1940 VKT

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pascucci
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1940 VKT

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Well, I'm back after a leave of absence. I'm going to slowly post my collection, which some of you from gunboards may recognize, others are recent additions I haven't posted anywhere yet. To start with, I am posting my 1940 Finn VKT M91. Not in great shape, it's still a beautiful rifle and I'm fairly happy with it as a shooter. These are generally not a respected model, considered to be inferior to SAKO and Tikka in the same way Izhevsk is considered inferior to Tula for no real reason. I always liked VKT rifles, so let me know what you think.

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I haven't heard about all this inferior concerns before on any of these. I have heard some people have preferences.
Nice rifle.
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If you feel it is feeling inferior please send it to me. I will enroll it in my rehab center for inferior feeling Mosins.
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VKT, Sako, Tikkakoski, all built to exactly the same specs, same exact rifle with different markings. Nice find :vcool: :vcool: :vcool:
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Nice looking m91 you have there. I do love these long rifles.
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I think I'd like to have it!
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:big shock: :Drool1: :thumbsup: :attn:
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That looks like a very respectable M91 to me. I like it. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Nice State rifle. Like the old style vkt mark :vcool: :vcool:
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Nice color on the stock. ... kind of a dark cherry
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Looks good. Any Finn rifle is a good Finn rifle IMO.
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What I find funny is there were more rifles made at Tikka than VKT... Yet it seems there is still a preference to Tikka out there. I like them all; And this one is no exception. Looking good... :vcool: :vcool: :vcool: :vcool:
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