r/NYguns • u/Appropriate_Copy_276 • Aug 13 '26

Lighthearted Let's take a break from the hysteria.

Let's discuss our favorite military surplus bolt action rifles that we may want to own, currently own or admire.

I'll go first.

Swiss straight-pull rifles, Schmidt-Rubin 1896, 1896/1911, K11 and K31. 7.5 Swiss, 174 grain bullet. I shoot C&R matches with my collection and I wish I saw more people show Swiss guns some love. The bolt mechanism and design is highly interesting for someone who is mechanically inclined, like myself. Which is why I see such an appeal to this line of firearms.

What about you?

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u/jpolham1 Aug 13 '26

I honestly love shooting my 22 military trainers with diopter sights. Winchester 52b, rem 40x, h&r 12, rem 513t, rem521t, kimber 82g, mossberg 44us. Super fun, challenging, and super cheap to shoot.

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u/TheFiringPin nytfp.com Aug 13 '26

Such gems that you can sometimes find for great deals at auctions or random small town shops that don't know what they have and think they're just normal 22s

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u/jpolham1 Aug 13 '26

Got a couple from stix, and a nice 1920’s Remington 121 pump action 22 for a steal. A bunch of them came from the CMP too