$200 SVT 40s!

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DJdeadlyDALEK said:
Ok this is from Weimajack, not Lever but I'm hoping my one that comes in the mail tomorrow is just as ###y:

She's about as close as I'm going to get to having a '45 dated SVT. She's a 1941 Tula sitting on a beautiful naval AVT stock dated 1945. She's a safe queen. Dint think I'll ever shoot her but love taking pics of her
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I thought you had a real 1945 SVT 40. Beautiful looking rifle.

Do they usually come with mismatched stocks ?
 
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Almost all rifles are refurb'd and come with forced matched stocks. Some are even re-matched twice and have multiple ###'s.

I wish I knew about the Military 10% discount :( I don't know how much money I lost by not taking advantage of that this year? I am pretty sure that they wouldn't apply it to this Christmas sale though.
 
agentcq said:
Almost all rifles are refurb'd and come with forced matched stocks. Some are even re-matched twice and have multiple ###'s.
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Guess I was extra lucky with the rifles I received. The one with the notch is a 1941 Tula but has a 1944 AVT stock, which I would say was unused. The other one is a 1940 Tula and still has it's original AVT stock but has the later type muzzle break unfortunately .
 
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DJdeadlyDALEK said:
To supplement the Red Army's shortage of#machine guns, an SVT version capable of full-automatic fire was produced in 1943, and was designated the AVT-40.#

This was taken from this Web Site:
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/SVT40

But I'd still love to see pics :)
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My computer does not seem to like my camera at the moment for some reason, but the stock looks original to me. I will post the pics when i get it sorted out.
 
You could very well have an unissued stock that was placed on your rifle during refurbishment. But an early SVT would have had a lighter stock with one cut out on the left side for the safety. An AVT has that cut out on both sides for select fire. From multiple different sources its been said that the Soviets had quite a stock pile of unused AVT stocks when production of the AVT was ceased and they simply used up that stock pile during refurbishment after the war.
 
DJdeadlyDALEK said:
You could very well have an unissued stock that was placed on your rifle during refurbishment. But an early SVT would have had a lighter stock with one cut out on the left side for the safety. An AVT has that cut out on both sides for select fire. From multiple different sources its been said that the Soviets had quite a stock pile of unused AVT stocks when production of the AVT was ceased and they simply used up that stock pile during refurbishment after the war.
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It is not an unissued stock, nor does it look refurbished. It looks like it has been used albeit lightly.

I do have an SVT with the lighter stock, but it also has the cut on both sides for select fire.
 
AVT cuts can be found on both early and late types of stocks. Stocks with AVT cuts were used on SVTs not only during re-furbishing process, but also during the war.
 
Of course there could be no AVT stock on 1940-1941 SVT, as well as there could be no late type stock (incorrectly called "naval") on 1940-1942. However people keep ordering 1940-41 rifles with "naval" stocks. I can't get it. Those rifles look like monsters to me.
I was just commenting on the DJ words about AVT stocks being used on SVT only during refurb process.
 
Horilka said:
Of course there could be no AVT stock on 1940-1941 SVT, as well as there could be no late type stock (incorrectly called "naval") on 1940-1942. However people keep ordering 1940-41 rifles with "naval" stocks. I can't get it. QUOTE]

There are shooting advantages to the thicker profile stock & they are generally in better shape even if not correct. Many also prefer a stock with no repairs. I don't care either way.
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desporterizer said:
There are shooting advantages to the thicker profile stock & they are generally in better shape even if not correct. Many also prefer a stock with no repairs. I don't care either way.
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For me historical accuracy is more important than convenience/inconvenience of the thicker stock while shooting . I really like to accept any type of military weapon in it's originals configuration, regardless of it's appeal or usability. Of course 1942 SVT improvements were introduced for valid reasons - sturdiness, reliability and simplifications at the same time. But still... they don't belong on collectors' 1940-41 rifles. That's of course just mine opinion. Maybe some people just see the beauty in refurbishing process, I don't :)
 
DJdeadlyDALEK said:
Ok this is from Weimajack, not Lever but I'm hoping my one that comes in the mail tomorrow is just as ###y:



She's about as close as I'm going to get to having a '45 dated SVT. She's a 1941 Tula sitting on a beautiful naval AVT stock dated 1945. She's a safe queen. Dint think I'll ever shoot her but love taking pics of her
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That is a beautiful rifle, sir! The grain in these Russian rifles never ceases to impress. I know I am going to end up buying another safe and filling it up before I am 30 :)
 
What is or is not correct on these SVTs does not concern me on a $200 rifle. I do not expect a collector piece for that price. Correct pieces are of course desirable but this is a shooter or even a spare parts gun for that price. The fact that I can get an SVT at all at that price is fantastic.
 
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