I'd be skeptical shooting full power .308win through it, since K11's are rumored to be too weak for modern (made for the K31) 7.5 Swiss GP11 ammunition.
Looks like a 1960's product of Golden State Arms of Pasdena CA. They were big on importing the milsurp guns becoming available in that period and "sporterizing" them for the US market. The SR 1911's were cut down and IIRC the chambers bored out and sleeved for .308 Winchester. The SR 1889's received similar treatment to change them to .30-30 Winchester, how they got the magazine to feed I have no idea.I've read several places that many K11s were rebarreled to 308 when they first started getting imported by a couple of different companies. I do believe it was before 7.5x55 was really available. A K31 is very high on my gotta-have-it list.
Matt
I'd be skeptical shooting full power .308win through it, since K11's are rumored to be too weak for modern (made for the K31) 7.5 Swiss GP11 ammunition.
Ok
so here is my VERY bad german translation
G - stands for the german word for Rifle
the P - patrone (sp) is german for cartridge
11 stands for the year of adoption 1911
So.....
anybody wanna fill in the blanks and guess what a G1911 and a K1911 shoots???
Here's a link to a history of Golden State Arms, including a mislabeled photo of the OP's rifle as their "K31 .308", and of course it is a 1911-conversion.I've read several places that many K11s were rebarreled to 308 when they first started getting imported by a couple of different companies. I do believe it was before 7.5x55 was really available. A K31 is very high on my gotta-have-it list.
Matt
Ok
so here is my VERY bad german translation
G - stands for the german word for Rifle
the P - patrone (sp) is german for cartridge
11 stands for the year of adoption 1911
Thanks for the laugh.45 ACP, like most normal 1911s should.