Well, here she is. Couldn’t resist and had to buy the rifle. It turns out so that I had a serious senior moment yesterday in regard to the manufacturer. It’s not a Tikka but a VKT. It has a “B” barrel, receiver is dated 1942. The stock is just perfect. No...
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Ok, so I am sure some of you remember the post where I was deciding between a few guns. Well it came down to it, and I think I am going to put the Westinghouse on layaway, and I just got my M39 in the mail today!!
It was in literally NEW condition.
And y...
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Okay, so here is the deal.
I have the itch to further expand my collection, but I am torn between:
a Russian SKS for $300 (matching, original, sling incl., no elctro, VG cond)
a Finn Mosin M39 for $239 (matching*, VG-ish, Orig. sling incl, sighted in)...
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I borrowed the photo from 54r.net, but I have a similar rifle.. Who made them?
I found this info, but it doesn't say who made it.. Somebody had to make the parts, at least..
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I'll have more pictures later, but here's one I took on my cell phone camera of my M39:
I'm taking this and my 1911 out shooting today, and I have a hundred rounds to burn through on this thing, so it should be fun.
Hopefully the range instructor...
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I just picked up an M39 stock and handguard to stash away for the future. They are in "raw" form--unused, no finish, no holes drilled, etc. My plan was to give them a few coats of the 1/3 mix (BLO, beeswax, turpentine) before storing them. Has ...
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