Globe 555... Any information?

AFAIK they were all based on Finn-capture SVT-40's. I suppose it's possible the odd -38 was chopped up as well, but I've never seen one that started out as a -38.

Also, I think the receiver cover was welded on so the scope mount would be more stable. A lot of them have sewer pipe bores since they were shot with surplus corrosive .303 and never cleaned properly.

Globco did another "sporter" SVT that had the barrel and muzzle extension chopped off ahead of the gas block, and a Lyman front sight dove-tailed into the gas block. These are all in 7.62x54 I believe.
 
Globco 555 started life as an SVT-40, but there were no gas adjustment tools available at that time. These are known for serious port-pressure problems; a number have self-destructed over the years.

With the gas properly set, they can make a wonderful hunting semi-auto..... and they take one of the best cartridges ever designed. The narrow-land rifling should handle boat-tailed slugs okay, too.

It would be really fun to play with one of these. Make SURE you have the gas-adjustment tool. Set properly, rifle should toss the brass no more than 15 feet; if it really throws it out at high speed, you have too-high port pressure. If you are not sure about port pressure issues, pm me and I'll e-mail you an article I did recently.

Good luck and have fun!
 
You don't actually need the tool. If you strip the rifle, you can unscrew the tube that goes into the gas block with a box end wrench. Once it's out, you can adjust the regulator with your fingers. You just have to make sure the regulator doesn't move when you screw the tube back in. That's how I've adjusted mine.
 
9mm-Suppository said:
what?! they butchered finn captures? Are you sure?
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AFAIK, they were all Finn captures. The Soviets weren't releasing their stocks back then, and the Finns were the only ones with a significant number of SVT's for sale.

The receiver, mag floorplate and stock (I think) are all "SA" stamped on my restored Globe SVT.

Oh, did I mention they shortened the mag to 5 rounds too?

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wow, thats really too bad...finn svts are only a fraction of total svt numbers and these shmo's had to muck em up....anyone have any idea how many they got their paws on?
 
Stevo said:
You don't actually need the tool. If you strip the rifle, you can unscrew the tube that goes into the gas block with a box end wrench. Once it's out, you can adjust the regulator with your fingers. You just have to make sure the regulator doesn't move when you screw the tube back in. That's how I've adjusted mine.
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I thought anyone with one of these rifles knew that :roll:

Good tip though....Adjusting the regulator without the tool is easy with SVT's....I think having the tool might cause some people to snap off the little 'tit' for adjusting if they didnt loosen off the gas tube first
 
Now Globe, Globco, could someone give a bit of information about where they were located, when they did the conversions, if they still exist today, etc...

I know this was discussed in the past, but for the benefit of the other people reading this, the Globe acronym is as meaningless as Bubbco... :idea:
 
My knowledge about the company is limited but, Globeco was located just outside Ottawa, and no longer exists.

I know they did SVT's and Enfield conversions, I think Claven will have a lot more information.
 
Where: PQ. I think.
When: 60's and early 70's.
Still there: Nope.
They did this when there was no 7.62 x 54R ammo available. The rifles they converted from 7.62 x 54R to .303Brit are notorious for having bad headspace. To the point of being dangerous. Check the headspace and don't shoot it until you do. They're not worth fixing if the headspace is bad either.
 
What's the attraction to a .303 Globco SVT40?

That's like taking a nice Winchester Lever Gun and converting it to 6.5 mm Japanese :roll:

Or a No.4Mk1 converted to shoot 8 mm Mauser :twisted:
 
Globe's work on firearms looks like it was done in a high school shop class. I wouldn't buy anything that they touched........
 
Hitzy said:
Globe's work on firearms looks like it was done in a high school shop class. I wouldn't buy anything that they touched........
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What was the most amazing Globco product? Or was the SVT40 it?

Maybe it's a success story that they are no longer in business :D
 
Coyote Ugly said:
What's the attraction to a .303 Globco SVT40?

That's like taking a nice Winchester Lever Gun and converting it to 6.5 mm Japanese :roll:

Or a No.4Mk1 converted to shoot 8 mm Mauser :twisted:
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It was a case of having rifles with no ammo to shoot in them. Kind of makes them hard to sell.

.303 was plentiful and 7.62x54r not when these rifles were imported and converted.
 
green said:
Saw one for sale as a rare British experimental semi auto.
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:lol:

this is funny, unless the seller really believed it was when they bought it and is not trying to resell it.


From what I know of globeco they scrubbed off all the old markings on their converted enfields, would be nice to be able to point out the cyrillic letters on the british experimental semi auto :lol:
 
The rifles were rebarreled with SMLE barrels, fwiw. I can remember walking past their building, and there were piles of arms crates, and a mound of SVT muzzle units in their yard.
 
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