Svt 40

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I look at each one as to what they are....and what they are for. That 66 mustang was a god awful car next to even a 80 mustang. Same if you are looking at a SVD vs something even like a remington 700....they you have to look at how the soviets and communist nations have an outlook things in general....remember the saying quanity has a quality of its own.

Personally I have not touched a soviet weapon that a western weapon was not better from the same time frame....that does not mean that I can not like them for what they are.

The M1 is better then the SVT in every way I can think of....and the most important way...spare parts. That does not mean that I do not enjoy my SVT greatly....same can be said for the SVT and the american sniper rifles of the same time frame....many of those you can buy at your local sporting goods store.

Enjoy military surplus stuff for what it is....and the history it gives you....If I just wanted great fit and finish I would only own a Glock and a 700
 
^ In terms of specs like accuracy, weight, and such, the SVT is about on par with the Garand. The SVT is appreciably longer. It's cartridge is mildly less powerful than the Garand's. Here are three big advantages: The SVT feeds from detatchable magazines, the SVT is not prone to breaking your fingers, and the SVT was considered reliable enough for the Soviets.
 
Hi Guys,
This is my very first post here. Coincidentally, I bought SVT 40 last week. It is a 1941 Tula example in perfect condition. It seems it haven't seen much combat use (if any). Its iron doesn't have any signs of use. Blueing is prefect everywhere and bore and chamber look like the rifle was never shot. The wood shows only very little surface damage, perhaps from storage and handling, preservation agents, etc.. I decided to improve the wood finish slightly - sanding, staining and waxing.
Any recommendations how to do this job? I want to save all the stampings on the wood (and there is plenty of them...), of course.


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Harquebusier said:
Hi Guys,
This is my very first post here. Coincidentally, I bought SVT 40 last week. It is a 1941 Tula example in perfect condition. It seems it haven't seen much combat use (if any). Its iron doesn't have any signs of use. Blueing is prefect everywhere and bore and chamber look like the rifle was never shot. The wood shows only very little surface damage, perhaps from storage and handling, preservation agents, etc.. I decided to improve the wood finish slightly - sanding, staining and waxing.
Any recommendations how to do this job? I want to save all the stampings on the wood (and there is plenty of them...), of course.


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Yes don't sand...don't stain if you want to keep the collector value of the rifle. Leave the wood as it. Looks like you have the SVT stock and not an AVT stock (little hard to tell in the pic) and looks like it has a plum bolt handle...again hard to tell. If the bolt handle is plumb it is a refirb. Nothing wrong with any of this....just what it is.

Everything I say is from a US standpoint....I don't know in europe but in the us this is a rifle that does not grow on trees. I usually tell people to not shoot surplus ammo in the rifles, and start with the gas system at the lowest setting and work up till the rifle feeds correctly.

They are great fun to shoot but you need to baby them a little parts (again in the US) are pretty hard to come by.

Rifle looks great....just give her wood some nice wax/oil whatever you like and go from there. They are an investment you can enjoy.
 
Thanks for your opinion. Here in our country, SVTs aren't considered as very rare items. You can find them in many gunshops and their prices are reasonable - I paid 5000 crowns (about 250 USD) for mine*. They even sell spares, not cheap, but have them. I think I should be able to perform a wood finish job in a very careful way. The original finish is shellac and it was done after the war during refurbishment of rifles. So, it doesn't add much historical value. It can be easily removed with technical alcohol.

* Bayonet was extra - half of the price of the rifle! :eek:
 
I always find it interesting that I, as an American, will inevitably become jealous of a non-American with regards to guns. Oh how I wish I could join the SVT club.
 
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