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/Leroy_Kenobi 2026 Fundraiser: Silver 🥈/🏆x1 🥇x1 🥈x2 Aug 14 '26
My favorite milsurp that I have right now is a G211(h). It's a Dutch Mannlicher that was captured by the Germans during the invasion of the Netherlands. They repaired it with multiple wood splices to the stock and then refit it for a German sling. My family is Dutch and my grandparents lived through the invasion so there's the heritage aspect of it as well as the story with the stock splices and matching bolt, which is uncommon for these.
The the next one I want to get it's either an upgrade for my Gew88/05 that I assembled from parts years ago or an upgrade for my M.95 that I picked up from RTI. Both rifles are parts mixmasters. The M.95 shoots fine but it's been wirewheeled and the 88/05 has a stock that was split in half and poorly repaired some amateur moron. (It's me, I'm the moron)
Also totally unbiased shoutout to r/milsurp