Firearm Friday

Valentine is zeroed.  Reetta and Tatyana were shot too.  All shots were hasty sling at 25 yards.

Top Left is initial zeroing of Valentine.  Top right is finishing the box off.
Center is Reetta.
Bottom Left is Tatyana w/o bayonet.  Bottom Right is Tatyana with bayonet.  Typical 91/30 trick of tightening up with it attached.

Tatyana has an odd trigger that gives kind of a double click before going bang.  It tricks you into thinking that you've broke the sear, but you haven't yet.  This is not exhibited with dry fire.

Reeta is the typical SA Finnish kiv/39 trigger.  Long pull that does nothing, then it stops a moment then breaks clean.  The three rounds on the bottom were learning the trigger.  The two in the center are a better example of how she shoots.

Willard took out his Vz-58 um...  Vz-2008!  The trigger is light and crisp.  Ejection is just barely to the right of vertical.  The folding stock iz teh suxxor.  He's already looking for a fixed stock.  The sights are near identical to an AK in use and precision, so it groups exactly like the Yugo AK clone he brought along for comparison (ie fill the 8-ring with 30 rounds).  When you're shooting it instead of coon-fingering it, all of the controls actually fall right to your hand and everything seems natural, except the safety.  Even so, it's not THAT hard, no harder than an AR safety for a lefty.  Just don't think of it as a thumb control and it makes more sense.

Either it needs some break in or he's got a bad magazine.  Towards the bottom of the mag, the left feed position would jam up in the feed way.  Ah, the joys of surplus!

Valentine gave no surprises.  She's an AR.  I am still astounded at how accurate the Kotonics barrel is and saddened that things ended the way they did for poor Tim.