Saw an auction on what was listed as a K31 7.5 Swiss/.308 Win. Thought that was rather strange. Sent the seller an email saying which one was it, since the cartridges are NOT the same. This guy is selling a boatload of milsurps, how could he screw it up that bad? Finally replied and said, yes it's a 7.5 Swiss, and changed the auction wording ..read more

Like the title says, does anyone know of a source that has buttplate screws for the K31? Or perhaps anyone here from a project and happen to have a spare? I took my K31 out into the woods and was doing quite a bit of shooting and walking and more shooting. Anyways, after I was done and got back to my car, I started to slide the rifle into its case when I noticed the bottom screw missing, I started panicking and took the other screw out to remove the plate and discovered I had also lost the... Source for K31 buttplate screw ..read more

Were there any discernible changes to the rear tangent leaf sight or base mount between the 1896/11 and 1911 rifles? I can't see any differences myself, but then I've been told that I don't know it all. I want to mount an extra pistol scope on my 1896/11 using an S&K scout mount like the one I installed on my 1911. When I asked the S&K rep if their 1911 mount would fit on my 1896/11, she said,"No. What's a 1896/11?" And I didn't have to punch 1 for English. dz ..read more

U Ballermann - YouTube Note that in the cleaning part there is no drop of oil visible anywhere, it's just grease and a grease brush and so be it. Wanna do some reconnaissance there from 3/23 2014 on for two weeks drop me a PM ..read more

Pictured is my K-31. It is very nice overall with a minty bore. I have fired precisely fifteen rounds out of this (the size of the one box of commercial I purchased). This was another online purchase ..read more

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My kid and I were looking at the old rifles on the wall tonight and noticed that the 1876 Vetterli has developed a very minor crack in the stock. It has been very dry this winter and I think that the lack of humidity is the cause. I’m thinking about giving it a good rubdown with a good wood oil. Does it really need attention? I think that in spring it will seal up anyway. What say the gallery ..read more

Necessary when you are shooting at closer distances as 300 meters (328 yards) because that's where the standard rear sight setting starts. Feel free to join our group buy for these here... Group buy extra tall front sight blades for 96/11 and 1911 long rifles... in Groups Buys & Hard Order Lists Forum ..read more

Well after reading the very interesting thread about scoping here I decided to add a scope to my new K 31. I bought Latigo's scope mount from Brownells and I got a set of medium rise rings to mount the Pentax 4X12X40mm scope. The mount installation was simple with one screw. I added the rings and installed the scope. I got the medium rings because I was not sure about the bell clearing the leaf sight but as you can see there appears to be plenty of room so I am going to get a lower set of... Scoped my K 31 ..read more