my new 1943 Sako m39

[fluffyphydeaux2010]

its rough but the bore is nice. has rounded finger repair where a new fore end was attached and bottom part of stock was reattached, kinda like late war arisaka's. metal is shiny, no blue, trigger has a TON of creep but breaks like a glass rod. bore slugged out to .310"
 
 anyone have advice on these and a set of dies to spare? got trade

[shot1]

That is not a repair on the forearm of your rifle. That is the way they were made. It allowed for some movement in the wood during the extreme cold so it would not break. Most of the M-39s also will have brass shims under the action screws and maybe other places and can have wool felt wrapped around the barrel under the forearm a few inches back of where the barrel comes out of the forearm. All this was done to increase accuracy. Most 39s in good shape are real shooters. I have a "B" barrel that was unissued when I got it. It is a real shooter with 50 grs AA 4350, CCI 200 primer, Prvi case, .311 diameter 174 gr Sierra Match King, C.O.A.L. 3.000 and I use a Lee Factory Crimp Die on it which makes it more accurate. This load shoots to the sights also.

[fluffyphydeaux2010]

just took it apart. no brass spacers, no felt spacers, but there is a steel bedding block in the stock. also, on the rear of the receiver, the 1916 # stamped on the tang doesn't match any other # on the rifle, but all the other #'s match.

Its obvious that its not been taken apart. Inside was full of cosmoline and of all things... sand.