Why? I thought you were all about practical.
SWISS K31 VALUE
- Thread starter Wolfhunter
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Why? I thought you were all about practical.
prices will fluctuate up and down, even if your paid more then retail now the price will go higher eventually. military surplus is an interesting hobby partially because the supplies you buy can slowly stop being imported or some government runs out of old warehouses to liquidate
Starting to get into MILSURP lol
Cool. Never been an interest of mine
It's a dangerous road to go down.
The way I look at the K31 is this: if you had to produce this gun today, how much would it cost? Try three or four times as much for the craftsmanship.
Triple what you paid or more.
And expect the accuracy to be any better than the average bolt gun. I've put rounds on paper at six hundred yards with mine with no training and iron sights only. Best milsurp trigger ever.
A gunsmith who teaches at a gunsmith school told me if they produced it today (such as a clone) it would cost in the ball park of 2500. Don't know how true that is but just looking at the craftsmanship and quality of the rifle even after all these years I'm inclined to believe him.
Your spot on about the trigger. It's better than quality guns of today in my opinion. I'm gonna shoot steel with it at 800 in a couple weeks. Hopefully I can find some surplus ammo!
Ya but it seems like those old guns value never goes down. I remember my grandpa buying 5 Mosins for 100 bucks. All together! 20 bucks a gun! Now look where we are. Even sks won't go down. It's almost like putting money in an investment account.
Lucky gun story...
I was on business travel and picked up a 1941 K31 with matching numbers bayonet in Dallas years ago and fell in love with the gun.
So then I wanted one to bubba as a project and AIM had 'em with broken/repaired stocks for cheap a couple of years ago. Got one. Turns out it was the 288th one ever made. The repair is so small it's not worth mentioning. Shoots like a dream like the first one.
Guess I won't be bubba'ing a K31 any time soon.
You got a good deal for what you got. I bet you do great at your match. All you have to do is adjust the rear sight accordingly. Leaf sights can be tricky so be sure to practice ahead of time!
I was on business travel and picked up a 1941 K31 with matching numbers bayonet in Dallas years ago and fell in love with the gun.
So then I wanted one to bubba as a project and AIM had 'em with broken/repaired stocks for cheap a couple of years ago. Got one. Turns out it was the 288th one ever made. The repair is so small it's not worth mentioning. Shoots like a dream like the first one.
Guess I won't be bubba'ing a K31 any time soon.
You got a good deal for what you got. I bet you do great at your match. All you have to do is adjust the rear sight accordingly. Leaf sights can be tricky so be sure to practice ahead of time!
300-400
