The K31 Schmidt Rubin Performance Tuning Manual: Gunsmithing tips for modifying your K31 Schmidt Rubin rifles.

If you are new to this rifle this book is a must have. The book walks you thrugh how to operate and maintenance of the rifle as well as shooting tips

There is some knowledge here for the person new to the K31, but it is a little disjointed. The book could use a good editor and proof-reader, and there are a few lapses - substituting "Swede" for what was no doubt meant to be "Swiss", etc. Some of the stock fitting and detail stripping would be helped by specific drawings, too. Not a bad read, but not a must read in my opinion.

OK so lets start with the first obvious issue. While the K31 rifle, designed by Colonel Adolph Furrer (1873-1958) is broadly based on a similar straight-pull bolt design like Schmidt -Rubin rifles, it is NOT a Schmidt-Rubin rifle - The M1896, M1911, and K11 are, but the K31 is not. It was designed by Col. Furrer in ...wait for it....1931. Col. Rudolph Schmidt (1832-1898) had nothing to do with the design, as he had been dead for 33 years when the K31 was designed by Col Furrer. Engineer Eduard Rubin (1842-1920) designed the 7.5x55 Swiss cartridge used in both Schmidt-Rubin rifles and the K31 and others, was likewise dead before the K31 was designed. This is a huge myth even among gun writers, but the fact is the K31s are not Schmidt-Rubin guns. Period. SO the author obviously is not familiar with the history of this rifle. Much of what is inside, is so-so at best. Some of the photos are nice, but they are hard to locate a 2nd time since there ARE NO PAGE NUMBERS IN THE ENTIRE BOOK. Publishing House error? Author oversight? Who knows, but takes this from a mediocre, so-so book, into the 'do not waste your money' category. If you want some common-and-easy-to-find tips on accurizing your K31, and just don't want to take the time to google this rifle - it may be an OK buy. But at least give credit to the man who actually designed this rifle, not to a guy who had been dead over a quarter of a century before it was designed.

For the money I spent for this book, I would expect page numbers. It has a Table of Contents but no page numbers at all.Californiagunner

Très bonne collection, indispensable pour les passionnés

Buen libro, imprescindible si se tiene o se quiere un k31