So I found a line on a 1942 Izhevsk made Finn referbished rifle as well for about $70 more. I might at some point modify the rifle to be a faux-sniper configuration. If I do, I understand the HEX rifle would use a PE scope, and the round receiver would be the PU scope. The HEX rifle went thru referbished t in the 50's and seems to have been put in storage afterwards (I'm told it's coated in cosmolineicon). The Finn I'm told is clean and has a mostly bright bore.

So my question is, considering the above, is the Finn the better rifle to go with?