Professional Bubba-ing

[chiefr]

Sporters were big deals in the 40s and 50s. Sporterized rifles would bring more money for the sellers than full militarized. That was then.

Welcome to the 2000s. People just do not want them. You can check out the auction sites and see some beautiful sporterized Mausers, Enfield, 1903s and 1917s and many more. The prices are not even close to what unaltered specimens bring. Most dealers and buyers wont touch them. This is now.

[zfk55]

In my circles these Golden State Swiss conversion rifles are bought up as soon as they appear. Most gun show gents have no clue what they are. Most of mine were in the $125.00 category, and I'll buy them all day long at that price. They are excellent shooters with a 175gr SMK or Berger VLD with the right load.

[Magnum Wheel Man]

This is not Swiss, but a 95 Mauser... was "sporterized in the 60's - 70's most likely... I found it gathering dust with a dirt cheap price tag a couple years ago... already had all the nice things done to it, including a nice adjustable trigger...



http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=281541

I've since replaced the barrel & trued things up, added a cock on open kit, & turned her into a tack driver... $200.00 for the rifle as pictured, $200.00 worth of work, & replaced the scope, about $300 more = $700 for a nicely scoped 7 X 57 tack driver

As it sits today... ( bottom ) new stainless barrel ( actually a rechambered 7 mag factory take off ) Wearing a 4-12X Burris Preditor Quest scope

[zfk55]

Beautiful!

[Magnum Wheel Man]

Thank you...

are you associated with the Swiss Products Link in your "sig" ???

I have a K -31 that was sporterized before I bought it... I'd like to do some work on it...

it's pretty normal looking, except someone cut off the stock, at the rear barrel band ( ugly ) & drilled & tapped for a scope...

I'd like to either buy a stock, & front band, & or anything else missing up front, or finish the cut off part, maybe buy that recoil adaptor & put a new recoil pad on this stock ( I'm missing the steel butt plate )... I didn't pay much for the rifle, & would be open to suggestions... it's in my Milsurp collection, so if probable I'd like to return her to original, even if I have to put plug screws in the tapped holes...

[zfk55]

yeah..... I'm the old man. My Son runs it all for me now. He has 6 distributors in 5 countries and that last write up in The American Rifleman hit us like a landslide for production. At one time it was a nice retirement business. No more. It took off far beyond what I wanted about 5 years ago. I started the whole thing 15 years ago. These days I'm wondering if I should have. Too much like work now.

[zfk55]

Mag-Man, this is a vamped k31 that wasn't matching. My son Latigo fit it out with a lot of our non-invasive accessories, and it happened to be a real house-a-fire shooter to begin with. It can be easily restored to original.

[Magnum Wheel Man]

yep... I need to find a stock, handgaurd, & front barrel band...

BTW... love the diopter sights... might have to go that route after I get the basics changed

[zfk55]

Our newest Diopter is the P/S, and it goes right out to 1,000 yards. It was proofed at Quantico by a Naval Distinguished Marksman, Robert Steinberg two years ago.

[zfk55]

Hope this isn't too far off topic, but it is a C&R item.
This is the first Type P/S Diopter off the production line and was given to Mr. Steinberg for his assistance at both Quantico and Camp Perry.

[Magnum Wheel Man]

does that require drilling & tapping the side of the receiver to install???

looks to have a machine screw that would go through the side at the rear of the receiver...

[zfk55]

Nope. Completely non-invasive. It was approved by the Swiss SSV in 2012 as being sanctioned for Swiss matches world wide. It took us 8 years to get that approval, and they never approve anything that changes the rifle in any way at all.

[Magnum Wheel Man]

cool... thanks