I bought one of those very rifles in 1978.I still have it,folks at the range can’t believe what old gun is capable of.I’ve been shooting an NEI cast GC 205 grain bullet with SR4759,much more accurate than ball ammo or even the Norma factory load.My nephew will get the rifle when I’m done with it.
When I lived in Garden City, KS. I belonged to the Sand and Sage Rifle and Pistol Club.
One day I had the old 1909 and there were a couple of guys already shooting at a nearby bench rest.
They came over and we talked a bit. When I showed them the rifle, they began to laugh and talk to each other in German. There were lots of German Farmers in the area and a surprisingly large number of them could still speak German. They clearly were impressed.
I had the club gunsmith raise the front sight so that it would be dead on at 100 yards. I knew it would be off at the other marked distances but didn’t care. He charged me one dollar for the job. I think he enjoyed working on it and sure enough, it was dead on at 100 yards using FN surplus dated 1932.