Gun show pickup, Finn M39

[Maksim 1,504]

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from the post above...

 

Pictures of the Finn M39. Was marked $350, got it for $300. $321 after tax and nics/pics.

[crazyboy 13]

Nice!!!

[tbtrout 141]

Looks nice

[Blcklightning 11]

Looks Good! :handgestures-thumbup:

[bry@n 195]

Looks great. Congrats. I wanted to make the show but didn't as my wife and mother in law wanted to go to the range.

[JonF 79]

Nice Maks, hows the bore/rifling on that one?

[Maksim 1,504]

Nice Maks, hows the bore/rifling on that one?

 

 

strong rifling, very clean.

 

I ended up cleaning it last night. Was surprised. After spraying it with breakclean, then hoppes patch.... they came out clean. Took a bronze brush... on the second patch, was clean. hehe.

[Greydaddy 2]

Nice looking rifle, Maks.

[usnmars 136]

you will be shocked at how much more accurate an m39 is compared to a mosin. I gotta say she sure is purdy!

[Maksim 1,504]

She is a shooter.

 

took her out to dix today and ran through a box of wolf gold.

 

Shot at 50 and 100 yards.

 

Was able to hit water bottles and did it make them fly. Would love to shoot a steel plate or different paper target vs what i had today, or run it off a bench to really see how accurate she can get.

 

but... first impressions...

 

Felt alot more solid over the 2 mosin 91/30s I have, and it did kick a bit more, or at least the metal butt plate from the fin hurts more than the one on the russian. lol.

 

Now that I have some brass, looking forward to some light loads so I can really start enjoying the russian military variants quite a bit more.

 

moral of the story, yes, it costs 3x more than a regular mosin, but if you have a chance to pick one up, absolutely worth it.

[lunker 274]

I ordered a nice steel silhouette target from Widener's (like JonF has).

I'll put my Swiss up against your Finn. Water bottles at 100 yards! Steel plate at 200 yards.

The Iron Sights Challenge gauntlet has been thrown.

[theRU 33]

whatever happened with the challenge? Who won?

[lunker 274]

whatever happened with the challenge? Who won?

 

 

I need to take off another Wednesday or Friday to make it happen at Fort Dix. Unfortunately I am not self-employed like our intrepid leader.

[docwalt 1]

Aren't you guys afraid of those bullets coming back at you using steel plate? Or hitting

someone else?

[lunker 274]

Aren't you guys afraid of those bullets coming back at you using steel plate? Or hitting

someone else?

 

Steel plates at 200 yards. That is sufficient to prevent splash back. It's a rule at Fort Dix.

[JonF 79]

I set my plate on a hinged stand so it just gives way and deflects into the dirt.

[theRU 33]

back to the finn m39..i want one!

 

hell..there are alot of rifles I want.

[Maksim 1,504]

back to the finn m39..i want one!

 

hell..there are alot of rifles I want.

 

 

I was on a Mosin binge... then discovered the finn's, then discovered the Swiss and now the Mausers.

[lunker 274]

I was on a Mosin binge... then discovered the finn's, then discovered the Swiss and now the Mausers.

 

 

With a Swiss K31 thrown in there somewhere.

[theRU 33]

i will be working my threw them all.. i might as well turn my basement into a huge vault because that is where i'm headed! finn, mausers, swiss, garands, enfields.. oh boy

[autoxnyc 4]

i will be working my threw them all.. i might as well turn my basement into a huge vault because that is where i'm headed! finn, mausers, swiss, garands, enfields.. oh boy

 

+1. I'm having the same issue here. All I need now is a nice 1903A3 and hopefully I'll stop for a while. Collecting surplus is so addicting.

[Maksim 1,504]

hehe, you think it is addictive....?

 

Check out surplusrifle.com and surplusrifleforum.com.

 

:shhh:

[usnmars 136]

It is beyond addicting. I am in the levels of it being a full blown sickness!!!!!! Wait till dealers start calling you to tell you about the new stuff they just got in. That is when I realized I had a problem.

[Maksim 1,504]

It is beyond addicting. I am in the levels of it being a full blown sickness!!!!!! Wait till dealers start calling you to tell you about the new stuff they just got in. That is when I realized I had a problem.

 

 

Eric, when Aim knows you on a first name basis, and your personal account rivals some of the largest FFL's..... yes. You may have a problem.

 

I am willing to help you deal with that problem, for free. :mrgreen:

[usnmars 136]

Mak, when I am home next time we HAVE to meet up and do some shootin. You name the surplus rifle that you want to try and I will bring it. SVT40's, 1903's, m1's, Mausers, Enfields You name it I got it.

[theRU 33]

Mak, when I am home next time we HAVE to meet up and do some shootin. You name the surplus rifle that you want to try and I will bring it. SVT40's, 1903's, m1's, Mausers, Enfields You name it I got it.

 

I completely agree with this... i think i should be there too. just in case you need an extra shooter of course. hahahaha

[Ray Ray 3,566]

Mak, when I am home next time we HAVE to meet up and do some shootin. You name the surplus rifle that you want to try and I will bring it. SVT40's, 1903's, m1's, Mausers, Enfields You name it I got it.

 

This better be at Cherry Ridge, cause I'll be there too sucka!