Valmet Petra .308

[Petra308]

Hello,

Few pics of my only rifle, a Valmet Petra .308 imported from Germany, in various ''costumes'' over time, going through experimental phases. Actually the original butt stock was damaged, I repaired it the best I could but for hunting I replaced it with an ATI stock, purely for practical purpose...I got back to wood when not hunting, all alterations were temporary apart of the threading on the barrel to fit a Finnish Jaki suppressor, so the rifle is basically always going back to its original setup that is actually quite perfect and I shoot best with iron sight only. I plan to shorten the barrel by 2'' because the suppressor is permanently on, and the rifle is now a bit too long for hunting in thick bush, the vinyl cover is also to protect the rifle from scratches...I have a 5, 10 and 2 x 20 rnds mags for it.

 

[wiscoaster]

Interesting series of photos. A rifle with quite a few multiple personalities. Thanks for posting, and welcome to the forum.

 

[GooseGestapo]

A former coworker had a 5.56x45 version in military dress he carried as long gun in patrol vehicle.
It was a tack driver. Under 1.5moa with match grade ammo. Had decent trigger too.
It was perhaps the finest derivative of the AK genre.

 

[The Glockodile]

The pistol grip layout and the position of the trigger made no sense at all until I saw the original wood stock...

...made me look through an annual catalogue from the late 80s.

I remember they used to import Valmets for a very short period, during the same time the SIG 550 and FAMAS derivatives were...

...a nice rifle, yours is.

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

Nice! One rifle you can dress for different occasions

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Not a bad one to have if you could only have one!
Nice Beretta, too.

 

[HPJeep]

I wish Valmet would make AKs to import into the USA again. Good quality firearms. Welcome to the forum!