Vintage Straight Pull.

[bnz41]

After selling some of my modern stuff I decided to go with some milsurp style.
1952 K31, used for competition shooting.
Now all I need is a cleaning kit and a sling.

[Tower75]

Very, very nice. The SR is one of the military classic rifles I haven't shot

Did it come with its owner's ticket? A lot of these Swiss rifles are tagged with the owner's details.

[bnz41]

Hi Tower.75

This one is after the war, 1952, bought for private use so does not have the war time label under the butt plate.

[ovenpaa]

Good looking rifle BNZ and the added providence given by the labels really sets it off, given the reputation for accuracy this should be a delight to shoot.

[Tower75]

Hi Tower.75

This one is after the war, 1952, bought for private use so does not have the war time label under the butt plate.

I didn't even see the date you had written, doh. :cool2: Sorry, oh well. Still a cracking looking rifle

Do you find the bolt easier or harder to work then a turn-bolt? I have a friend I always argue with, I say turn-bolts are easier to opperate. He says straight-pulls are.

[froggy]

A beauty

[bnz41]

Hi Tower.75

The straight pull action is very slick on this rifle, not sure if it's the same on all of them. Maybe Kenny could reply to that. So I would say alot easier than a turn bolt. Can't wait till the New Year to try long range.

Straight pulls can be easier to operate depending on which one, FN FAL was a pain I know I had one, Schmidt's are smooth

[Sim G]

I do find them strangely alluring!! :shifty:

The .308 built on the action recently in for sale section, I would have loved to own.....

[Tower75]

Hi Tower.75

The straight pull action is very slick on this rifle, not sure if it's the same on all of them. Maybe Kenny could reply to that. So I would say alot easier than a turn bolt. Can't wait till the New Year to try long range.

Straight pulls can be easier to operate depending on which one, FN FAL was a pain I know I had one, Schmidt's are smooth

He was referring to SRs and Ross rifles. The only straight pull I've fired is a Ross MkII, it felt... odd. (I discount Mini-14s and ARs as they weren't meant to be straight-pulls.)

[kennyc]

Hi Tower.75

The straight pull action is very slick on this rifle, not sure if it's the same on all of them. Maybe Kenny could reply to that. So I would say alot easier than a turn bolt. Can't wait till the New Year to try long range.

Straight pulls can be easier to operate depending on which one, FN FAL was a pain I know I had one, Schmidt's are smooth

a lovely looking piece of Swiss-ware you have there to the best of my knowledge all the Swiss straight pulls are very smooth in operation (to the point you can lob the empties into the box,hat pocket of your choice based on degree of enthusiasm operating the action ) they are actually smoother with ammo in than dry cycling. As to the soldier tag, that was likely lost over the years, as far as I know all the Swiss rifles had the tags regardless of year of issue, so that if misplaced the rifle could find its way back to the soldier (ie stacked with several hundred others and picked up by accident, not left on the train because the beer was too good to resist !)