suomi M31 gunsmith

[fred.weckerling]

Does anyone know of a smith doing these conversions? I am new and did a bit of googling, I've seen them built for sale so I know someone has to be.

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[Chuckindenver]

just finished one...never again....big turd sandwich...

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just finished one...never again....big turd sandwich...

Hate to hear that with a kit price of $80 it seemed like a worthy project.
Care to expound on "turd sandwich" or does that tell me all I need to know?

[fn111557]

I was going to do a build last year until I received a sales flier from J&G Sales. Decided to just buy it outright, my time is worth more to me than the sale price.
I LOVE mine! It is a BEAST! And will go through ammo faster than I can keep paying for it, but is a GREAT conversation starter at the range. I would recommend buying one instead of the rebuild. Either way I think they are lots of fun.
LINK to for sale at J&G;
Finnish M31 Suomi 9mm Submachine gun style rifle w/36rd mag, Used.

HEAVY you bet-ya!;


All cleaned up and ready to go out;


DRUM DUMP – 72 (62) rounds at 10 yards in 55 seconds (12 fail to feed 2 of the first 5 shots, and last 10. Drum needed to be tuned)

[Al Diehl]

All cleaned up and ready to go out;
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSCF0705-1.jpg

fn111557, How well do those magazines fit in those MP40 magazine pouches?? I wanted to get some for my M31 mags but, I wanted to make sure that they would fit first.

Thanks.
Al

p.s. These PPsh-41 drum pouches are perfect for Suomi drums.
http://mg34.com/PPSh-41-Drum-Magazine-Pouch-p243/

http://mg34.com/PPSh-41-Drum-Pouch-WW-2-p244/

p.p.s. By the way, here is mine I bought from Centerfire systems. It's an early TNW with a striker firing mechanism. My friend bought one of the newer ones and it used a hammer system.

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I might be able to take advice from an Virginian Cheese head.

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FN111557
You convinced me. Arrived today and while an anchor weight wise if it functions properly I think I am in love. Very dinstinctive firearm with a storied history. Very nice addition to my small collection of Finns.
I think I would have lived to regret not getting one while the geting was good.

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100% function with 36 round mag and WOLF steel cased ammo. The trigger pull is awful. Going to have to try to make improvements. Terta grease seems to have fixed the rough bolt and charging handle issue which some research indicates is the norm on these conversions. I think it is a keeper. Now off to raid the change bucket for more magazines and perhaps a parts kit for spare parts. Perhaps at some point it may be worth bluing the beast for a more original look.

[fn111557]

HoH, Just a quick FYI on those Suomi parts kits! BE CAREFUL, most of them come with the original barrel, I was informed by LE that having a kit with barrel and gun together requires SBR Tax Stamp. The original barrels are under 16" and will work with the manufactured guns, but you need to SBR them to be legal.

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fn111557
Kit and gun together meaning owning both?