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Offline Bingo

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Sweedish action question
« on: February 09, 2010, 11:56:33 AM »
  A customer showed ME a Swedish gun he had. He said it was a Mauser. It had a T bold that puled straight back and a big o ring on the back that could manually set the firing pin. The trigger had a lot of take up but was crisp and light otherwise. The stock was short so I have to believe that the gun was modified. Can anyone post a picture for me and or give ma a little background on this gun. The customer said it was 7.5 mm or so he thought.
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Re: Sweedish action question
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2010, 12:11:46 PM »
From your description that is not a mauser, it is a Swiss Schmidt Rubin.
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Re: Sweedish action question
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2010, 11:57:52 PM »
+1 sounds like a k 31   should be a 7.5x55 . If i am not mistaken the straight pull is a mauser design , I could be wrong . ( wouldn't be the first time ) I have heard the k 31 referred to as  a "straight pull mauser "
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Re: Sweedish action question
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2010, 11:34:07 PM »
Is this it?

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Re: Sweedish action question
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2010, 06:55:32 AM »
   Yep! thats the gun. Unfortunately the stock has been cut. The gun felt great though. How do these things shoot?
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Re: Swedish action question
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2010, 11:35:16 AM »
Have you seen the movie "Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo "? Do you like westerns?  Go rent/buy it!! The Mexican killer uses one through out...

http://stores.movieticketplusvideo.com/-strse-43/Larry-McMurtry%27s-Streets-of/Detail.bok



Generally a good shooter, ammo can be spotty for availability.

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Re: Sweedish action question
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2010, 12:02:40 PM »
[How do these things shoot?]

They're VERY popular for formal target shooting competition in Switzerland.

MidwayUSA has surplus 7.5x55 ammo & Graf & Sons has both surplus & sporting ammo.

Here's some FAQ's on the Schmidt-Rubin:

http://www.swissrifles.com/sr/faq/

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Re: Sweedish action question
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2010, 12:23:15 PM »
CW - great movie! I have a set of "Lonesome Dove" and that was like the 5th movie that I picked up - one at a time. Just wish they had kept the same actors for the parts in each additional movie. All great actors, just hard to picture Sam Shepherd as Pea-Eye in the 5th movie and who could possibly replace Diane Lane as Laurie-Darlin' and then marry up with Pea-Eye!! That was pretty far-fetched, if you have followed the series. LOL  However, that Mexican kid did a bang-up job with that rifle!  I read somewhere that his part was actually based on a historical event. I've yet to check that.

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Re: Sweedish action question
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2010, 10:21:35 PM »
The Schmidt Ruben K31 is the most accurate GI rifle I own that has not been accurasized.  As issue the thing will shoot 1 MOA routine as clockwork.  They are also fast to operate.
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Re: Sweedish action question
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2010, 01:50:23 AM »
My K31 and M96 are the most accurate milsurp rifles I own. I have a few different 8MM Mausers in comparable/super shape and they are great shooters but the first two examples are clearly superior in the accuracy department.
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