For $60, even if it's a wallhanger, the history behind this rifle is incredible! They are hard to find, I saw a sporterized version going for $240 CAD locallly, you did very well. Love that Tigerstripe stock!
there is one of those rifles just 40 miles north of me but its missing a sight, and they are selling it for 400, do you recommend i buy it? because i am also looking at a scoped mosin, im not sure which one i should go with, i already have a mosin but not a scoped one.
@koiter20 The only way i would drop 400 on a scoped Mosin would be if it were an original PU sniper BUT you can't touch ORIGINALS for under 700-800 dollars. The only place that I know of that is selling true originals is Rguns. With that said, the nice thing about Mosin Nagants is there is ammo EVERYWHERE so you can shoot and shoot all day and not spend over 100 bucks on shells and still have a couple hundred rounds left. For shooting I would go with a Mosin any day.
@koiter20 On the other hand if you knew where to get an original set of sights for the Vetterli and it was in ORIGINAL configuration and not refinished then 400 isn't a bad deal, but don't expect to shoot it often unless its either been converted to centerfire or you know someone who makes the rim fire cartridges. These can get expensive to shoot really fast. Good luck!
Go check out swissrifles com and then read up and check out the forums. those guys have a ridiculous knowledge of all Swiss rifles. it has all the serial number manufacture dates for those rifles plus instruction on how to convert to centerfire and how to load rounds for the gun. its an in depth process but how else are you going to shoot a 130 year old rifle? anyway nice find and i am jealous of your 60 buck price tag!
@IowaBoy01 I won't convert the original bolt, If I found one that was already converted or got a bolt out of a bubba'd rifle then yeah I'd convert that one that way the collectors value of mine remained intact.
The Vetterli action design is based on the US 1866 Winchester Yellow Boy cartridge elevator with the loading side port and tubular magazine. Instead of using a lever action the Swiss gun designer Vetterli, used a bolt action inspired by the Prussian Dreyse bolt action needle rifle. The bolt action would make it easier for a soldier to cycle cartridges in the prone position. When this rifle came out in 1869, it made every other military rifle obsolete.
@Andreas191280 I'll probably just leave it like it is unless I find another bolt that i can mod. I'd rather not ruin the value of the rifle by permanently modifying the original bolt since its a numbers matching rifle.
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austinakintv 2 weeks ago
For $60, even if it's a wallhanger, the history behind this rifle is incredible! They are hard to find, I saw a sporterized version going for $240 CAD locallly, you did very well. Love that Tigerstripe stock!
thumperpaul 1 month ago
there is one of those rifles just 40 miles north of me but its missing a sight, and they are selling it for 400, do you recommend i buy it? because i am also looking at a scoped mosin, im not sure which one i should go with, i already have a mosin but not a scoped one.
koiter20 2 months ago
@koiter20 The only way i would drop 400 on a scoped Mosin would be if it were an original PU sniper BUT you can't touch ORIGINALS for under 700-800 dollars. The only place that I know of that is selling true originals is Rguns. With that said, the nice thing about Mosin Nagants is there is ammo EVERYWHERE so you can shoot and shoot all day and not spend over 100 bucks on shells and still have a couple hundred rounds left. For shooting I would go with a Mosin any day.
Targetpopper 2 months ago
@koiter20 On the other hand if you knew where to get an original set of sights for the Vetterli and it was in ORIGINAL configuration and not refinished then 400 isn't a bad deal, but don't expect to shoot it often unless its either been converted to centerfire or you know someone who makes the rim fire cartridges. These can get expensive to shoot really fast. Good luck!
Targetpopper 2 months ago
Go check out swissrifles com and then read up and check out the forums. those guys have a ridiculous knowledge of all Swiss rifles. it has all the serial number manufacture dates for those rifles plus instruction on how to convert to centerfire and how to load rounds for the gun. its an in depth process but how else are you going to shoot a 130 year old rifle? anyway nice find and i am jealous of your 60 buck price tag!
IowaBoy01 3 months ago
@IowaBoy01 I won't convert the original bolt, If I found one that was already converted or got a bolt out of a bubba'd rifle then yeah I'd convert that one that way the collectors value of mine remained intact.
Its a good site, I've browsed it a couple times.
Targetpopper 3 months ago
The Vetterli action design is based on the US 1866 Winchester Yellow Boy cartridge elevator with the loading side port and tubular magazine. Instead of using a lever action the Swiss gun designer Vetterli, used a bolt action inspired by the Prussian Dreyse bolt action needle rifle. The bolt action would make it easier for a soldier to cycle cartridges in the prone position. When this rifle came out in 1869, it made every other military rifle obsolete.
ShilohReigns 4 months ago
You have to convert it to senterfire. I have done it to my. Fun to shoot.
Andreas191280 6 months ago
@Andreas191280 I'll probably just leave it like it is unless I find another bolt that i can mod. I'd rather not ruin the value of the rifle by permanently modifying the original bolt since its a numbers matching rifle.
Targetpopper 6 months ago
@Targetpopper you're a good man. i have a stevens savage .22 from 1952 and i just got it restored.
skotyboy01 5 months ago