Schmidt Reuben K31 Swiss

texnmidwest · 01-13-2008, 11:24 AM

Anyone have any experience with these? They seem to be interesting and accurate little carbines and I am thinking about picking one up. I have never handled or shot one before so I wanted to ask you all for your opinions and experiences.

.22guy · 01-13-2008, 12:35 PM

I have one and it's great. Accurate and hard kicking. The ammo is pricy, I think you can reload with common .308 bullets.

They are a nice gun, although the supplies are drying up a little and I don't know if the current ones are as nice looking as some of the older ones.

Oh, and I think SOG sells them for only 160.

texnmidwest · 01-13-2008, 12:48 PM

Sounds good to me. I am a sucker for the interesting and unusual and I think this fits the bill. Found some ammo that is not as cheap as 7.62x54R but still affordable. I may not be able to resist.

NRAJOE · 01-13-2008, 01:24 PM

Get 'em while you can...they are steadily rising in price...I paid $99 each for mine a few yrs ago....1 beech...1 walnut...

I got a reply to the soldier tag on my walnut, but no reply on the beech...

SilverRun · 01-13-2008, 02:08 PM

Great rifles - on average it is likely the most accurate surplus rifle out there. I love mine.

texnmidwest · 01-13-2008, 02:09 PM

Them's a couple nice lookin' rifles! I hope to pick one or more up this week. Can't resist.

Tex

NRAJOE · 01-13-2008, 02:19 PM

Get that Swiss GP11 ammo while you can also....match grade non-corrosive....can still find it for $29/60...dried up for awhile but came back....I got 1,200 rds stashed....

texnmidwest · 01-13-2008, 02:28 PM

I will see if I can find some. Where would you recommend I look for a good rifle at a fair price?

NRAJOE · 01-13-2008, 02:41 PM

Most of the dealers still have them and find a few on gunbroker (there you can at least see pics) good luck bro...

texnmidwest · 01-13-2008, 03:41 PM

Thanks, when it is all secured and ammo is cooling on the range fields I will give a range report. I am excited!

.22guy · 01-13-2008, 06:01 PM

Well, there is a guy that sells surplus rifles, you can find him on the surplusrifle.com forums. His name is Todd and he sells nice rifles. They are a little more, but they are hand picked from large shipments. His business name is Family Firearms and Finishs I think. You might see if he has any.

texnmidwest · 01-13-2008, 08:02 PM

Thanks 22guy. I found his website. Did not see anything advertised but I will give them a call tomorrow. Thanks Tex

big boomer · 01-13-2008, 09:05 PM

Got one and love it. NRA Joe I like your logo The 1928 Tommy's like your holding are really fun to shoot. But it takes longer to load that 50 rd drum that to unload it.

troylaplante · 01-14-2008, 01:18 PM

I absolutely love mine. It is probably my favorite rifle to shoot in my collection.

Farmer · 01-14-2008, 10:35 PM

Took my first animal with mine on Saturday. A feral goat, 200m right where i aimed.
This is a nice rifle.

JohnBlaze · 05-07-2008, 03:54 AM

I've used mine for deer before, and I love it. Also shot a dog with it once too, it was harrasing my horses and I happened to be cleaning my .308

Mine is modified though, I have a picture around here somewhere......

Big Dog · 05-07-2008, 04:49 AM

In general, the walnut stocked rifles are pre-wwII to WWII production, the beech stocks are post-WWII production. I expect there may be the occasional exception though.
Once you feel that trigger, you understand the term - "Swiss Precision"! Superb for a military rifle! The Swiss boys took their shooting seriously.
This is the only surplus rifle that I have been able to consisitently shoot one inch groups with at one hundred yards - open-sighted! Their GP11 ammo is very nearly match-grade.
You'll love it once you get one!

rfc357 · 05-07-2008, 03:46 PM

The K31 and the Schmidt-Rubin are two different rifles.

A Reuben is a sandwich.

damage855 · 05-07-2008, 09:39 PM

k31 is a nice weapon seen a write up one them once that stated if made with todays dollars it would be a $2,000.00 rifle. rugged, reliable, accurate, not many firearms with all those quailitys can be had for around $200 these days get you one or two. but +1 on the ammo stock up and might wont to look into reloading if you shoot it alot.

Farmer · 05-08-2008, 04:44 AM

rfc,

S-R made the K-31

01-13-2008, 11:24 AM	#1
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,483	Schmidt Reuben K31 Swiss Anyone have any experience with these? They seem to be interesting and accurate little carbines and I am thinking about picking one up. I have never handled or shot one before so I wanted to ask you all for your opinions and experiences. __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

01-13-2008, 12:35 PM	#2
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,165	I have one and it's great. Accurate and hard kicking. The ammo is pricy, I think you can reload with common .308 bullets. They are a nice gun, although the supplies are drying up a little and I don't know if the current ones are as nice looking as some of the older ones. Oh, and I think SOG sells them for only 160. __________________ Guns: they are like baseball cards except they are cool and you can kill things with em. -Billy

01-13-2008, 12:48 PM	#3
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,483	Sounds good to me. I am a sucker for the interesting and unusual and I think this fits the bill. Found some ammo that is not as cheap as 7.62x54R but still affordable. I may not be able to resist. __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

01-13-2008, 01:24 PM	#4
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,060 Images: 3	Get 'em while you can...they are steadily rising in price...I paid $99 each for mine a few yrs ago....1 beech...1 walnut... I got a reply to the soldier tag on my walnut, but no reply on the beech... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

01-13-2008, 02:09 PM	#6
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,483	Them's a couple nice lookin' rifles! I hope to pick one or more up this week. Can't resist. Tex __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

01-13-2008, 02:08 PM	#5
SilverRun Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: AL Posts: 1,661	Great rifles - on average it is likely the most accurate surplus rifle out there. I love mine.

01-13-2008, 02:19 PM	#7
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,060 Images: 3	Get that Swiss GP11 ammo while you can also....match grade non-corrosive....can still find it for $29/60...dried up for awhile but came back....I got 1,200 rds stashed.... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

01-13-2008, 02:28 PM	#8
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,483	I will see if I can find some. Where would you recommend I look for a good rifle at a fair price? __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

01-13-2008, 02:41 PM	#9
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,060 Images: 3	Most of the dealers still have them and find a few on gunbroker (there you can at least see pics) good luck bro... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

01-13-2008, 03:41 PM	#10
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,483	Thanks, when it is all secured and ammo is cooling on the range fields I will give a range report. I am excited! __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

01-13-2008, 06:01 PM	#11
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,165	Well, there is a guy that sells surplus rifles, you can find him on the surplusrifle.com forums. His name is Todd and he sells nice rifles. They are a little more, but they are hand picked from large shipments. His business name is Family Firearms and Finishs I think. You might see if he has any. __________________ Guns: they are like baseball cards except they are cool and you can kill things with em. -Billy

01-13-2008, 08:02 PM	#12
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,483	Thanks 22guy. I found his website. Did not see anything advertised but I will give them a call tomorrow. Thanks Tex __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

01-13-2008, 09:05 PM	#13
big boomer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minn. Posts: 1,007	Got one and love it. NRA Joe I like your logo The 1928 Tommy's like your holding are really fun to shoot. But it takes longer to load that 50 rd drum that to unload it.

01-14-2008, 01:18 PM	#14
troylaplante Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Selma, NC Posts: 2,223	I absolutely love mine. It is probably my favorite rifle to shoot in my collection. __________________ troylaplante.com

01-14-2008, 10:35 PM	#15
Farmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Limbri NSW Au Posts: 298	Took my first animal with mine on Saturday. A feral goat, 200m right where i aimed. This is a nice rifle. __________________ Cheers, Rob

05-07-2008, 03:54 AM	#16
JohnBlaze Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 119	I've used mine for deer before, and I love it. Also shot a dog with it once too, it was harrasing my horses and I happened to be cleaning my .308 Mine is modified though, I have a picture around here somewhere...... __________________ Guns don't kill people. Husbands who came home early from work do. "I'm your Huckleberry"

05-07-2008, 04:49 AM	#17
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,225	In general, the walnut stocked rifles are pre-wwII to WWII production, the beech stocks are post-WWII production. I expect there may be the occasional exception though. Once you feel that trigger, you understand the term - "Swiss Precision"! Superb for a military rifle! The Swiss boys took their shooting seriously. This is the only surplus rifle that I have been able to consisitently shoot one inch groups with at one hundred yards - open-sighted! Their GP11 ammo is very nearly match-grade. You'll love it once you get one! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

05-07-2008, 03:46 PM	#18
rfc357 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 741	The K31 and the Schmidt-Rubin are two different rifles. A Reuben is a sandwich. __________________ Certified rifle and pistol instructor

05-07-2008, 09:39 PM	#19
damage855 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina / Lake Norman Posts: 931 Blog Entries: 1	k31 is a nice weapon seen a write up one them once that stated if made with todays dollars it would be a $2,000.00 rifle. rugged, reliable, accurate, not many firearms with all those quailitys can be had for around $200 these days get you one or two. but +1 on the ammo stock up and might wont to look into reloading if you shoot it alot. __________________ If total goverment control will make us all safer, then why are prisons so dangerous?

05-08-2008, 04:44 AM	#20
Farmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Limbri NSW Au Posts: 298	rfc, S-R made the K-31 __________________ Cheers, Rob