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I couldn't decide on what thread to post this in so I figured I'd make my first box thread. As hinted at in the "What gun do you want this instant?" thread, I have obtained a Swiss Schuetzen rifle. This particular one was made in 1874 then reworked to handle standard Swiss GP11 ammo some time later. It came with the original scabbard and wood wrapped cleaning rod and I'm pretty sure it's correct since the guy I bought it from was the one who had it imported from Switzerland to begin with. Other than a couple dings in the stock it's in perfect condition. The sights are simply very iron sights and the actual trigger is the literal definition of hair trigger. Anyways, I'm stoked about it especially for the price I paid and I'm going to try to confirm what I was told and get more details from the swissrifles forum dudes who seem to know everything possible. The guy I bought it from is a milsurp collector and while I was there I also scored a working Hammerli K31 BB trainer kit for a solid price so it's been an awesome day for Swiss collecting. On to the pictures. I'm not particularly pleased with how some of them came out but the close-ups are pretty good. It does look better in person though. Overview with the scabbard and cleaning rod:  Stock and stock inlay:    Receiver:   Receiver and barrel (the 2nd one shows a neat pass-through hole in the back of the receiver so you can clean the barrel from either direction without dis-assembly):   Sights:    A little wax tag on the front sling swivel: 
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| # ? May 18, 2013 17:49 |
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I am extremely jealous of your gun, sir!
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| # ? Mar 10, 2013 23:07 |
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Very nice. Thank you for sharing photos!
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| # ? Mar 10, 2013 23:32 |
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That thing is seriously awesome. Also, I have a Faith No More song stuck in my head now.
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| # ? Mar 10, 2013 23:38 |
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Jymmybob posted:Hammerli K31 BB trainer kit Stuff your chocolate-powered Martini-Henry and tell me more about this. Nice Schüüüüüüützen
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Sperglord Actual posted:Stuff your chocolate-powered Martini-Henry and tell me more about this. It's a replacement bolt that has it's own mini-barrel that clamps into the receiver and is essentially a 6 shot spring powered air rifle that shoots BBs. Here's some pictures stolen from Guisan of swissrifles fame. I didn't bring enough cash so I'm mailing him a check tomorrow and he'll send it to me later this week. We just were talking about how Swiss rifles were great and he mentioned that he had 2 of those trainers then offered one to me for an irresistible price considering how hard they are to find.    
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I look at that rifle and the word that comes to mind is "elegant". Take that for whatever it is worth. Needs a fine mahogany display case.
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| # ? Mar 11, 2013 00:04 |
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Jymmybob posted:It's a replacement bolt that has it's own mini-barrel that clamps into the receiver and is essentially a 6 shot spring powered air rifle that shoots BBs. Here's some pictures stolen from Guisan of swissrifles fame. I didn't bring enough cash so I'm mailing him a check tomorrow and he'll send it to me later this week. We just were talking about how Swiss rifles were great and he mentioned that he had 2 of those trainers then offered one to me for an irresistible price considering how hard they are to find. This is so loving cool
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mikerock posted:This is so loving cool Yeah, forget the Schuetzen, I want one of those.
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| # ? Mar 11, 2013 00:12 |
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iyaayas01 posted:Yeah, forget the Schuetzen, I want one of those. Man, I should have put something about K31 air rifles in the title considering how much attention the little guy is getting.
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| # ? Mar 11, 2013 00:16 |
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Classy as gently caress, I love set triggers. I like the contrast using the PMAG to prop it up.
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Jymmybob posted:Man, I should have put something about K31 air rifles in the title considering how much attention the little guy is getting. You might say that TFR has a...thing for Swiss rifles.
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Jymmybob posted:Man, I should have put something about K31 air rifles in the title considering how much attention the little guy is getting. Yeah, to be honest when you mentioned the BB trainer I skipped the rest of the post and scrolled down and got sad when you completely glossed over it. Please update this thread when it comes in.
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| # ? Mar 11, 2013 00:35 |
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Everything in this thread is seriously cool. Not gonna lie, I'm pretty jealous of you right now.
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| # ? Mar 11, 2013 01:04 |
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I approve.
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SFH1989 posted:Classy as gently caress, I love set triggers. I like the contrast using the PMAG to prop it up. A PMag deserves to be in it since they're what helped finance this endeavor. iyaayas01 posted:You might say that TFR has a...thing for Swiss rifles. I'm one of them  I think I'll post a box thread when I get the K31 air rifle part in since it seems pretty popular.
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| # ? Mar 11, 2013 03:09 |
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The BB gun conversion is cool but man that Schuetzen is way cooler.
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| # ? Mar 11, 2013 03:12 |
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Old-timey Fudd guns are so goddamn classy.
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NerdyMcNerdNerd posted:Old-timey Fudd guns are so goddamn classy. Not a Fudd gun in any way shape or form.
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NerdyMcNerdNerd posted:Old-timey Fudd guns are so goddamn classy. Grandpa gun yes, fuddgun no. This gun owns, I love falling block rifles.
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If that airgun thingie has a rifles barrel, I'd bet you a dollar or two it was designed with lead round ball in mind, not steel BB shot. Very cool.
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NosmoKing posted:If that airgun thingie has a rifles barrel, I'd bet you a dollar or two it was designed with lead round ball in mind, not steel BB shot. Yup, it calls for 4.4 mm (.177in) lead pellets but most people just use BBs because they're easier to find for the typically very low volume of shooting. I already have some lead pellets from another gun so I'm already set.
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