Doesn't seem to be much interest in these babies. Definitely more pricey than a Mosin, but well worth it in my opinion.

 

 

I'm thinking I need a beech stocked rifle to balance out the collection.

perty. =)

Very nice. Did you check under the buttplates for tags?

Yep they both have tags!. I need to stop being lazy and write some letters to see if these guys are still alive.

How is Ammo availability/cost?

7.5x55 Commercial stuff is available. From Wolf Gold Line to Hornady Custom.. but that can get expensive. $0.85 to over a dollar a round

 

From the Internets, the Swiss GP11 Surplus is the best and most accurate ammo to shoot. It's from the 70's and comes in 10 round boxes in 60 round battle packs, 480 rounds to a case. It's got silver colored bullets and a wax seal between the bullet and the case. Most people on the internet say it's loaded to just about match specs. When I got into K31's.. the sportsmans guide had it, then it was gone for awhile.. just recently.. I guess they found a warehouse of it or something. From what I'm reading, supplies are drying up. I just got a case.. I need to get a few more while I can. that comes in around $0.40 a round if you buy the case.

 

I'm sure I can make it a lot cheaper and can get it to be more accurate if I reload it, but the gp11 stuff shoots so nicely..

They are very fine shooters for the money. You'll be happy with them. Enjoy!

I have a pair of K31's, a walnut i got last year and a beech just a few weeks ago. I really like these rifles over my mosins (my only other milsurp rifle) for the simple fact that they are dead accurate and consistent as-is. I use GP11 and with the irons i can shoot better groups st 100yds than my mosin with a scope. The precision, fit and finish is way more than a battle rifle would normally be. The only downside i notice about the Schmiddys is that while the metal is in great shape, the stocks are absolutely beat to hell. I really enjoy shooting these and at ~.50c a shot for the GP11, its not a bad price. If i can't get the mosin to shoot, i'm gonna abandon that and get the scope mount for the K31 and shoot it more.

Yeah.. I got lucky with these two with the stocks being pretty nice. Most of the ones you see at guns shows are horrible.

 

I read it's because the Swiss carried their rifle in a backpack with only the middle section of the rifle protected, the muzzle end and the butt stock were sticking out constantly. I also read that it was a non-official practice to knock the snow off your boots with the butt end of the rifle.

 

I wished I would have picked up a beech one from J&G while they were still on sale.

 

Yes.. I know I need to vacuum :? It really doesn't look that bad in real life :-P