SVT or SKS availability
- Thread starter MrMatt
- Start date
majormarine
CGN Regular
- Location
- Lower Mainland, BC
these are rated GOOD. The last batch sold at 329/each rated VERY GOOD.
however, i think you can't lose at 279/each!
however, i think you can't lose at 279/each!
By good fortune I was at Epps on Wednesday (the first time there in probably six or eight months) and just felt like asking about the price of the SVT 40 on the rack.
When I heard the price, I took a look at it and chose to buy it shortly thereafter.
Basically, it was an arsenal refurb, with a minor but well done repair in the stock. The bore might have been less than perfect (I'll have to pull the boresnake through her to be sure) but it had strong rifling and should be fine. Dated 1941, it looked as though it may have had more machine marks in the metal than I'm used to seeing, but it was nothing to worry about. I haven't done a side by side comparison with my other SVT, purchased from Tradeex when they first got them, but it's a nice rifle in any case and I'm glad I got it!
Cheers,
Frank
When I heard the price, I took a look at it and chose to buy it shortly thereafter.
Basically, it was an arsenal refurb, with a minor but well done repair in the stock. The bore might have been less than perfect (I'll have to pull the boresnake through her to be sure) but it had strong rifling and should be fine. Dated 1941, it looked as though it may have had more machine marks in the metal than I'm used to seeing, but it was nothing to worry about. I haven't done a side by side comparison with my other SVT, purchased from Tradeex when they first got them, but it's a nice rifle in any case and I'm glad I got it!
Cheers,
Frank
7.62x54r rounds are exceedingly difficult to find. There's practically none available in Winnipeg, so I'm using my last remaining rounds sparringly until I can locate a dealer that still supplies them. Most online suppliers are out of stock and don't know when they'll get more. As it sure seems, the supply is the turtle and the demand is the hare. Also, there seems to be some shadow work going on in the US (government instigated?). Since the source for most our vendors is US based, we're feeling the pinch just as bad as them (if not worse).
