M39 Finn scout scope

[trail troll]

Okay, I am finally pulling the trigger. Getting the BadAce ultra low profile scout mount for my 39 , what are your thoughts on this scope 307760 its the HiLux 2 x 7 ,,,,, are there other options in the price range ???

Thanks in advance !!!

[LAGS]

I have one on my Finn 28/30.
I like it especially the Bad Ace Mount
I also have one of those scopes that I use on several Mauser 98's

[BLAHUT]

I have had HiLux scopes, some good some junk.

[Dutchman]

Make sure you know the eye relief as there is limited movement to position the scope. The NcStar 2-7x32 has 8.7" of eye relief at 7x. Closer is better than some LER scopes that have 10" of 12" of eye relief.

The one problem with the Finn m/39 are those protective "ears" on the rear sight base. They limit how low you can mount the scope via ring height.

The one thing that's right about the Finn m/39 is the rear sight base makes an excellent platform for mounting a scope mount. The only possible difficulty will be removing that metric M4 setscrew. They often get soldered in place and require heat to unsolder.

https://images42.fotki.com/v1423/photos/2/28344/6806565/photo3-vi.jpg (https://public.fotki.com/dutchman/crufflerstuff/ler/dscf4132z-jpg.html)

There's more air space that I'd like with these rings. But this photo shows the problem with the Finn m/39.

https://images42.fotki.com/v1640/photos/2/28344/6806565/photo4-vi.jpg (https://public.fotki.com/dutchman/crufflerstuff/ler/dscf4108z-jpg.html)

[trail troll]

Make sure you know the eye relief as there is limited movement to position the scope. The NcStar 2-7x32 has 8.7" of eye relief at 7x. Closer is better than some LER scopes that have 10" of 12" of eye relief.

The one problem with the Finn m/39 are those protective "ears" on the rear sight base. They limit how low you can mount the scope via ring height.

The one thing that's right about the Finn m/39 is the rear sight base makes an excellent platform for mounting a scope mount. The only possible difficulty will be removing that metric M4 setscrew. They often get soldered in place and require heat to unsolder.

https://images42.fotki.com/v1423/photos/2/28344/6806565/photo3-vi.jpg (https://public.fotki.com/dutchman/crufflerstuff/ler/dscf4132z-jpg.html)

There's more air space that I'd like with these rings. But this photo shows the problem with the Finn m/39.

https://images42.fotki.com/v1640/photos/2/28344/6806565/photo4-vi.jpg (https://public.fotki.com/dutchman/crufflerstuff/ler/dscf4108z-jpg.html)

Hey Dutchman ,,, I think I have seen your stuff before !! ,,, you made this type of mount correct ? It was the reason I went with the BadAce mount. That and the ability to mount the back up blade on the rail. I see what your saying about the eye relief. It seems if I snuggle into the stock, the 8 inch eye relief would be better than the 10. Is the eye relief on the NC star in the 8 inch range thru all the power range ? Did you run one of the NC Star scopes before ? How did they hold up ? The BDC reticle on the Hi Lux is nice but the eye relief is more important in my view.

I check the grub screw on the sight base , mine came right out !!! I have a spare front sight blade that is fairly high, I imagine I could set the back up blade to zero the iron in at whatever range I want.

Thanks in advance,

[Dutchman]

Hey Dutchman ,,, I think I have seen your stuff before !! ,,, you made this type of mount correct ? It was the reason I went with the BadAce mount. That and the ability to mount the back up blade on the rail. I see what your saying about the eye relief. It seems if I snuggle into the stock, the 8 inch eye relief would be better than the 10. Is the eye relief on the NC star in the 8 inch range thru all the power range ? Did you run one of the NC Star scopes before ? How did they hold up ? The BDC reticle on the Hi Lux is nice but the eye relief is more important in my view.

I check the grub screw on the sight base , mine came right out !!! I have a spare front sight blade that is fairly high, I imagine I could set the back up blade to zero the iron in at whatever range I want.

Thanks in advance,

I can't really say how the NcStar scopes hold up. I have maybe 8 of them. I test fire the rifle then move onto the next one so I generally buy another scope instead of moving them around. Also can't say about the eye relief staying at 8.7" with lower powers. Never tried! I just leave them at 7x.

The owner of Badace and I had email back and forth about the m/39 mount. The one shown is my own but I have one of the Badace mounts, including some for other rifles he sent me.

Dutch