So, today I went to the range with an old friend. When I picked him up he told me that he brought a surprise.
The surprise was an m/45, also known as the "Swedish K". So while its hardly a sniper rifle. It sure is a cool firearm and it has some great history.
Beeing mentioned as one of the things to have if you were a "bad ass" in Vietnam by David H. Hackworth to name just one reference out there.
In Sweden, the "K" has been around since WW2. Back in the day they where plentyfull and anyone with a basic military training had shot one, usually a lot. The Swedish K lived on, both in the Army and as a competition tool for both precision and field type shooting. In fact they still arrange the Swedish National Championships with the old K. But it is living on borrowed time as they say.
Years ago the Police stated that no more permits will be given on Ks. so the guys that have them cant sell them and when they quit shooting or pass on, the old Ks will be turned in to scrap steel. With the exception of a few shooting clubs that still keep them around, but they are getting fewer and fewer with every year passing.
It was non the less cool to shoot one. You really need to tap the trigger to keep it shooting single fire. Automatic fire is not allowed in competition, even so, they are all kept on the standard fully automatic mode. I barely was able to keep minute of pizzaplate at 100 meters from prone position. So I would need a lot of practice with one. But it was an awesome time today.
The surprise was an m/45, also known as the "Swedish K". So while its hardly a sniper rifle. It sure is a cool firearm and it has some great history.
Beeing mentioned as one of the things to have if you were a "bad ass" in Vietnam by David H. Hackworth to name just one reference out there.
In Sweden, the "K" has been around since WW2. Back in the day they where plentyfull and anyone with a basic military training had shot one, usually a lot. The Swedish K lived on, both in the Army and as a competition tool for both precision and field type shooting. In fact they still arrange the Swedish National Championships with the old K. But it is living on borrowed time as they say.
Years ago the Police stated that no more permits will be given on Ks. so the guys that have them cant sell them and when they quit shooting or pass on, the old Ks will be turned in to scrap steel. With the exception of a few shooting clubs that still keep them around, but they are getting fewer and fewer with every year passing.
It was non the less cool to shoot one. You really need to tap the trigger to keep it shooting single fire. Automatic fire is not allowed in competition, even so, they are all kept on the standard fully automatic mode. I barely was able to keep minute of pizzaplate at 100 meters from prone position. So I would need a lot of practice with one. But it was an awesome time today.
