............. If Bubba-ing is a word?
In the late 60's and through the 70's, Golden State Arms imported hundreds of Swiss 1911 Long rifles and converted them to .308 for the American hunting market. All of them were professionally converted and refinished and subsequently became known as the Alpine Sporter. Every one of them was identical and all were drilled and tapped for their own scope mount rail.
I can attest to these .308 conversions as being incredibly accurate with the right load or factory cartridge. I'm absolutely anti-Bubba-ing any original issue Swiss rifles, but these were the best example of mass conversion I've ever seen.
In the late 60's and through the 70's, Golden State Arms imported hundreds of Swiss 1911 Long rifles and converted them to .308 for the American hunting market. All of them were professionally converted and refinished and subsequently became known as the Alpine Sporter. Every one of them was identical and all were drilled and tapped for their own scope mount rail.
I can attest to these .308 conversions as being incredibly accurate with the right load or factory cartridge. I'm absolutely anti-Bubba-ing any original issue Swiss rifles, but these were the best example of mass conversion I've ever seen.