I got a mint M39 a few years back for next to nothing. The dealer got it at an auction and had no idea what it was. He priced it as a 91/30. With the right ammo it shoots tighter groups than my buddy's National Match M1A. Now I need an M28.
They are astounding rifles with great triggers, I have two hex receivers one from 1894, and they are both superb weapons. The Finns took a peasant’s arm and made it into a fine robust battle rifle that the snobs in this country mistakenly malign. At the range yesterday the guy next to me had a M-44 and it shot 10” off till I mentioned deploy the bayonet, he thought I was a genius when it shot to point of aim.