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The Schmidt Rubin 1911 - Happy Christmas to me
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:14 pm
by ovenpaa
I found this languishing in a shop today, the Viking got involved in some harsh negotiating and home it came :)
Built very late 1917, I have some dies and hopefully still some brass so I have a feeling it will dragged out for our traditional Christmas day test shoot at the range.
Re: The Schmidt Rubin 1911 - Happy Christmas to me
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:50 pm
by bhodge
Nice one, I love these old rifles...
Re: The Schmidt Rubin 1911 - Happy Christmas to me
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:35 pm
by ukrifleman
Nice one David!
Re: The Schmidt Rubin 1911 - Happy Christmas to me
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:01 pm
by safetyfirst
Lovely rifle! Merry Christmas :)
Re: The Schmidt Rubin 1911 - Happy Christmas to me
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:02 pm
by ovenpaa
I think we need to find as sling for it now and get it shot.
Re: The Schmidt Rubin 1911 - Happy Christmas to me
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:02 pm
by Duey
Well that was a fruitfully outing this afternoon then
Well done
Re: The Schmidt Rubin 1911 - Happy Christmas to me
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:49 pm
by kennyc
Ovenpaa wrote:I think we need to find as sling for it now and get it shot.
I got a nice new one off of the bay took some wearing in though in fact it's still stiff
Re: The Schmidt Rubin 1911 - Happy Christmas to me
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 3:40 pm
by snayperskaya
Very nice rifle Dave
I was looking at a carbine version at my club shop last weekend which looked nice.
Re: The Schmidt Rubin 1911 - Happy Christmas to me
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 5:25 pm
by ovenpaa
Well it has been stripped, cleaned and checked and I have a box of cleaned and sized once fired brass and some dies ready to be loaded. Now I just need to decide on what bullet to use, I have some old SMK Palma and some Lapua Scenar 155 or 170 LB to use, I might even have some spitzer somewhere. Whatever I use it will be a very steady load as I doubt it will go out beyond 300m.
Re: The Schmidt Rubin 1911 - Happy Christmas to me
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 7:00 pm
by kennyc
Ovenpaa wrote:Well it has been stripped, cleaned and checked and I have a box of cleaned and sized once fired brass and some dies ready to be loaded. Now I just need to decide on what bullet to use, I have some old SMK Palma and some Lapua Scenar 155 or 170 LB to use, I might even have some spitzer somewhere. Whatever I use it will be a very steady load as I doubt it will go out beyond 300m.
scenars would be a good choice at 300m and GP11 would be a better choice at 1200 ! take it out and stretch its legs
PS 48gns of RL17 and 174gn ppu bullet work fine in my K31 so should be a nice load in the G11