STGW 57 update.

[buffalowinter]

I received my STGW 57 and have decided, for now, to leave it as it is. The finish was better than I expected. I did however, make a scope mount for it . I made a copy of the original mount that accepted a Kern scope. It is a dovetail that wedges in the front and is tightened by a thumbscrew in the back. Simple design, but it took me a day to make it. It didn't help that I had to make the tumbscrew from scratch as there is limited clearance over the receiver and I wanted a hex nut in the center of the screw to aid in tightening. I used a Wetzlar scope taken off an HK Stanag mount for a G3. Kern scopes cost as much as the gun. Took it out to make sure than the mount and scope were collimated with the bore and it was pretty much right on. Accuracy testing to come. I did some testing at 100yds with the irons and was only getting around 3 moa, but I was definitely responsible for some of that error.

The original Swiss Kern and mount


My scope and mount

 

[Fig]

It do look good nekid.

 

[biffj]

Who built the rifle?

I've been shooting a PE57 for some years and loading for it as well. They can be pretty accurate and a good scope is worth having. 175gr tipped Sierra Matchkings work very well in these rifles.

Frank

 

[buffalowinter]

Steve Hovermale built the gun.

 

[biffj]

Good guy. He's done a lot of work and research to make them right. Get out and shoot it. They're a bit odd and ugly looking but they shoot very well and are quite pleasant. Being heavy they have little recoil and the butt is made to absorb what little is left. Sights are great too.
Keep us posted.

Frank

 

[ZG47A]

When you design and build a rifle to work as an infantry rifle, sniper rifle, light machine gun and ‘flying carrot’ launcher ... it is going to look more solid than beautiful!

 

[sandwarrior]

When you design and build a rifle to work as an infantry rifle, sniper rifle, light machine gun and ‘flying carrot’ launcher ... it is going to look more solid than beautiful!

Flying Carrot? ...Grenade?

 

[sirhrmechanic]

When you design and build a rifle to work as an infantry rifle, sniper rifle, light machine gun and ‘flying carrot’ launcher ... it is going to look more solid than beautiful!

Ask the guys who designed the Steyr AUG.... Another beautiful utilitarian rifle.

The Saudis' and the Aussies had those at one point. Beautiful!

Sirhr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Beautiful work, BW!!!! Stunning acquisition and I know you will turn it into a thing of beauty. Lethal, accurate beauty!

Sirhr

 

[ZG47A]

@sandwarrior Flying carrot is apparently a Swiss nickname, derived from the practice grenades. I picked it up from watching the recent Bloke on the Range YouTube videos Swiss Flying Carrots 1/2 and 2/2 with the Bloke acting as sidekick to Dale. Dale is the young fella who also carried out some deep research into the Model 57 and recently presented that in an English language video on the Bloke’s channel.

 

[ZG47A]

@sirhrmechanic Having gone from the SLR L1A1 (with a tiny bit of L2A1 Range time) to the M16A1 (briefly); then to a brand new Steyr AUG and later changing to an Aussie garbage AUG (as part of another apparently pointless reorganisation of the RNZE) I have a fairly low opinion of the AUG series. The negative aspects of the design, in my experience, significantly outweigh the positive aspects. NB Aussie spare parts for the AUG are best placed straight into File 13, if you wish to maintain your sanity (and your armourer’s/gunsmith’s sanity).
Coming back to the subject of this thread, the images of that big Swiss rifle and the owner’s fettling are impressive.

 

[sandwarrior]

@sandwarrior Flying carrot is apparently a Swiss nickname, derived from the practice grenades. I picked it up from watching the recent Bloke on the Range YouTube videos Swiss Flying Carrots 1/2 and 2/2 with the Bloke acting as sidekick to Dale. Dale is the young fella who also carried out some deep research into the Model 57 and recently presented that in an English language video on the Bloke’s channel.

Thanks for the explanation! Ha ha, I assumed it was grenades, but figured there had to be a good backstory to that.