Still a cool find. The leftover straight stocks were used in the early post-war period for refurbishment of rifles with damaged stocks, likely that is what happened to that VKT.Originally Posted by JimDO
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Still a cool find. The leftover straight stocks were used in the early post-war period for refurbishment of rifles with damaged stocks, likely that is what happened to that VKT.
Keeping it real on the range since before there was a CGN.
Thx for the info
C.S.S.A. + C.C. F.R.
Got my 1942 VKT today. Light to medium Arctic birch. Pointed mortises with not one stamping or marking on the stock.
Stock was dry as popcorn so I hand rubbed Ballistol into the wood. looks and feels great now.
Bolt looks old and has not been belt sanded. So it does drag some .
Trigger has the take up then a clean break. So I think I got a nice one...
ALL Finn bolts are recycled off older ex-Russian guns, so they usually show signs of age/use. Clean it up really well and just use the rifle. It will break in if it hasn't already.
Keeping it real on the range since before there was a CGN.
My other Mosins have silky smooth bolts!!!
What that means is lots of slop and wiggle of the bolt in the reciever.
So my M39 bolt doesn't have the slop and wiggle. Its starting to smooth out already.
Haveing 2nd thoughts about useing my Russian milsurp ammo in this gun. I might look around for some MFS.
Is the MFS brass reloadable??
No it is not. I believe it's a zinc-steel case. It's good ammo though, I just purchased 500 rounds of MFS 7.62x54r from NorthProSports yesterday so I can feed the Mosin (Russian, not Finnish, sigh) and SVT. They have the 175gr FMJ's on for $350 and the 203gr SP's for $370.
It is steel cased. Decent ammo though, I've used it in various Mosins.
I wonder how much tuneing these rifles have? I had 3 shims in the front and 4 in the rear?
Also there is a small chunk of steel that seems to fit in a stock cutout forward of the front bolt??
That's the piece the cleaning rod screws into. Mine had 3 shims in front and 2 aft; so some effort was put into these it seems.
Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who do not.
M39's, particularly those built or repaired after the war, OFTEN have accurizing shims in the stock. They are designed to get the right upward pressure on the bbl at the muzzle end.
DO NOT remove them. Leave them be and your rifle will shoot better.
Keeping it real on the range since before there was a CGN.
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