Unissued Finnish M91 B barrel rifle

whitey07 said:
And if so may we have a range report please
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Likely sometimes in the summer. I'm going to completely take it apart first, clean all the cosmoline off, work on wood (it's a bit dry) and then go out.
I still have some other projects with higher priority now, but it feels like the rifle has a great potential to be accurate for sure.
 
I have an absolutely pristine post war stocked m39 and after I stripped all the cosmo my stock felt really dry. I attempted to linseed oil it and it wouldn’t take like the m39 I had before.I read somewhere that some of the postwar stocks were shellacked and felt dry but were in fact sealed .
 
whitey07 said:
I have an absolutely pristine post war stocked m39 and after I stripped all the cosmo my stock felt really dry. I attempted to linseed oil it and it wouldn’t take like the m39 I had before.I read somewhere that some of the postwar stocks were shellacked and felt dry but were in fact sealed .
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Shellack will not sink into the wood. It dries too quickly. It's hard and shiny. Easy to remove using alcohol. I would avoid using any drying oil. I'm going to mix purified linseed oil and pine tar 50/50 and after cleaning and drying the wood, apply the mixture in 3-4 coats with one week intervals in between each. So my time estimate for the wood alone is 6 weeks of work. Which is less than typical project anyway, but this time I'm not going to alter the look of the wood in any way.
 
You have a nice specimen there, take care of her and keep her in the family, pass her on to future generations so they can marvel at the simple pleasure of owning a remarkable, rugged, shoulder kicking piece of history. Let us know how she performs when you get the chance, I bet she will be up there with the swedes if you’re up to the task. Good luck and congratulations on owning such a lady.
 
cainesy said:
You have a nice specimen there, take care of her and keep her in the family, pass her on to future generations so they can marvel at the simple pleasure of owning a remarkable, rugged, shoulder kicking piece of history. Let us know how she performs when you get the chance, I bet she will be up there with the swedes if you’re up to the task. Good luck and congratulations on owning such a lady.
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Thanks. Always wanted a Finnish rifle, as my old country was invaded by the Soviets as well. We were more lucky than Finns (for the time being) and beat the Red Army back, but anything Finnish has sure some special place in my heart for this reason. Nothing against the Russians. Just their government. It will stay in my family as long as possible for sure. Regards.
 
Nestor: Very nice rifle and it may be a great shooter as well. I have a round receiver B-barrel that groups as well as anything I own at 300m. Personally I wouldn't attempt to do anything with the wood. The value of a post-war rifle like this one lies in leaving it in its pristine condition. Even in our zero-humidity Alberta environment I have yet to see any evidence of drying out of wood causing problems, even in very old stuff.

milsurpo
 
milsurpo said:
Nestor: Very nice rifle and it may be a great shooter as well. I have a round receiver B-barrel that groups as well as anything I own at 300m. Personally I wouldn't attempt to do anything with the wood. The value of a post-war rifle like this one lies in leaving it in its pristine condition. Even in our zero-humidity Alberta environment I have yet to see any evidence of drying out of wood causing problems, even in very old stuff.

milsurpo
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Thanks!
 
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