I took a ride to sarco today and all i can say is I love that place. I bought a finned M91 with a pristine Tikka barrel. And the best part is I paid just a hair over regular 91/30 prices, got it for just $130.00. There was a bunch of really nice mausers and k31's there too, many people just walk by just because they are dirty. But now the bad part, NICS was down today. So I paid in full and have it sitting in the back for me. I need to go back next week DAMN! Maybe I'll pick up another one for that price.

 

For those of you that aren't sure what a finn m91 looks like or goes for, here is an ad on gunbroker for it's twin.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=157001763

What's different between this and the 91/30 ?

The fin versions are typically superior.

 

The stock is slightly different, both in terms of material and design, along with a heavier/better barrel.

 

all in all, more accurate than their russian counterparts.

 

also the sights are different I believe on a few models.

The Finns played "pimp my gun" with captured russian nagants. Most got new barrels and stocks, the barrels they put on were ten times better than the russian barrels. They also heavily modified the triggers to be smooth, light, and crisp. Many historians believe that a finned M39 was the most accurate rifle of WWII, surpassing the 1903's, mausers, and garands. If you are milsurping and you see a odd looking nagant with an SA stamp BUY IT! Many smaller shops mix them in with normal nagants not knowing better and price them like that too!

 

An M39

Is that a 7.62x54r?

Yes most Fin's are x54r however some have been barreled and re chambered in .308 like the one listed.

Excellent purchase, but Sarco still sucks it big in my opinion, the fact that they obviously did not know

what they had in that Fin tells me they are not on their A game. That fin should have no less then $225.00

and more likely upwards towards $300.00, their loss is your gain though.

Sarco = bolt action Hell for me

bought my share of guns there semi and bolt .

 

Can we start a thread to donate a bore brush to them

 

I was one of the dorks that walked by it today :roll:

i will stop by tomorrow to see if there is any more deals

i will stop by tomorrow to see if there is any more deals

 

I will burn you at the stake if you take my prized possesions before I get there on Wednesday

Just tell us what it is so that we don't buy it out from under you Matt

it's a secret John, if I told everyone, someone would go buy it. This way if I leave it open ended hopefully no one will go there and buy anything HAHA

it's a secret John, if I told everyone, someone would go buy it. This way if I leave it open ended hopefully no one will go there and buy anything HAHA

Did you get it? I picked up a Finn M91 also that was marked as 91/30 ( i paid $135). The have couple left but they are in a really bad shape and the asking $300!!!!

Yip I figured you got one of the last one. What they had left was crap. I ended up getting an M44 instead.