1968 M39 with range report.

[Mustang]

I've been on a tear digging out rifles that I've bought over the last few years and never shot.

I got this 1968 "sneak" M39 back in 2010 and got busy and didn't fire it. I finally took it out of the safe and took it to the range last week to see what it could do.

I used some Prvi "match" 54R ammo @ 100 yards with these results.



I fired the first two that hit the center, then threw one up at 11 o'clock, then another two in the center, then the last two hit @ 11 o'clock. Not sure why it did that because I had the sense that they were all good shots on my part.

[17+1]

If the group was shot with a cold and clean bore, I'd try fouling the barrel a bit. My C&R guns like a little fouling to tighten the groups. Also, give the barrel enough time to cool between shots.

I've never been impressed with Prvi 'match' ammo...I do like the standard Prvi stuff though, as the price is right and the brass is decent. This gun will likely shoot even better with fire formed brass handloads and premium bullets...

[renardsubtil]

Interesting...I love my 1968 sneak as well...what's the year under the tang say for yours? Mine was a 1915.

I'm using a Bulgarian light ball that I think is 64gr (found on 7.62x54r), it tends to hit pretty high on the 100 yard target....

[Mustang]

Interesting...I love my 1968 sneak as well...what's the year under the tang say for yours? Mine was a 1915.

I'm using a Bulgarian light ball that I think is 64gr (found on 7.62x54r), it tends to hit pretty high on the 100 yard target....

I haven't taken the rifle down to check the tang date. I don't want to disturb any of the shims in there.

If that Bulgarian ammo is 64gr, that would be "light ball" indeed. The light ball usually runs in the 148 grain range and the heavy ball around 180 grain.

[renardsubtil]

My fault, I'm not sure where that site was getting the information, it's a light ball 148gr or something...anyways, nice grouping!

[paul0660]

If the group was shot with a cold and clean bore, I'd try fouling the barrel a bit. My C&R guns like a little fouling to tighten the groups. Also, give the barrel enough time to cool between shots.

OP, don't worry about it, the dude is dead.