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As soon as I purchased a K31, I thought it would be great to take a deer with one! I rigged this one up with the Swiss products offset mount, Burris signature rings and a Leupold vx2 Canadian 3-9, which fit the rifle nicely. My load was ppu brass, rl17 powder pushing a 165 interlock at 2650 fps. Quite accurate In this gun. The bucks were moving a bit. I saw a couple smaller bucks earlier in the morning. The afternoon I was fortunate to have this guy take off across a trail where I was set up. He headed into some thick aspen at a full run, I shot once and the deer changed direction a bit. I cycled the nice Swiss action quickly and fired again. I could not see the deer, or hear him. Waited a bit and walked into the aspen . The first shot grazed his neck, the second was a good hit, he dropped and slid to a stop. Did not look like he thrashed around so it happened quick for him. He also had a bad flesh wound to one shoulder, so I hope I ended any suffering he may have been enduring. Here are a few pics of him, and the K31. ![[Linked Image]](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b162/machinistbutler/Mobile%20Uploads/utf-8BSU1BRzA3NzEuanBn_zps721f46d2.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b162/machinistbutler/utf-8BSU1BRzA3NzYuanBn_zps1c2718de.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b162/machinistbutler/utf-8BSU1BRzA3NzcuanBn_zps7f80ba02.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b162/machinistbutler/Mobile%20Uploads/utf-8BSU1BRzA3NjkuanBn_zpsb28ed8cf.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b162/machinistbutler/utf-8BSU1BRzA3NjguanBn_zps59e28dcc.jpg) It was a tough hunt this year. Deer were not moving as they usually do during the rut. Hope you enjoy the pics. Craig
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Awesome mass on that ole boy. Cool to get him with the old rig.
Congrats!
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I got this one mounted from a few years ago, I really like how the mount turned out! ![[Linked Image]](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b162/machinistbutler/Mobile%20Uploads/utf-8BSU1BRzAwMTEuanBn_zps45546db5.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b162/machinistbutler/Mobile%20Uploads/utf-8BSU1BRzAwMTMuanBn_zps119bfc9b.jpg)
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That is a great buck and a very cool Swiss, Congrats!
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Those are both really nice bucks, congrats!
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Super whitetails.
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Nicely done. Great buck...
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Very nice buck and a classy rifle. Don't you just love those straight pull K31s.
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Well done! Great old whitey...
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Thanks for the nice comments! I really do enjoy the k31, beautiful rifle. The details in the machining and function are exceptional.
The 7.5x55 round is a wonderful cartridge.
Taking the deer with that old rifle meant a lot to me this year.
Craig
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Thank you for the pictures Craig, I was handling a Swiss today but didnt buy it.
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Very nice! Thats a good looking buck and rifle. Where did you pickup the K31? I was eyeballing them online the other day, neat looking riflei. Your right about the deer this year, they really seem to be sparse compared to just a few years ago.
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My most recent I bought at wholesale sports, also bought them at Calgary shooting center, Tradeex, and a bunch from Canadian tire. ![[Linked Image]](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b162/machinistbutler/Mobile%20Uploads/utf-8BSU1BRzA4MDkuanBn_zpsc1b285d5.jpg)
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Good mass on that old boy.
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Awesome buck and very cool rifle. I shot a K31 for the first time this past weekend. Extremly smooth action. I will definitely be shooting it more and after seeing this post want to hunt with it.
Congratulations!
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Very nice MB, heck of a Buck.!
I've got a K-31 that I carry sans the scope. Definitely an overlooked cartridge.
Mine isn't a matching numbers gun, but it will shoot 1.5" groups all day long..
Nice to see the classics still out there...
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Both deer pictured are extremely nice bucks!
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I like the mass, congratulations.
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