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Tom

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  1. Hornady and Graf's both market/sell Ultrasonic cleaners that are identical to Harbor Freight's silver $59 unit. The only difference is theirs costs $40 more.

    I have one and it seems to work good. For me it has more utility than a tumbler because I can clean other parts in it. For instance I had some gummed up 10/22 magazines that I tossed in with dish detergent. After 16 minutes they were spotless.

  2. I just purchased a Redfield 4-12x40 for my K31. My out-of-the-box impressions are that it's well made, the fit and finish are excellent. The only plastic on the scope are the windage and elevation knobs. It's a very basic, no frills scope.

    It has a nicer fit and finish than the more expensive Mueller 4-16x50 AO I purchased just prior to the Redfield.

    The Millet scope rings that I recieved to mount the redfield on the other hand...one of the threads in the base was not threaded correctly. I have to call Millett tomorrow.

  3. I bought a Swiss K31 rifle a couple of weeks ago. They have a unique straight pull bolt that works well and they are made with the quality the Swiss are known for. It's chambered in 7.5x55 Swiss which is a right in between a .308 and .30-06 and uses .308 diameter bullets for reloading.

    They often have a name tag under the butt plate. The Swiss Army keeps their rifles and a sealed ammo pack at home for many many years and may have only ever been issued to one person.

    My rifle was once issued to Josef Muller, born in 1934. He was a Train Soldier in the 4th company, 80 battalion in Bennenmoos, Mühlrüti, SG

    Mine was made in 1952. They typically have beaten up stocks but the metal and bore is in great condition.

    I cleaned and lightly sanded the stock then oiled and waxed it. I wanted to clean up the finish but leave the character.

    I made a very short video of the unique straight pull action:

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