M39: Hex or Round receiver

[SamGoldstein]

Which is more desirable?

I would think Hex because it may have some historical significance. But apparently round receivers were used after the war and are more scarce. What is your opinion?

[capt14k]

Round is much more desirable due to the rarity. Now some say the Hex are more accurate but I see no difference.

In the M/39 the VKT is the cheapest but is more rare than the SAKO. It's just the SAKO is more desirable. Tikka is much more rare than both. Find any of the 3 in round receiver and the value goes way up. Expect to pay $2500 for a Tikka Round Receiver. Any dated 1945 expect to pay more.

The transitional stock is also the rarest of the 3 common stocks War time, transitional, and post war. These can be identified by the splice. Round for war time, pointed for transitional, and square for post war.

Find a Tikka Round dated 1945 in a transitional stock and you have a unicorn.

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[81turbota]

Good luck finding a round receiver M39. 9 examples are known and I own one of them. All of them are B barrels. If you find one it's worth 3-4 times (maybe more, prices are going insane lately) as much as a comparable hex M39. Although it's hard to gauge the market because I've only seen one offered for sale years ago.

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?412856-Round-receiver-M39-survey

No functional difference round vs hex on any Mosin. People tend to favor the hex because of the aesthetics, pre war quality. Shooting them there's no difference. Especially on a Finn. Condition is key.

Round receivers on Tikka M30 (91/30) are somewhat commonly encountered.

[SamGoldstein]

Good luck finding a round receiver M39. 9 examples are known and I own one of them. All of them are B barrels. If you find one it's worth 3-4 times (maybe more, prices are going insane lately) as much as a comparable hex M39. Although it's hard to gauge the market because I've only seen one offered for sale years ago.

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?412856-Round-receiver-M39-survey

No functional difference round vs hex on any Mosin. People tend to favor the hex because of the aesthetics, pre war quality. Shooting them there's no difference. Especially on a Finn. Condition is key.

Round receivers on Tikka M30 (91/30) are somewhat commonly encountered.

I'm in contact with a gentleman that has a B-barrel M39. Don't know if its hex or round. He says he might part with it. He's used it to get a couple of deer. I'd have to see the condition. If it looks good and not overpriced, I'm gonna purchase it.

[81turbota]

I'm in contact with a gentleman that has a B-barrel M39. Don't know if its hex or round. He says he might part with it. He's used it to get a couple of deer. I'd have to see the condition. If it looks good and not overpriced, I'm gonna purchase it.

Good luck! The B barrels are excellent and usually encountered in very good condition. They were all assembled post war.

[familyfarm]

Check the stock behind the receiver carefully for cracks, as well as the handguard. Most are fixable but sometimes these crack right at the key point behind the receiver and that is not good. Also, may bores are very dark due to corrosive ammo - hopefully not this one.

[capt14k]

Good luck finding a round receiver M39. 9 examples are known and I own one of them. All of them are B barrels. If you find one it's worth 3-4 times (maybe more, prices are going insane lately) as much as a comparable hex M39. Although it's hard to gauge the market because I've only seen one offered for sale years ago.

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?412856-Round-receiver-M39-survey

No functional difference round vs hex on any Mosin. People tend to favor the hex because of the aesthetics, pre war quality. Shooting them there's no difference. Especially on a Finn. Condition is key.

Round receivers on Tikka M30 (91/30) are somewhat commonly encountered.

I was referring to a 1945 M/39 Tikka Round. That myth about 9-12 round M/39s has been disproven. There are quite a bit more than that out there. There was a thread on gunboards where one guy alone had 3 and last I checked they were up to over 20 before it was deleted thanks to Discus and the selling/not selling/selling of his.

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[81turbota]

I was referring to a 1945 M/39 Tikka Round. That myth about 9-12 round M/39s has been disproven. There are quite a bit more than that out there. There was a thread on gunboards where one guy alone had 3 and last I checked they were up to over 20 before it was deleted thanks to Discus and the selling/not selling/selling of his.

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Good to know, that's the first I've heard of a round Tikka M39. Too bad the thread got deleted. I would have loved have to seen it.

[capt14k]

Good to know, that's the first I've heard of a round Tikka M39. Too bad the thread got deleted. I would have loved have to seen it.

Discus didn't have a Tikka Round. Just a M/39 Round. However I believe there are M/39 Tikka Round out there.

What I meant by a 1945 Tikka Round in Transitional Stock being a unicorn is that it likely does not exist or if it does it is likely fake. I expect a lot more round receiver M/39s to start popping up. Being they were almost all post war put togethers it really wouldn't be that hard to put one together from parts. Especially with the lack of vetting that goes on in the Mosin Collector Community. The lack of vetting and new collectors have turned me off to Finns for the time being.

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