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Swiss Range day, G11 and K11
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10-19-2015 04:56 PM
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Nice rifles, often when I look at pics like this I think why did I sell mine............ lack of use and space the main one and then a trade for something else.
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Recently the 'tap' has turned off (left my job to go back to college), but every time I even think of selling these, I just have to hold them to remember how much I like them.
They truly are works of art, and my biggest concern is if I get rid of them, I won't be able to ever replace them with as nice examples for what I paid for them. Whenever I end up with enough funds, the next rifle I want is a 1889 Swiss rifle. I want to see how fast I can get it going with a 12rd magazine (and I know I have to reload to GP-90 pressures).
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Gosh, I can remember back in the 1960s when model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin rifles sold in the U.S., mail order, for $13. (The Canadian $ was worth 7 cents more than the U.S.$, then).
Nobody wanted the model 1889, because of the early design and ammo! Only Norma ammo, hot & expensive, was available.
BTW - Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles sold for around $21 to $25, Mint No.5 'Jungle Carbines' were $35, U.S.1917 Enfields brought $30, K98 Mausers & 1903 Springfields went for $35, and .455 Webleys went for around $15.
(p.s. A lot of our Dads - in Detroit area - made 6-7K a year and Moms stayed at home, a new Ford started at about $2,000, and a lot of pro Hockey and Baseball Players made 12 to 15K a season).
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They are very nice rifles. I will have trouble getting rid of any of mine but have been able to part with some rougher rifles I replaced with better examples. I think my Swiss are my favorites. I am still seeking an 89/11 and that will pretty much complete what I'm after. I have an 1881, 1889. G11. K11 and K31. Spare bolt on hand for the 1881 but don't have it converted to centerfire yet.
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I think a 1889 will be my next purchase. Otherwise I have most the Swiss rifles I would be interested in acquiring, except maybe a 1893 Swiss Mannlicher. My Swiss rifle collection currently consists of the K31, K11, G11, and the G96/11. I also want to see if the 1889 magazine will work in my 96/11 (as they originally had the 12rd magazines) because if it does, 12rd speed shoots could be a fair bit of fun.
All the other variants are next to impossible to acquire, and cost wise realistically are out of my price range (unless I got lucky and win the lottery). I have toyed with the idea of getting into there pistols but overall the cost just keeps me away, with the cheapest costing at least 750$ (and don't even get started on Swiss Lugers).
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