Swiss K31 project, need help

[RabbleRouser]

Thank you for restoring back to life such a fine rifle. I've been searching high and low for one lately with no luck. I see cracked stocks online quite a bit. How difficult is it to find a new stock for one of these puppies?

a "New" stock will be tough to come by. the swiss original stocks are all going to be used since the rifle hasn't been made since 1958. You can get a Boyd's reproduction stock but they require a lot of fitting to get them right (like most Boyd's stocks) and its hit and miss as to weather or not they have one in stock. You could try posting adds to see if anyone had one and you could get lucky like I did. You can also buy a used Swiss military stock from Numrich, they will have scratches and dings and dents from years or service, they wont need much fitting to make them work and you can refinish the wood however you would like.....and really that's half the fun, right?

 

[Mosin-Me-Nagant]

a "New" stock will be tough to come by. the swiss original stocks are all going to be used since the rifle hasn't been made since 1958. You can get a Boyd's reproduction stock but they require a lot of fitting to get them right (like most Boyd's stocks) and its hit and miss as to weather or not they have one in stock. You could try posting adds to see if anyone had one and you could get lucky like I did. You can also buy a used Swiss military stock from Numrich, they will have scratches and dings and dents from years or service, they wont need much fitting to make them work and you can refinish the wood however you would like.....and really that's half the fun, right?

That is exactly right! The entire reason that I got into the Milplus hobby was to refinish a stock. My first, and unfortunately only yet, milplus rifle is a Mosin 91/30. Stripped and refinished the stock with Boiled Linseed Oil. I love how it turned out and can't wait to keep the hobby moving forward. Definitely will be looking for a used stock to take advantage of Samco's sale. K31's seemed to have been gobbled up and it has been a unicorn hunt the last few months.

/end highjack

 

[RabbleRouser]

if you are buying from samco and they have tho option still available spend the extra $20 for the special hand selected ones. they will pick you one that has the stock in pretty good condition

 

[Caleb]

Thank you for restoring back to life such a fine rifle. I've been searching high and low for one lately with no luck. I see cracked stocks online quite a bit. How difficult is it to find a new stock for one of these puppies?

Original? Rare! I do think there may be a company that makes aftermarket stocks...

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Everytime one of these comes up I get interested in getting a k31. When you get yours from Samco could you please post some pictures? I think one would compliment my numbers matching 1940 K98K very well.

Thanks, Jon

Posted some pics of mine in the Long Guns Show & Tell thread...
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/long_guns/33819-long_gun_show_and_tell-62.html

 

[Flinttim]

God Bless you for saving that old workhorse. That G11 ammo is the best stuff going for a K31. The Swiss surplus is match grade equal.You probably got the rifle for free considering the cost of G11.

 

[Flinttim]

BTW I just paid $100 for 2 bricks of G11

 

[DoggyDaddy]

BTW I just paid $100 for 2 bricks of G11

I'm brand new to this... what is a "brick" exactly when it comes to this ammo? I've got a case (?) of 480 rounds, but it was more than 100 bucks! The case looks more like something that came from a nice department store than an ammo case.

 

[92LX]

what did you do with the scope mount?

PM me if you would like to get rid of it......

 

[RabbleRouser]

I'm brand new to this... what is a "brick" exactly when it comes to this ammo? I've got a case (?) of 480 rounds, but it was more than 100 bucks! The case looks more like something that came from a nice department store than an ammo case.

inside that nice shoebox looking case there are 8 wax paper sealed packages (bricks) each containing 6 boxes of 10 rounds. I got 3 of the 480 round packages for free with my rifle, which I traded a duffel bag full of random crap I had laying in the bottom of my closet to obtain, so I made out like a bandit.

 

[RabbleRouser]

PM me if you would like to get rid of it......

the scope mount is sitting in front of me on my desk/work bench

 

[DoggyDaddy]

inside that nice shoebox looking case there are 8 wax paper sealed packages (bricks) each containing 6 boxes of 10 rounds. I got 3 of the 480 round packages for free with my rifle, which I traded a duffel bag full of random crap I had laying in the bottom of my closet to obtain, so I made out like a bandit.

Wow, you did make out like a bandit! And thanks for the explanation. I haven't even opened mine yet.

 

[Walken]

I haven't even opened mine yet.

I've been thinking of ordering one of these K31's from Samco. Could you post some pics of your rifle?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I've been thinking of ordering one of these K31's from Samco. Could you post some pics of your rifle?

I put them in this thread...

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/long_guns/33819-long_gun_show_and_tell-62.html

I'd go for it. I got the beech stock and paid the extra 20 bucks for "special select". I didn't pay extra to get a troop tag, but it came with one anyway.