300m segment.

[@paul-sparky-sparr4160]

Blimey. What a result on 200 and 300 m with open sight. I should really add such a Swiss treasure to my collection. Thanks for sharing and stay healthy. Greetings from Cuxhaven at the german northsea-shore. 👍🏼🇭🇺👋🏼🇩🇪👍🏼

[@RhodeIslandWildlife]

Thank you. Heartbreaking that these have become so expensive here in the USA.

[@masonhaggerty186]

Yeah I got a 96/11 a few years ago for $350. Surplus ammo is way too expensive now.

[@capandball]

@@masonhaggerty186 A few years ago they were going for 90 EUR here in Europe...

[@ofsabir]

@@capandball That's incredible!

[@scipio10000]

The one I have reserved is a private sale of 1938, built 1900, refurbished 1907, restocked, in mint condition, all of 120 years old. That goes for 600€. But there are others that look like they have not been handled with care and go as low as 350€. I do not regret paying the higher price, I am getting something that will still look gourgeous in 50 years time.

[@holgerdanske3960]

@@capandball but this really years ago....

[@emoryzakin2576]

A year old g11 video! How did I miss this! Excellent!

[@jamessulzer5105]

The G11 rifle and the shooter are great shots! I have two Schmidt- Rubin rifles. One is Model 1889 and the other is the G11. The older Model 1889 has a quite large "B.S." carved into the butt stock. Both were well taken care of by the owner. These are great rifles and I'm fortunate to own both models.

[@populustremula7496]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos. In the future I wish you'd make it a point to do a close up scan of the firearms that you feature, from butt plate to muzzle crown and 360 degree rotations. I personally am most interested in the workings of the various actions of all the firearms you showcase. Thanks much for your time spent and your perspective.

[@albertoroveda5135]

I love your channel, and also reading your story, how much you invested and most importantly how much have you studied to arrive at this point, you truly are a mastermind of military rifles and history, I hope YT is going to reward you as much you’re rewarding us watching your videos

[@jacksonthompson7099]

This video has inspired me to get a G1911 rifle for my collection to go along side my K31 which has a troop tag under the buttplate. Also need to get a carding wheel and boil the buttplate due to the rust on it from poir storage. The trigger on my K31 is almost as good as my 1921-22 national match M1903 springfield.

[@themadscientest]

You are a true marksman to get groups like that with open sights! Also that range you were shooting on looked beautiful!

[@jamesschaeffer1770]

Great stuff! You must have excellent vision because that is absolutely stunning shooting with iron sights!

[@johnkelinske1449]

I haven't tried it at long ranges, but the one I have is very accurate at 100 yards, a fun rifle to shoot. Always gets interest from other folks on the range. I have the correct muzzle cap and the bayonet for it also. The bayonet is interesting as it looks identical to the one used for the M1911 carbine, but the muzzle rings (inside diameter) are not the same and they won't interchange as I found out after buying one and having to return it!

[@reganhoskin6613]

I love your youtube channel, it's so calming and very informative. I allleats watch it before I go to bed.

[@user-YuHaoHuang]

Great video as always

[@scipio10000]

Wrong! The buttplate can only be removed with a Victorinox army knife.That's why you did not find the card.

[@capandball]

:D and you are 100% right in this subject :)

[@Doggo1968]

capandball I picked one up a few weeks ago, and had the card! One of my favorite pieces in my collection, having a name attached the rifle makes it more personal

[@freedomfirst5420]

😄

[@belagabanyi6036]

It's Not tru!

[@capandball]

@@Doggo1968 Lucky you!

[@johnsmith-gk4td]

Ahhhh....my favorite rifle....and channel!

[@LuckyJack]

@capandball I have a G11, for quite some time, now. I never knew I could find info on the former owner under the buttplate! I definitely must look, as soon as I get home! Thank you for sharing this info and your excellent shooting results.

[@anthonyhayes1267]

I'll never tire of Helvetian straight pull goodness

[@oliversteward2011]

Keep up the long range shooting. Fantastic rifle.

[@markanderson5342]

Awesome video. Thank you for sharing it with us!

[@merccalpal1844]

Such a elegant rifle

[@corensam]

Some nice shooting, and on open sights!

[@aaronschmidt169]

Beautiful rifle and its in excellent condition, thanks for sharing!

[@chrisgabbert658]

Nice rifle and shooting,one thing is for sure you have good eye sight .

[@guilleive]

Excellent video, what a great rifle. Greetings from Argentina

[@stevengoodloe3893]

I have a K31 that I bought back in 2006. It is without a doubt the most accurate rifle I own. I'm lucky in that my rifle has the little tag under the buttplate. Great channel!

[@leenmeenmememachine]

Great video! By the way, as someone who bought a G11 here in Canada because of your video, I would highly recommend checking out an original Canadian Ross M-10 on your own time, if you can find one in your neck of the woods. I used to think the G11 was the smoothest straight-pull, but the Ross completely usurped it in my eyes, it feels like a knife through butter. The G11 was probably a better (and more successful) rifle in retrospect, though Anyways, köszi a klasz videóra, sok sikert!

[@peterkanzler7397]

Congrats to you owing such a beautiful rifle in obviously excellent condition. My G11 shoots compareably precise, just seems having experienced some heavy use. It might be able to tell some interesting stories. Inlove with the old swiss military rifles. Greatings from Austria to my brother in arms.

[@SolitaryMaverick]

Both the rifle & shooter shoot great. I had 2 K31, wish I never sold them.

[@Miata822]

Years ago there were many of these on the surplus market in the US for very cheap. Most looked almost untouched and new. I have no idea why I didn't get one back then.

[@kowalski363]

Great video

[@behindenemylines3361]

I have the K-11 Carbine, it is one of favorite rifles in my collection!

[@rslover65]

My 1911 had a tag under the butt plate from a Mr. Fluke in Zurich. Had his address as well.

[@657449]

Shoots great for an old gun. I knew someone 30+ years ago who had a son who was a machinist. He had his son fit different caliber barrels to the rifles he had. I'm sorry I didn't get one of these rifles when they were plentiful.

[@ringding1000]

The first general issue target rifle ever issued to a military. While I no longer have a K11, I still have a K31. And I have been reloading for it for nearly 20 years. I still can't constantly out do factory Ruag GP11 ammo. And it pains me to toss those beautiful Berdan primed cases...........

[@JanLenartowicz]

Greetings from Poland! Lengyel, magyar - két jó barát, együtt harcol, s issza borát :)

[@remylargilliere5571]

Hello from France. I really enjoy your work and learn a lot about our dear black powder, which I have become in love and with ancient weapons. Continue like that. You are doing a job which in France does not exist. (I'm sorry about my school English lol!) see you soon.

[@scipio10000]

No need to reinforce the point. I am already sold on it, I have reserved one.

[@brianrenner5905]

Thank you 🙏

[@esus11]

Vlastním G11,K11aK31.Fantastické pušky.Všechna čest konstruktérům 👍🇨🇭

[@dr.skitzo446]

4 eve koltoztem ki az USA-ba, de mar otthon is neztem ezt a csatornat. Most, hogy mar jomagam is beleestem a fegyverkulturaba neked koszonhetem a gyarapodo gyutemenyem! Fasza csatorna!

[@capandball]

Köszönöm! :)

[@robertruf9778]

There was a guy with that rifle at the range I go to that was ringing steel on 18 inch targets at 600yds no doubt excellent shooters.

[@ArnhemKnight88]

I'd love to see what sort of load data you could come up with for the 1889 variant, unless of course you've already got a video on it! Replicating the GP90/23 is my current project.

[@hamm6035]

I have a K31 I bought for $79 and a case of ammo, G-11. The 7.55 is a superb cartridge and my K31 was in excellent condition. It was my only choice for a couple of years. I tried to hit a 4 X 4 piece of plywood at 800yds. 5 for 5 on the board. Hahaha all over it but hits. A lot of free beer that night.

[@berettasp]

Love the swiss rifles

[@brettdziekonski1451]

WONDERFUL!!!!

[@loetzcollector466]

Please give my rifle back. Sincerely, Tecumseh Mudbuddle

[@capandball]

:D

[@loetzcollector466]

@@capandball I hope one day you can walk Picket's charge towards the Union positions on the Gettysburg battlefield as I did at 12. I promise you will feel ghosts.

[@johnkelinske1449]

@@loetzcollector466 I walked Vicksburg at the same age long ago and yes, you feel it all the way down deep inside you.

[@henryganzer4685]

if you have the possibility you should test one of these rifles with an diopter sight - i am sure you will love it

[@timmaxey148]

That’s mine! Lol! Beautiful rifle- great video!

[@anomalyp8584]

The way he holds rifles with his left hand reminds me of how violinist holds his violin.

[@Centerbez]

the most accurate rifle i have, thats amazing.

[@franck66570]

Tres beaux tirs , où avez-vous pris la visée pour obtenir un si bon groupement à 200 metres alors que la hausse commence à 300 mètres

[@anomalyp8584]

It's remarkable how the barrel protrudes from the stock and is fully enclosed. What does this do for accuracy if it was free floating...and what is the effect shooting it from different kinds of rests (rifle harmonics wise).

[@lucasss3530]

Amazing Guns! I am like, history!

[@yepperdeedooda]

All I know is I'm so fascinated by guns these days.

[@AA-dn8dj]

Guns are amazing machines. They've got such fascinating history too. Some guns have histories to them that match heroes of old legends.

[@Man-xf4zm]

I would like to ask you if there will be a video about the French Lebel rifle of 1886?

[@capandball]

I have to get one first.

[@nathanauguste9696]

You should expect a group of less than 10centimeters at 300m which represents the 10 on a A 10 target wiht the ordonnance ammo Gp11, and a cannon diameter between 7,52 to 7,54. But nice group without diopter!!

[@robertrobert7924]

What is the ring at the back of the bolt for. Why is there a bored hole in the stock under the buttplate? Why isn't there a Swiss timepiece inlaid in the stock on one side and a compass on the other?

[@leventebalogh3820]

Remek kis videó lett. Lehet hülye kérdést teszek fel, de mennyire volt alkalmas ez a fegyver illetve a K11 és K31-es front szolgálatra vagy ahhoz már túlságosan precíz és igényes volt a fegyver? Illetve, hogy mennyivel volt ez a két modell drágább Európa többi országában rendszeresített ismétlő puskáihoz? Válaszotokat előre is köszönöm.

[@zendric3]

Took my first deer with this rifle. Dead on accurate, I have a scope on mine and if I'm on it that day I can get ~0.8 MOA groups (with handloads).

[@diestasi6320]

Really good video, but why don't you put a cam in front of the target?

[@colonelsanders104]

So, G1911 > Steyr M1895 ?

[@dobypilgrim6160]

Yes. I own both.

[@capandball]

@@dobypilgrim6160 I have both, and I have to say the M95 is nothing compared to the G11

[@lisar3006]

I have owned a few of these rifles over the years but they were in an odd caliber not readily available in surplus. M They are fine rifles by my No.III MK.1 Lee Enfields will shot rings around them for accuracy.

[@stevenlabrecque8663]

I am attending a match in six hours I am using my G11 I have only been able to fire it at 100m so far the match includes a target at 200m Im using GP11 ammo. I know where to hold my sights at 100m for good results. how many inches should I adjust my aim for 200m

[@unbekannternr.1353]

Sorry for beeing late, page 24 is the closest solution. But G11 starts at some 805m/s. link.springer.com/content/pdf/bbm%3A978-3-540-79009-9%2F1.pdf

[@MisterApol]

Terrific shooting! Do we compliment you or the Swiss ? ;-)

[@roycesjourney37]

I love swiss tech. I had a Swedish Mauser that would hold 1 MOA at 100 yards. Like a dumbass I got rid of it.

[@49walker44]

Did they have a sniper version of the rifle and if so can you lay your hands on one to give us an idea of accuracy at 600 plus meters? Love your videos.

[@Pavia1525]

No. The sniper versions came on the later K31 model.

[@Szlejer]

A flyerek ellen szerintem egy jó kis mellső markolatba épített lazer segített volna!

[@peterhuesi2895]

Zum laden kannst du das magazin drinnen lassen. Von oben abspitzen.gruss von einem langgewehrschützen.

[@SlickSixguns]

Good shooting what’s the difference between a GP11 and a K31

[@Bird_Dog00]

Not sure if you are still interested in an answer, but since no-one else replied... I guess you mean G11. GP(19)11 is the cartridge. The G11 is the long rifle fielded in 1911. G stands for "Gewehr" generaly meaning "rifle", though it can refer to any long gun, with "Büchse" being the traditional specific term for a long gun with a rifled barrel. The K31 is the last of the swiss military bolt action guns. K standing for "Karabiner", "Carbine", as in a shortend version of the long rifle. It is shorter and lighter than the G11 (being about 20 centimeters (about 8 inches) shorter and roughly 500 gramms (about a pound) ligher). The main difference between the K31 and the K11, the cut down Karabiner version of the G11, is the reworked, much shorter bolt, with the locking luggs being right at the bolt face, giving it a very strong and stiff action. Thanks to this shorter bolt, the K31 has a about 5 centimeters longer barrel and sight radius despite the same overall lenght compared to the K11. There are also some inprovements in metallurgy and manufacturing techniques, making the K31 somewhat superior in a purely material way.

[@jacekmogila-stankiewicz6281]

Error, it is schweizer ordonnanz karabiner 31

[@capandball]

Nope. G11.

[@jacekmogila-stankiewicz6281]

SCHWEIZER ORDONNANZ WF 31 Karabiner 7,5x55 www.waffenboerse.ch/schweizer-ordonnanz-wf-31-karabiner-7-5x55.html CHF 450.00 Reserviert SKU 35305

[@jacekmogila-stankiewicz6281]

Üdvözöllek, magyar testvér

[@cia7832]

How accurate is a K11? I haven't found much information on this, I know that the K31 & G11 is supposedly more accurate but is it by a significant margin? Can I ring steel at 2-400m with a k11?

[@gunguide9201]

Battle rifle who never saw war...

[@Foche_T._Schitt]

😢 Why aren't you using a hollow ground screw driver???

[@pawelmikolajczyk318]

Mam g96/11 z 1897r wspaniały karabin, jeśli nie przeszkadzam to na 100m przestrzeliny się dotykają.

[@reptilianxlol934]

You should definitely take this hunting if theirs hunting ammo made for it. As accurate as that is, I doubt a stag will walk away from this one.

[@SH1974]

Surely a nice rifle for hunting, but I'd prefer the K-31: it plays in the same league of accuracy and reliability, it also has a brilliant trigger, uses the same GP-11 Ammo and the K-31 is even 8" shorter and 600g lighter than the LG-11.

[@Gabby6060842]

I always said G11 is most accurate Swiss.

[@gemmeliusgrammaticus2509]

Can I come to Hungary and serve as your personal secretary if I become fluent in German and Magyar? ☺️

[@VashGames]

Too bad there is no name.

[@nativejuicevapors]

Per secondom

[@Romin.777]

:))