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zfk55 · August 5, 2010, 02:22 PM

This is an email from maybe 1990 from my Father an enquiry about the rifle and cartridge.
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Good morning, Vince. Thanks for the enquiry.
The k31 and it's mates, the 1911, k11, PE57 and the rare (in the US) zfk55 Swiss Sniper Rifle are a rarity in another category. A Military series of rifles rifles designed around a specific cartridge, projectile weight and profile for accuracy and performance. The projectile is a 175gr of the VLD type.

The intent of this cartridge/rifle mating was to hit a human in the kill zone at range and they performed as intended. Not many production rifles are capable of doing that. The very great majority of these rifles perform flawlessly.

Are there rifles that outperform it? Of course there are, but none of them are a standard military issue firearm designed around a dedicated production cartridge for that rifle.

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These are a few links to some useful info.

http://theswissriflesdotcommessagebo...Beginners.html

http://www.swissrifles.com/sr/pierre/loaddata.html

http://www.swissrifles.com/sr/pierre/loaddata.html

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Since this was archived quite a few years ago we now exclusively use the Berger VLD 175gr projectiles and mostly RE17 (Swiss made) powder. Our Brass is RUAG Swiss National Match brass made in Thun and headstamped "T". The brass from Graf's is great stuff too.
Before the Bergers we used Sierra 175 SMKS exclusively.

Hope this help you.

Latigo St. Marie

August 5, 2010, 02:22 PM	#9
zfk55 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2009 Location: Lost Prairie Montana Posts: 391	This is an email from maybe 1990 from my Father an enquiry about the rifle and cartridge. ---------------------------------------------------------- Good morning, Vince. Thanks for the enquiry. The k31 and it's mates, the 1911, k11, PE57 and the rare (in the US) zfk55 Swiss Sniper Rifle are a rarity in another category. A Military series of rifles rifles designed around a specific cartridge, projectile weight and profile for accuracy and performance. The projectile is a 175gr of the VLD type. The intent of this cartridge/rifle mating was to hit a human in the kill zone at range and they performed as intended. Not many production rifles are capable of doing that. The very great majority of these rifles perform flawlessly. Are there rifles that outperform it? Of course there are, but none of them are a standard military issue firearm designed around a dedicated production cartridge for that rifle. P ---------------------------------------------------------------- These are a few links to some useful info. http://theswissriflesdotcommessagebo...Beginners.html http://www.swissrifles.com/sr/pierre/loaddata.html http://www.swissrifles.com/sr/pierre/loaddata.html -------------------------------------------------------------- Since this was archived quite a few years ago we now exclusively use the Berger VLD 175gr projectiles and mostly RE17 (Swiss made) powder. Our Brass is RUAG Swiss National Match brass made in Thun and headstamped "T". The brass from Graf's is great stuff too. Before the Bergers we used Sierra 175 SMKS exclusively. Hope this help you. Latigo St. Marie Last edited by zfk55; August 5, 2010 at 02:31 PM.