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[highpower3006]

Thought I would post a few pics of my recent acquisition, a Valmet M78 in .308. My understanding is that very few of these were imported back in the late seventies and early eighties. I saw this in a LGS and I tried to resist buying it, but the lure was just too strong.






The wood looks like commercial grade walnut.



It came with a scope mount cover that takes the Valmet 412 scope mount. Mounted on the rifle there is NO discernible movement in the cover/mount/scope.



This thing is a beast with a very heavy barrel and it is looong. Shown with a Romanian RPK for comparison.


I even came with factory night sights, but they have dimmed out over the last 40+ years.

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