But its exactly the same receiver, trigger and magazine that sits in the SIG SSG 3000. Same barrels just in different contour and cailber.
And a different stock, it’s similar to the old black wood stocked SSG.
And the SSG rifles are easy to come by in the US.

Three rows of multiple lugs located at the rear of the bolt body.

Detachable mag. (single column, unfortunately).

Major faults: Poor primary extraction.

Remington’s dubious “spring-clop” extractor.

Bolt handle SIVER-SOLDERED as a “stub” straight into the bolt body.

The dodgy extractor and some idiot’s hot / untrimmed handloads combined to see the bolt handle literally KICKED off a LOT of these rifles by desperate “operators. Sometimes they would get the bolt open at the expense of the extractor cracking the thin front of the retaining groove.

I have a surviving example here, albeit with a replacement stainless, 1:9″ twist,.223 barrel I fitted about fifteen years ago.

Correctly loaded (and TRIMMED) ammo and normal cleaning and maintenance has kept it chugging along for quite a few years. Accuracy is excellent.

Most of the “wrecked” ones I have seen are in .243Win.

The straight-pull Schmidt-Rubin, especially the 1911 “Short Rifle” is also slick. The mid-locking K-11 is smoother and faster to operate than the later, stronger K-31. Extra six-round 1911 mags are VERY hard to find in these parts and the classic Swiss “cardboard” charger clips don’t last very many “recyclings” as opposed to the near-indestructible Lee Enfield types.

1. The bolt handle, “turned” down in all “factory” models, is aligned just behind the trigger. As the bolt is turned down to lock, the trigger finger (of your choice) just falls into position and away you go, again.

2. The bolt “lift” is about 65 degrees, roughly a third less than “that other rifle”.

3. The “cock on closing’ system means that there is no other significant resistance to bolt handle lift other than the helical unlocking surfaces, (1 in 1″ twist), extracting the fired case. With the bolt being then run forward at the sort of speed required for these capers, you will hardly notice the cocking piece engaging the seat just before the bolt handle is slapped into position.

4. Finally, the “by the book’ method for ALL modes of Lee Enfield shooting is that the bolt knob is NOT operated with the palm of the hand, but MUST be held between the thumb and forefinger. It is this hold that places the trigger finger of choice correctly to simply “roll” downwards and deliver the goods.

The ten-round mag kept constantly filled using the 5-round “chargers” is the icing on the cake. This was one of many lessons learned whilst competing against “Team Mauser” on the two-way rifle range in South Africa in the late 19th Century.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHZSgNrHjXg&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRZZcNCTFyQ&feature=youtu.be

The most hits in one minute, bolt action and iron sights, 36 was shot by Thomas Høgåssæther