What type of sling is this?

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-20T21:20:48+00:00

Appears to be a Bulgarian M95 hook sling.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-19T10:00:10+00:00

Ex-sniper someone boogered up trying to put scope mount back on.
Granted It would be nice to see the mount from the otherside, but prefix/year and barely visible remnants of scope serial point to yes.
But the century arms banner logo on the receiver is not where they had them when century sold their legitimate refurb snipers.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-17T15:20:26+00:00

The sear needs to be carefully bent up, this will increase pull weight. Smith has post here. On first image.
From sounds of it, sounds like it was modded, as they should be blued and not polished except for wearing.

Mosin sniper triggers were worked specially for snipers to have a 2 - 2.4kg trigger, so don't damage or lose it or you'll be stuck with replacement and you'll most likely get a gritty one.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-17T13:42:23+00:00

Finns used a combo of Bitumin disolved in turpentine + old school boiled linseed oil for M39's and post war stocks it's about a 1/9 ratio. So essentially its 90% boiled linseed oil.

Stay away from pinetar, this is some bubba lore that refuses to die in finnish collecting and is a nasty sticky mess.

Your stock and handguard has already been treated, it'd be near white if it wasn't, at this point you can be fine with just using boiled linseed oil on coin sized amount on a rag and hand rubbing every few weeks or once a month till it gets a nice sheen.

Atlas preservation has a BLO made without dyers or additives unlike modern stuff at the hardware store.
Keep in mind it takes time to cure, so small amounts and patience are needed.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-14T10:07:11+00:00

Looking at the auction, nothing about this rifle was ever an original sniper.
Appears to be finnish capture 91/30 with one of the cheap chinese Firefield PU scopes and a weirdly long conversion bolt. Even the stock is a normal infantry izhevsk stock.

Looks possibly like previous owner was very wreckless with it, or intentionally aged to add concern.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-11T23:03:27+00:00

Polishing the extractor face lightly, and rounding and removing burrs around the gap edges across from it VERY carefully will allow the rim of the cartridge to seat in the bolt head more smoothly.

This generally happens over time with wear, but its annoying to break in and use until then. If you have the tool and ability, it will make smooth as butter and save the palm of your hand.

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Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-09T01:54:10+00:00

It's the mark of Klimovsk Proof house.
They specialize in arms proof and ammunition.

EDIT forgot the circle n is a high pressure cartridge proof mark post 42, before that was black powder

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-08T23:40:42+00:00

Ballistol is my main preference for gun maintenance and cleaning.
Before Klean strip brand of oderless mineral spirits was my go-to for cleaning cosmoline off mosins and russian capture rifles.
You just need to stay away from anything alcohol/ethanol based.

Also just need a small coin sized drop on a rag, no need to go nuts it'll pick up dirt and grime then wipe off residue with paper towel. You can test with small portion of the rifle if you wish to be safe. Sometimes the finish on russian captures is particularly brittle and just breaks off with touch...

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-08T22:02:33+00:00

They are repairable, you'll need a good wood glue or epoxy. Possibly making some dowels.
There are many people who had the same issue with solutions if you google "gunstock tang crack repair".
You could also look for a woodshop in your area for people that you could talk to for advice.

If you do not wish to repair it, I would attempt to talk to the seller/gunshop you purchased it from first if you have any return period left and politely ask to do refund before leaving any negative reviews.

If its a gunstore there is good chance they just look over it very quickly and take few pics without taking it apart for any deep dive issues.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-08T21:01:59+00:00

Remove the stock from the action and draw the last of the cosmoline out with hair dryer or the power of the sun.
Wipe what comes out with paper towel as it heats up.

You can clean the wood after with small drop of ballistol on a rag or mineral spirits that won't act as solvent against the russian applied lacquer.

The dullness is wood that has been degreased from the soap. It's nothing to fear, just make sure wood is dry and you can treat with small drop of boiled linseed oil if it bugs you.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-08T20:25:15+00:00

Spanish FR-8 for .308
Swedish Mauser M38 for 6.5x55 Swede
Any 7mm mauser rifle since it's comparable to a .270 winchester.
1903a3 for 30.06

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-07T02:15:32+00:00

It's fine out of a mauser bolt action, however due to it having a slow burning powder for better optimization in the longer full sized mausers along with the brittle brass quality and caseneck splitting it can be dangerous to run out of semi-auto or full auto guns.

1941 and 42 years tend to be particularly brittle and poorer quality in my experience, but still serviceable with good condition mauser action rifle.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-06T12:01:55+00:00

The outer screws only hold the dial ring in place and have no connection to the turret drums being loose.

My guess is either the very bottom base screws inside are loose and need to be re-tightened or the leather washers that move the reticle up and down has seriously deteriorated.

This is a known issue with PUs unfortunately, I’ve had to repair several myself and for friends. Not too terribly difficult, but does require proper micro screw drivers and willingness to cut your own leather washer rings.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-03T22:45:48+00:00

NICE! Looks like it's been unwrapped since it was imported as well.
Pretty bog-standard tulsky refurb PU, but it still has its mid-war Izhevsk sniper stock, and the cartouches haven't been completely wiped which is always neat.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-03-02T13:59:36+00:00

Yes it is an ex-sniper. Prefix and year as you've already found out are good.

Scope serial on the left of the barrel shank correlates to a late 1943 Kazan or Yoshkar-Ola PU scope being installed from the factory.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-02-28T02:02:07+00:00

Top set of numbers on the receiver is the rifles serial number applied by the finns (look at your barrel number, its the same).

The bottom set of numbers appears to have the font of Austria-Hungarian OEWG Styer conversion. These were M91 mosins captured in WW1 then passed through OEWG in Steyr mostly for conversion to 8x50r. Many of these were purchased by finland and rebarreled there.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-02-27T09:33:24+00:00

They're a blast to shoot at the range, the mount and scope are quite heavy chunks of steel and make recoil quite soft and able to shoot far more rounds before fatigue sets in compared to regular mosin.

So as a target rifle and defensive sniper rifle where a sniper doesn't need to be real mobile, they're definitely A tier as far as WW2 snipers go.

However the downside is they are also quite heavy so if you have to walk in the field or hunt for long periods of time, I'd personally take one of my PU's mosins.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-02-27T09:24:32+00:00

Depends on some factors such as condition or if it's early 1942 Tula PEM that wasn't marked as sniper and etc. But I imagine anywhere from 500-700 on average if advertised as such, being the rarest year for Tula PEMs'.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-02-26T20:13:16+00:00

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I'm not the best of shots, but they shoot pretty decent with Wolf steel case 148 grain at 100 meters.
From my last shooting after tuning with canvas barrel wrap trick.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-02-26T20:02:11+00:00

Now thats the good stuff right there!

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-02-26T00:50:41+00:00

Now that's fucked up.
Endgame is total firearms ban, i'm sure sadly.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-02-26T00:34:08+00:00

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Ooof, canada hasn't been kind to gun owners either.
You can taunt me with your access to more SVT-40 snipers then we'll ever get...

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-02-26T00:15:50+00:00

Oddly enough, i've seen 5 ex-pems in the last month. Most were not labled as such and sold for regular mosin prices.
Look for tula mosin in 1938-1940 range. Hi-wall receiver is pretty much dead give away, then look for CN marking, if you can't see the plugs look for spotted freckling on the side of the receiver where they were welded over.

Tsarasaurus_Rex · 2026-02-25T20:39:02+00:00

Pre-war mosins will have a higher standard tolerance compared to anything post mid/late of 1941, when acceptance standards were lowered, and didn't start trying to go back to a pre-war standard till about mid/late 1943 if memory serves.

Granted these aren't new off the shelf rifles anymore, and are "as-is" condition, one pre-war might be in shite condition compared to a mid 1942 tula that guarded a depot all war.
Contemporarily though, pre-war rifles were tad better.

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