Moral Dilemma
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House Beagle
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Moral Dilemma
What’s the group consensus regarding Swiss Vetterli centerfire conversions? Necessary evil or taboo?
Re: Moral Dilemma
Keep the original bolt if it matches, and then buy a replacement and have it converted. This is based on replacement bolts being available. I always weigh these things against the thought that once it is altered its altered. The unmolested one went up in value a bit.
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, and critic, 1903-1950
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
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Junk Yard Dog
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Re: Moral Dilemma
I have six unmolested 69/71's, I also have several Bannerman, or other altered rifles that could give up bolts if I wanted to shoot the Vetterlis. There are so many of these that got chopped up by Bubba that bolts shouldn't be hard to find.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
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House Beagle
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Re: Moral Dilemma
Thanks for the responses guys.
Unfortunately I have already tried 2 other complete bolts, and neither one or a compilation of parts of all 3 bolts would work with my rifle. It’s an older 69/71 model and from what I have read, parts interchangeability was slim.
JYD- you are correct, thousands of them were bubba’d so bolts aren’t the hardest thing to find, they are just very expensive. Most hitting the $2-300 range for complete examples. I just can’t bring myself to shell out that much scratch for something that more than likely won’t work.
But at any rate, I was just curious on what the general feeling was towards the issue. I hate to not fire this rifle but at the end of the day it will make a very handsome wall hanger.
Unfortunately I have already tried 2 other complete bolts, and neither one or a compilation of parts of all 3 bolts would work with my rifle. It’s an older 69/71 model and from what I have read, parts interchangeability was slim.
JYD- you are correct, thousands of them were bubba’d so bolts aren’t the hardest thing to find, they are just very expensive. Most hitting the $2-300 range for complete examples. I just can’t bring myself to shell out that much scratch for something that more than likely won’t work.
But at any rate, I was just curious on what the general feeling was towards the issue. I hate to not fire this rifle but at the end of the day it will make a very handsome wall hanger.