HERCO Load Data
Has anybody tried HERCO with a Lee 310 bullet? I have a couple cans of it that I inherited and wanted to give it a try. Thanks Tom
View Articleanother good day at the range
I took my Swiss M78 out for some range time. It has been an excellent shooting rifle. I have a lot of CCI Large Pistol Magnum primers so I gave them a try. I tried them with and without Dacron filler...
View ArticleM69 Loading Gate
Inspired by Norm's loading gate I decided to have a go. Here's my very first go, a few thing learned so the future ones should be better. Top one is mine and the bottom is a reproduction from...
View Article1871 Vetterli Stutzer
Went to tulsa gun show this weekend in hopes of filling a spot in my collection. Found not 1 but 3 1871 Vetterli Stutzers. as well as many other Awesome swiss Rifles and pistols to admire. Came home...
View ArticleVintage cartridges similar to .41 Swiss
In reading about 19th-century rifles/cartridges, I ran into some cartridges that physically looked like .41 Swiss. Then I looked up the dimensions and noticed the .44-60 Peabody seems very similar...
View ArticleReloading: bore size vs bullet size
Hello all, I recently inherited a Vetterli from my grandfather, which he used for years during parades. It's in really good consition and I'm currently thinking to make it sing again, the centerfire...
View ArticleAA#5 powder for 41 Swiss
Looking on Quckload and a powder burn chart AA #5 looks like it may work for reloading 41Swiss. Has anyone used it before? I have shot some I reloaded so far using Unique and I have a few loaded up...
View Article1878 bolt
I'm looking for a complete bolt assembly for the purpose of saving a Vet that has been partially stripped for parts. I hate to see her go to the boneyard.
View ArticleA few history questons for Swiss Vetterli experts:
I have been reading about Vetterlis since I was given one recently. a few questions for folks who are experts:1) Was 1890 the last year Vetterlis were issued at recruit school?2) When was the last...
View ArticleVetterli 10.4 mm ammunition
What is the latest date you have seen 10.4mm Vetterli ammunition made in Swiss army packaging. Looking around the net the newest date I have seen in 12 May 1892. Anything seen later in the 1892 to...
View ArticleTarget Vetterli ??
Not sure if these photos will come up, what I'm wanting to know is it possible that there is such a thing as a Target Vetterli? Or is this just a long range sight on it.Thanks,Mike
View ArticleSlip on front sight
Is anyone aware of someone that makes a slip on sight for the Vetterli?ThansMike
View Articlenew to me Vetterli
Hello everone, It has been quite a while, but I have once again acquired a Swiss Rifle. A co worker asked me the other day, "What do you know about a Swiss Vetterli?" After telling him what I knew, he...
View ArticleVetterli Parts
I have inherited a Suisse Vertelli Rifle that needs parts. This rifle has been in my family forever and a day. It has a few things missing and i would like to get it back to shooting form. The...
View ArticleM-78 Vetterli with odd non-adjustable rear sight
I've bid on an M78 in an auction that looks to me as if it is in extremely good condition for its age. The only detracting feature is the original adjustable sight has been replaced with a non...
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