[The KG9 Kid]

I dunno about that. I have never seen a 'Sporterized' modified Schmidt-Rubin receiver. Also, I believe that gunsmiths have been customizing genuine Mauser actions to charge artillery-like cartridges. Those I have seen.

Also, I can't believe that anyone would select anything but a cannon for Grizzley bear. I don't even want to venture out where the Kodiak bears live unless I am in an armored fighting vehicle, and even then I want to eyeball the hatch hinges first before I climb in.

The Ruag GP-11 ammo isn't too hard to find, but when you do find some it's costly. I paid about $200 for 480 rounds in the typical shoebox case it ships in. It's certainly match-grade ammo.

[PoorMuttly]

Yeah...I just thought it was "interesting" that he said no expansion, heart-shot...and blowed-up. Maybe it was a baby Dik-Dik..that was biting its butt at the time. Go figure.

Anyway...I FOUND my Mauser iron sights at :

http://www.mojosights.com/

They make 'em for the Nagant and S-R too...which is pretty neat...but not '03, sadly. Anyway...I plan on scoping both some time. It also seems that Hornady no longer makes a 220 gr. 8mm bullet...though 200 gr. may be better...and the others I've found don't have cannelures on them...even the Partition, which I never understood...and has cost me game...so I'd like cannelured bullets in a dangerous-pork rifle. I am also characteristically suspicious of 8mm bullets being constructed for Magnum velocities...but they certainly should penetrate then !

[tet68]

I have read about a few K-31s rebarreled to .308, but only as a custom job.

I like the K-31 a lot more than the M-95s, the action is that much smoother and the bolt is a lot less complicated.

I was quite impressed by the K-31 trigger,perhaps the only parallel action type I've ever seen.

Here is a pic of one with Darrell Harrison's scout mount and a NcStar 2x7 ler.

Mine doesn't have that nice tiger stripeing. Darrell sells these for $60 over on the www.milsurpshooter.net site. Muttly eat heart out.