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Great range report. The rifle is showing much potential. I am surprised that M75 did not do better. I am also surprised that the Turk ammo was so good but it has surprised me before as well. Seems like it is about 150 grains. I had amazing results from S&B in a plain blue box, 196 grain...

I would look for a commercial b prefix scope. Apparently they are only commercial scope that many collectors recognize as transferred to the military for M1C use. Correct me if I am wrong. Plus, they are like the M81 and have a crosshair, not post. I hate the M82 post. I would change...

Good luck TD. I will try to remember to message you if I spot any Extra Match for sale. The Blue box target is worth buying as well. Several members here and elsewhere have pet loads using SMK 174 grain, 0.311 and Hornady Match 174 grain in 0.312. Varget 43-44 grains comes up a lot. Best...

It sounds like you may have a worn leather washer on your turret or turrets. Very common, not serious. Hey, they may be 70 years old and how long can leather last? There is serious data on gunboards sniper forum stickies on how to deal with the PU scope. 7N1 is pretty good. I have been...

Great picture sinister. No M40 there but interesting. Only one knows how to properly wear a Beret, the one in the middle.

Is that you Brian? In any event, hopefully I did not make any major Bo Bos in all that typing, and in a hurry.

A real M40 is a real M40. If it is USMC, it is is about 5 times as common as a USAF. The real biggie is if it is real US M40. Anyone that rejects a real M40 because it is USAF is not too bright IMO. They were the same rifle. They USAF are less common. Typically they are less used. Exactly...

Various bullets are more able to expand to allow for variations and under-sized bores. The Muni/Miniball is the classic example. I have used .308 SMKs in many Soviet bores. They are not very effective. One needs to use .311 or .312 diameter bullets, of high quality, for good accuracy...

On PU scope accuracy question, yes they are not precise by modern stds. I can tell you I know dozens of folks that shoot sub-MOA with them very frequently, any theoretical inconsistency due to the pitch of the treads and tolerances is not real world. The proof is in the results. These rifles...

7N1 is really good ammo and was tested superior to most Soviet ammo. Accuracy was superior and it was designed for their SVD. It also is much more lethal if a hit is scored. It has a "knocker" which is hammered into the target and also causes tumbling. It is a more accurate round and more...

It is a lot more interesting getting accuracy out of an old military rifle. It may easier to get accuracy form a modern rifle but anybody can do that but most will take some effort. Typically, most modern rifles will not do sub-MOA without some serious efforts anyway. Read the last 30 years...

Anyone that wanted a great M70 with documents, original scope, case, etc. messed up big time when they missed Jack the Dogs recent auction. That was the best example I have ever seen for sale and $15K was a steal. I think $20K would be closer to value. I am amazed it went so cheap. Mine is a...

Lots of us on gunboards get sub-MOA from some of our PUs. Some require quite a bit of tuning. Any require good ammo. The Soviet Match ammo is rated well enough to do sub-MOA. Handloads with 174 SMK or Hornady 174 match bullets, most folks use Varget, will get it done. Research the tuning...

The NGD/SOS is in Louisville KY, usually late Feb. or early March. It is huge. The NGD show happens 5 time per year. There is a show in early Oct.. The general rule, like most shows, is no photos. It certainly does happen but getting a bunch would probably get you thrown out. The guys with...

I currently only have the one M-40. The guy that got the awards rifle had 5 at the SOS and his table mate had another. Every rifle had an original brown case. I was quite frankly overwhelmed looking at so many in one place. He proceeded to show me variations in scope rings, scope markings...

Actually, that auction was a while back and more like $36000. CMP can get crazy money. Part of it is unquestionable legitimacy. No doubt a legit M40 can bring huge money but I was offered one for $12,500 and another for quite a bit less than the $18,000 price tag on another. The second was...

If there are no issues with either, they are likely to fall in the $10-15K range each. Jack the dog sold the best M70 with USMC Unertl, case and sale documents from the 1950s for $15K. To me that was the best deal I have ever know on a US M-70 so that must be top dollar for the best available...

Looks pretty good to me.