SVT40 - pics added

Greasemonkey · August 07, 2015, 06:49:09 PM

Mine has the grooves as well, but like yours lacks the half-moon notch on the top of the rear receiver.

Ammo, I've chucked a few types through mine, even Bulgarian heavy ball, just adjust for it.. Corrosive ammo is no biggie, just clean the thing, the action, gas system and barrel, and clean it correctly. I ain't gonna wade into the "this is bla bla is better that that bla bla" crap pool,

I just use window cleaner, then dry, and oil with engine oil, same as I do SKSs, my Aks, my Mosins and what ever I can get to go bang. Just use something, even hot water, something, that is capable of removing the salts. I will add, maybe it's just me, I clean the same for non-corrosive ammo as I do corrosive ammo, I don't trust the word "non". As for brand, make, origin, what my rifle likes, yours may not, but Czech and Bulgarian as I remember did ok, but, all in all, accuracy was roughly what you see from a decent shooting Mosin. Only commercial I remember feeding it was some Silver Bear and it went bang

Power Surge · August 07, 2015, 07:01:48 PM

Quote from: Greasemonkey on August 07, 2015, 06:49:09 PM
Mine has the grooves as well, but like yours lacks the half-moon notch on the top of the rear receiver.

Ammo, I've chucked a few types through mine, even Bulgarian heavy ball, just adjust for it.. Corrosive ammo is no biggie, just clean the thing, the action, gas system and barrel, and clean it correctly. I ain't gonna wade into the "this is bla bla is better that that bla bla" crap pool, I just use window cleaner, then dry, and oil with engine oil, same as I do SKSs, my Aks, my Mosins and what ever I can get to go bang. Just use something, even hot water, something, that is capable of removing the salts. I will add, maybe it's just me, I clean the same for non-corrosive ammo as I do corrosive ammo, I don't trust the word "non". As for brand, make, origin, what my rifle likes, yours may not, but Czech and Bulgarian as I remember did ok, but, all in all, accuracy was roughly what you see from a decent shooting Mosin. Only commercial I remember feeding it was some Silver Bear and it went bang

Funny you say that, one of my local vintage gun buddies said to use Windex

Greasemonkey · August 07, 2015, 07:23:12 PM

Soapy hot water works, pain hot water works, Windex works,, even the old USGI bore cleaners are water based. The water does not neutralize the salts, not much neutralizes potassium salts, it's easier to just to dissolve them for easy removal. The minimal ammonia content in Windex kind of helps break up powder fouling releasing the trapped salts for flushing out. The ammonia can also remove traces of copper deposits which can contain small amounts of the salts. Hot water can work by dissolving and again, flushing out the salts, also it heats the metal, and poof, it flash dries, then you just oil.

You made me go there

Dannyboy53 · August 08, 2015, 10:00:41 PM

Hot Dog Power, what a find....you're lucky as a hen-house rat. Congratulations Sir!

escobert · August 09, 2015, 03:40:25 PM

Damn man! I'd LOVE to get my hands on one of these. I doubt it'll ever happen though.

Power Surge · August 11, 2015, 08:22:19 PM

Picked this up tonight locally.... my buddy said it's 72 Bulgarian and really good stuff.

Loose}{Cannon · August 11, 2015, 08:54:27 PM

Your gonna melt your face off!!!!

Power Surge · August 11, 2015, 10:08:19 PM

It wasn't fun opening this can with a dremel, but I got it!

Loose}{Cannon · August 11, 2015, 11:26:19 PM

There is a tab you put through an eyelet key and twist.... Can also wrap around needle-nose etc. Just say no to sparks and cases of ammo.

Power Surge · August 11, 2015, 11:32:43 PM

Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on August 11, 2015, 11:26:19 PM

There is a tab you put through an eyelet key and twist.... Can also wrap around needle-nose etc. Just say no to sparks and cases of ammo.

No, not on these tins. You need the special can opener, which I don't have.

Loose}{Cannon · August 11, 2015, 11:36:36 PM

Did you try a p38?

Greasemonkey · August 11, 2015, 11:41:23 PM

I've opened them with cutoff wheels, carefully, but the correct tool is

In Communist Warsaw Pact nations, P38s are huge.

John Galt · August 12, 2015, 05:45:03 AM

That is one nice SVT 40 you have there! What a beauty...nice addition to the collection.

bbush44 · August 12, 2015, 09:25:15 AM

I have seen guys open them, by rubbing them back and forth on cement.

Like this...

Loose}{Cannon · August 12, 2015, 09:31:31 AM

. Classic

running-man · August 12, 2015, 11:09:04 AM

Wax on...wax off!

Greasemonkey · August 12, 2015, 11:55:08 AM

Oh come on, somebody impress me, use a torch or plasma cutter...

Maybe air hammer with exhaust cutting bit, I've seen a hammer and chisel used, gently, I didn't think it was possible to use a hammer, gently

running-man · August 12, 2015, 01:08:05 PM

Heck I bet an angle grinder would be done with that lip in 60 seconds using the same general method as the concrete guy. Who needs to bother with gently?!

Power Surge · August 12, 2015, 11:27:15 PM

Well I guess this should teach me to trust people.... the guy I bought this from said he shot it often with no issues, and recently. I figured I'd break it down and check it all out before range day.....and what a mess. If he was shooting this gun, he never cleaned it, that's for sure. The chamber was so crudded up that a round wouldn't even slip all the way in. The bore has pitting, but I assume that's to be expected from a non-chrome lined 1941 rifle? I've got it all cleaned up now and a round easily slips all the way in like it should. I'm going to hit the bore with some JB bore paste/polish and see if that makes her all nice again.

Justin Hell · August 13, 2015, 06:12:01 PM

Well I hope she cleans up nicely enough to be a shooter...I would almost feel satisfied just having one hangin on the wall to gawk at....but I am sure I would feel your frustration as I would wanna go to town with one of those someday. My shoulder be damned, an SA 54r would be a treat.

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