Finnish Mosin markings

[davemccarthy707]

What does a "D" marking on a 1940 VKT Finn barrel mean? It's a M91.

 

[Nabs]

It means the throat was opened up on the rifle to accept the Finnish D-166 ball ammo which I believe is a simple copy of the Soviet ammo of the day.

 

[davemccarthy707]

It means the throat was opened up on the rifle to accept the Finnish D-166 ball ammo which I believe is a simple copy of the Soviet ammo of the day.

Pardon my ignorance but, does this mean I can shoot modern hunting sp ammo in this rifle?

 

[svt1940]

Pardon my ignorance but, does this mean I can shoot modern hunting sp ammo in this rifle?

You can,no problem

 

[Nabs]

Pardon my ignorance but, does this mean I can shoot modern hunting sp ammo in this rifle?

You can even use Russian/Czech surplus if you wish.

 

[davemccarthy707]

So are the finnish m91 rifles marked vkt on the barrel rebarreled rifles? Or just rearsenaled?

 

[desporterizer]

Re-barreled. The D-166 was not a copy of the soviet rnd but a unique Finn loading. Heavier & fatter then the soviet norn at the time it does NOT bear a resemblance to the current d-166 bullet. I have exactly one rnd of wartime d-166 & several of the Finn copies of the soviet load. I believe they are all .308 but I would have to check to make sure.

 

[fernleaf]

Finnish D-166 ammo was loaded with the D-166 bullet - still made by Lapua - which mics at .310, as does all East Bloc produced surplus ammo.

 

[desporterizer]

Would you care to put that to the test with some samples & a micrometer?