New"to me" M39

[Ed]

Truck just brought by my first M39. This thing is BEAUTIFUL!!! Wood looks brand new, bore is outstanding! Hex reciever. 1944 VKT. Real solid feel to these. This is my first Mosin and I get on an airplane in 2 hours to go out of town.:banghead: But I need to try it out!!!! Oh well. Just wanted to let everyone know that they haven't hit the bottom of the barrel yet.

 

[Balog]

From whence did you obtain it?

 

[Ed]

Got it from Wholesale Guns and Ammo. Just finished cleaning it up. Like it even better.

 

[Balog]

Forgot to say it the first time, but congrats I llloooooovvveeee M39's. As soon as I get $160 or so free I'm grabbing one.

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[Cosmoline]

You can't go wrong with Old Man Pekka. I just bought a 1967 "sneak" M-39 at auction. Looks promising. IIRC, all the M-39's still used old Mosin receivers, some dating back to the 1890's. It's amazing how well they've held up.

 

[PATH]

Welcome to the I've got an M39 club. It is a superb rifle.

 

[benEzra]

My 1942 VKT has shot 1 3/8" at 100 yards off sandbags, using Wolf 148-gr FMJ.