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zeebill wrote:[ Or it was drilled and tapped for a scope and the war ended and it was returned the infantry rifle ranks. That number which is on there and could indicate a scope number is usually farther back on the receiver so I am wondering just what that could mean.
That is the scope number. It is right on the left side of the barrel shank where it should be.
Here is my ex-sniper and scope number.....same as his.
i had to sell one just like it and got 300 for it. you did good. please do not re scope it. like they said it has its own history. r ember during WW 2 that rifle was the real deal Russian sniper. it might have seen combat.
notabiker wrote:i had to sell one just like it and got 300 for it. you did good. please do not re scope it. like they said it has its own history. r ember during WW 2 that rifle was the real deal Russian sniper. it might have seen combat.
You got $300 for an ex-sniper? Wow
Let me make a short, open, blanket comment. There are no good guns. There are no bad guns. Any gun in the hands of a bad man is a bad thing. Any gun in the hands of a descent person is no threat to anyone--- except bad people. -- Charleton Heston
Guns are not good, they are not evil. Save those descriptions for the people holding the firearm. -- Unknown
1943 Izhevsk
1937 Izhevsk
1935/48/50 Tula (hex)
1939 Tula (laminate stock)
And many other firearms
Three hundred bucks! Were did you dig up that su....I mean customer ? If he needs a perfectly good used car send him my way
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Whats the range and what type of ammo? You have a great rifle there for an even better price . VERY NICE !
I went and shot today as well, chilly and windy here but sunny. Took an 1968 M39 "sneak"out to play with and found myself 'bonding' with it.......amazing rifle.
Not a sneak, no effort seems to have been made to hide them, the date is right there to see, a Finnish ex soldier on you tube explained that these rifles were built and used for training. Why they had to build more M39's in the 1960's and 70's when they still had unissued wartime built M39's in stock was not explained. Maybe the later built rifles had magic dust sprinkled on them, seems that way when I shoot them, absolutely phenomenal even with me behind the trigger.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Didn't stop me either, but I was working, would have been a nice day to shoot
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
TopperT wrote:Whats the range and what type of ammo? You have a great rifle there for an even better price . VERY NICE !
I went and shot today as well, chilly and windy here but sunny. Took an 1968 M39 "sneak"out to play with and found myself 'bonding' with it.......amazing rifle.
Only 50 yards today and used surplus Romianian FMJ. Very dirty ammo !!
Romanian 7.62x54R? I have yet to try any of that, or even see any.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Cool, I will have to keep my eyes open and add some to the ammo collection. Odd that they would use copper washed cases for the 7.62 and lacquer coated for the 8mm.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Idoktr wrote:
Stupid question...could this be refit back to a sniper, and if so, how...
Thanks
Stewart
There is no reason to return an ex PU sniper to sniper form. There are to many real PU snipers out there. With PE and PEM snipers I've heard a lot of arguments between well respected collectors on both sides of that argument. Samco snipers that were never pluged and welded, where only the mount and optics removed doesn't bother me though. No real modification needed. I personally am a purist and snipers aren't really my thing, so I have no dog in that fight. I pretty much just skip those threads.
Junk Yard Dog wrote:Romanian 7.62x54R? I have yet to try any of that, or even see any.
What are the actual numbers on the headstamp. What's the top number and what's the bottom number. I only ask because no one has Romanian 7.62x54R for sale that I know of unless is old stock. It's possible they misidentified it. I see it all the time. Selling Russian ammo that's actually Bulgarian is the most common one I see. The big circle 10 on the tin is a dead give away but some of these places have no idea what it is.
Ah, I didn't think of that, I figured the Romanians must have caught on to the sticky bolt problems with the lacquered cases and switched.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
If he needs a perfectly good used car send him my way 
. VERY NICE 
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