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Posted: 8/28/2005 5:11:04 PM EDT
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If you want an inexpensive K31 that migh - or might not - require a LOT of work to make it look nice, then buy from AIM. I've bought 5, or is it 6, K31s from Allan. Every single one was better than descibed. None of them had chewed up stocks. All of them look and shoot very well. Allan has a great rep amongst C&R people. |
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Posted: 8/29/2005 12:49:44 PM EDT
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Watch Big 5, usually have them for $99 on sale every couple weeks... big5sportinggoods.findlocation.com/ |
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Posted: 8/30/2005 8:16:28 AM EDT
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The best ones I have seen have been at gun shows.
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Posted: 8/30/2005 8:39:56 AM EDT
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How much do they usually sell for? |
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Posted: 8/30/2005 9:10:26 AM EDT
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K31 porn...here are my two
 
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Posted: 8/30/2005 10:45:05 AM EDT
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How do you guys get the ding marks our of the stock? Do you bleach it or something? Or are my stocks just nasty compared to yours? I refinished mine the other day and even with a lot of sanding, I could not get rid of the stains. I would like to refinish mine to look like the ones in the picure. PS and where do you get slings like that? Are they patterened after the originals? Thanks! |
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Posted: 8/30/2005 10:59:53 AM EDT
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MRW both those slings and the bayonet frog are the work of that czeckmauseritis guy I was telling you about in my earler post...they are dead on line for line copies of the original and cost 25.00
and are complete...I still have my 50 year old slings..but by using new ones they dont have to work anymore....and wont further wear out. My stocks simply were not dinged/chewed to start with , so I havent done anything to them. both of mine were 175.00 Allen's Armory guns...you know exactly what your getting from him. here is a better shot of the slings 
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Posted: 8/30/2005 1:57:02 PM EDT
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One way to help pull dents out is to use a wet rag and an iron. Put the wet rag on the dent, put the iron on and hold it a few seconds. This pulled some dents completely out and made some of the severe ones better. My somewhat convoluted process was to try to clean with two different solvents, the second being DNA, neither of which made significant progress in removing the finish. Then I steamed dents. I realized I still had a lot of shellac on there, so I attacked it with 60 grit sandpaper. This finally removed all the shellac and my walnut stock was almost white. I then used Formby's tung oil finish. End result was a matte golden color. I'm still thinking of putting a clear coat like polyurethane on it.
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Posted: 8/30/2005 3:35:03 PM EDT
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Yeah, I know the iron trick and use it alot. I thought that those stocks started out all dinged and dirtied up like mine.
 The process I used on my last one was to strip the shellac by wiping with a rag dampened with denatured alcohol, scrub with a scrub brush, detergent , and hot water to try and get the dirt out, steam out the dents with an iron (NOT steaming out the cartouche on the stock), sand down the damaged wood and splinters to the good wood (60 grit/100/150/220 But NOT sanding the cartouche), wipe down with mineral spirits to prep for finish, and then two coats of 1 pound cut amber shellac, and buff out the shine with steel wool. The feel and finish of the stock is fantastic, very few dents and a nice satin type texture, but it still has speckle marks where the dents were due to the discoloration of the wood. I guess my next K-31 or three will come from Allan's  Those look very nice. What how were they rated?
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Posted: 8/30/2005 5:04:29 PM EDT
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85 to 90% was what these were rated
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Posted: 8/31/2005 10:52:25 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/31/2005 11:42:24 AM EDT
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Allen's has always had a reputation for under rating his stuff. They're expensive, but I've always heard they deliver quality goods. |
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Posted: 8/31/2005 12:08:10 PM EDT
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*Thumbs up*  One MINOR mistake though, ProTell is our version of the GOA not the NRA. They are HARDCORE like you wouldn't believe, they are against serial numbers, registration, want machine guns to be sold over the counter etc The cool thing is....they are the largest and most influential gun organization and the most hardcore at the same time 
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Posted: 8/31/2005 2:46:35 PM EDT
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Thanks Matterhorn, even better than I thought :)
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Posted: 8/31/2005 3:36:48 PM EDT
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Well the first one was so good, I ordered another -- hand-picked with a walnut stock from AIM this time. It just came today so I have a happy evening ahead of me.
Jr. got his SKS today too.
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Posted: 9/1/2005 12:02:05 PM EDT
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:) well it looks like you and I both need one more each .....you do want to use those stacking rods ,dont you !  Hey, I will take one Ruben to go..oh and SUPER SIZE it please 
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Posted: 9/1/2005 1:27:21 PM EDT
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Aghh! You're right! I need 2 more. So, does anyone have a pic of some K31's stacked? |
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Posted: 9/2/2005 12:46:35 PM EDT
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ammunitionstore.com today has pics of Privi Partisan 7.5x55, both fmj and sp
Nice to know there are options besides 'future Wolf' and handloads in between surp shipments. |
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Posted: 9/10/2005 3:15:24 PM EDT
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Here are mine, top to bottom: refinished walnut- no sanding, dents and new shellac only, refinsihed beech- needed moderate sanding to remove damaged wood, and untouched beech.  
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Posted: 9/29/2005 8:12:32 AM EDT
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k31 bought. will post piktars in 10 days.
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Posted: 9/29/2005 9:50:54 AM EDT
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why only 10? post now damnit! |
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Posted: 9/29/2005 10:05:11 AM EDT
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Easy, there, MauserMark. Surely you know how hard it is to stop fondling a new rifle. theseacow is building up the self control to pry himself from his new Swiss miss long enough to handle the camera. I still find it difficult to keep my hands off my Swiss miss.By that I mean both my wife (lots of Swiss heritage) and my K31. 
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Posted: 9/29/2005 10:43:05 AM EDT
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Three more are on the way from Allan.
I'm infected, and OOOOHHHH it's so good! |
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Posted: 9/29/2005 11:01:45 AM EDT
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Not to mention wolf swiss is hitting shelves at the end of next week! 
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