M39 Bore Condition

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steelbuttplate
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Re: M39 Bore Condition

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That reminds me of one of the many Algebra tests that I failed.
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firebat
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Re: M39 Bore Condition

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Mangrove, thanks a lot for this info! I assume the angle test is performed with the upper hand guard/barrel bands removed and action screws properly tightened?
Mangrove wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 8:19 am Two tests mentioned in the Civil Guard and Finnish Defence Forces literature and the permanent orders are the sheet of paper test described earlier and an angle test. The angle test can be performed after the sheet of paper test. If the rifle is lifted to a 45 degree angle (from the floor or a table?), the barrel should noticeably lift up from the stock and return to the original position when the rifle is turned to rest on its butt (i.e. 90 degree angle).
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Flatlander
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Re: M39 Bore Condition

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Thank you Mangrove.

I don't have very many M39's, but all will shoot MOA or less, a fact that most on the internet greet with disbelief.
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