Apologies to Letterman...
10. Its not covered in Cosmoline! Yay!
9. Nice, sharp rifling. Mirror bright bore (after cleaning.) I actually made the mistake of pointing my bore at the sun after cleaning. Almost burned my eye out...
8. Reaaaallly nice trigger. Wow. Possibly the nicest trigger I own...
7. Ammo issues are a thing of the past. You can get GP-11 (match grade) ammo for $4/10 (that's $8/20--or less than most all hunting cartridges) at AIM. Not as cheap as .308 or 7.62X54, but cheaper than .270 or .30-30. Reloading components are easy, too. I got some .284 Win brass locally for $25/hundred. Run it through the 7.5 Swiss die, trim (needed barely any trim) and its ready to load, using common .308 bullets, which I already had in quantity. So now it costs the same to shoot as my .308.
6. The tag under the buttplate. Have you ever wondered who carried your milsurp rifle, where they lived, etc? Its all on the tag under the buttplate of your Swiss rifle. Many have successfully contacted the prior owner. Wish me luck...
5. The sights are already regulated, courtesy of the guy who's name is under the buttplate.
4. Amazing Swiss craftsmanship of the straight-pull action. "Its like buttah..."
3. They don't make 'em like that any more.
2. Accuracy--widely reputed to be MOA accurate. The handloaders on the Swiss board are either a bunch of liars, or they're getting better than MOA with their pet loads. Could have some interesting disputations...er...discussions with Enfield owners....
And the number one reason to love your K-31...THE PRICE. Holy cow! This is a $79 rifle? Why did I wait so long!!
10. Its not covered in Cosmoline! Yay!
9. Nice, sharp rifling. Mirror bright bore (after cleaning.) I actually made the mistake of pointing my bore at the sun after cleaning. Almost burned my eye out...
8. Reaaaallly nice trigger. Wow. Possibly the nicest trigger I own...
7. Ammo issues are a thing of the past. You can get GP-11 (match grade) ammo for $4/10 (that's $8/20--or less than most all hunting cartridges) at AIM. Not as cheap as .308 or 7.62X54, but cheaper than .270 or .30-30. Reloading components are easy, too. I got some .284 Win brass locally for $25/hundred. Run it through the 7.5 Swiss die, trim (needed barely any trim) and its ready to load, using common .308 bullets, which I already had in quantity. So now it costs the same to shoot as my .308.
6. The tag under the buttplate. Have you ever wondered who carried your milsurp rifle, where they lived, etc? Its all on the tag under the buttplate of your Swiss rifle. Many have successfully contacted the prior owner. Wish me luck...
5. The sights are already regulated, courtesy of the guy who's name is under the buttplate.
4. Amazing Swiss craftsmanship of the straight-pull action. "Its like buttah..."
3. They don't make 'em like that any more.
2. Accuracy--widely reputed to be MOA accurate. The handloaders on the Swiss board are either a bunch of liars, or they're getting better than MOA with their pet loads. Could have some interesting disputations...er...discussions with Enfield owners....
And the number one reason to love your K-31...THE PRICE. Holy cow! This is a $79 rifle? Why did I wait so long!!