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Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 2:29 pm
by MoA
Well the brown truck of happiness delivered this morning, two cartons of Swiss Surplus GP-11 ammunition
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Rifle in the background is a STGW 57.
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Each carton contains 480 Cartridges in pouches of 60
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This in turn contains 6 boxes of 10 cartridges each.

Also got a can of Automattenfett which is a special grease the Swiss use for lubricating the rifles.
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tried to take a pic of the rifling on the K31. Mine was manufactured in 1940 and is still is pretty much in prestine condition
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Well apologies for the crappy pictures. I am off to the range.

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:02 pm
by m24
Showoff!!!

Regards

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:10 pm
by Baljit
hi MoA i think we should meet some where for shooting, if you can come to Canada or i should come to France , what you think.

Baljit

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:11 pm
by MoA
Or we can meet in the uK and bug Shooter.

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:14 pm
by Baljit
Yes that's fine with me let me know i am going to India in Oct. we can meet in UK.

Baljit

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:22 pm
by Vikram
Very nice. Is it the first time you are shooting this rifle? Do tell us how this baby shoots. :cheers:

Baljeet, you will not be disappointed in meeting MoA, Shooter and Hamiclar.Finer gentlemen could be harder to find.


Best-
Vikram

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:30 pm
by MoA
The K-31 and the STGW both can stay in 9 ring easily as long as you do your part with the GP-11 round.
The K-31 is touted to be a consistent MoA or better performer, I certainly havent achieved that yet with it. Waiting on on the diopter before seriously aiming at 1 inch @100 meters.

I manage staying in the 9 Ring easily with the K-31, with the STGW its a lot harder not to just spray and pray. But when I do shoot seriously it keeps up with the K-31. Both witht he GP-11 ammo. With the Partizan ammo the performance is miserable by comparision. Havent started hand loading for the K-31 yet, and you cant for the STGW due to the fluted chamber.

Both the swiss rifles are consedred to be the most accurate Milsurps of their respective era's.

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:31 pm
by Baljit
i Know that ,but it's up to them if thay whana meet me or not Vikram , London is half way to India i can make a stop there anytime i whant's , i went to India with British airways four time.

Baljit

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:33 pm
by MoA
Sure.. lets do that. Let us know the dates.

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:38 pm
by Baljit
i'll let you know MoA it going to be in mid. Oct.

Baljit

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:36 pm
by shooter
come on over paaji. dont say IF we want to meet you.
you know you are always welcome. ive said it off IFG and now im telling you on IFG.
Hope that satisfies you.

moa is this grease suitable for shotguns/all rifles?
whats the cost?

ivebeen reading about gun grease/gun vaseline/there are so many brands someone suggested the lithium grease in the automobile shops is the best and the same composition as expensive gun grease.

what sort of grease is yours.

I used gun vaseling liberally in my scotland trip and had relly good results; no rust, semi worked perfectly.

but the small box has run out now and is quite dear. now looking for alternates.

So this is the rifle youve been telling me about. nice wood.

say hi to all friends at the range and do post pics of your groups.

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:58 pm
by nagarifle
nice priss for me MoA, keep the original grease on it am on my way :lol:

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:43 pm
by MoA
Shooter: The swiss army uses this on all their weapons. Its blend that is manufactured especially for them, so have no idea what sort it is precisely.

Will say hi to the folks at the range, and will post pics later.

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:31 pm
by vrohan59
Nice pics,thanks for sharing,do let us know how it performs :cheers:

Re: Food for the Swiss Babies

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:40 am
by Baljit
[quote="shooter"]come on over paaji. dont say IF we want to meet you.
you know you are always welcome. ive said it off IFG and now im telling you on IFG.
Hope that satisfies you.

OK Dev send me your phone number by PM ,it's going to be lot's fun with you guy's, :cheers:

Baljit