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Took out my newest addition to the range today for it's maiden voyage. It's a Finn M39, 1942, unissued B-barrel, with a new bore.
Used my old standby, surplus Hungarian heavy steelcore, of which I have an ample supply.
Fired five or six 5 shot groups @ 100 yards to see if any adjustment to windage was needed. It did and I bumped front sight right a hair to to line up the vertical.
With this ammo it shoots high, but then so does my Sako M39. With 203gr stuff the Sako hits POA, which I assume will be the same for this rifle.
Anyway, it is a new barrel so it'll probobly be a bit before it settles down and does nice groups. Todays bunch were in the 3 to 5" range. Good enough to ring gongs at both 200 yards (11" gong) and 300 yards (19" gong).
Here are some pics of the rifle and the best 100 yard 5 shot group of the the day. It was the last group of the day too. Check out three of the 5 shots. They are within 1/2" inch! The other two expanded it to an overall 2 7/8". Still the best bunch of the day.
Used my old standby, surplus Hungarian heavy steelcore, of which I have an ample supply.
Fired five or six 5 shot groups @ 100 yards to see if any adjustment to windage was needed. It did and I bumped front sight right a hair to to line up the vertical.
With this ammo it shoots high, but then so does my Sako M39. With 203gr stuff the Sako hits POA, which I assume will be the same for this rifle.
Anyway, it is a new barrel so it'll probobly be a bit before it settles down and does nice groups. Todays bunch were in the 3 to 5" range. Good enough to ring gongs at both 200 yards (11" gong) and 300 yards (19" gong).
Here are some pics of the rifle and the best 100 yard 5 shot group of the the day. It was the last group of the day too. Check out three of the 5 shots. They are within 1/2" inch!
The other two expanded it to an overall 2 7/8". Still the best bunch of the day.
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