Thank you, Jason. On a side note, the SVT-40, while advanced for its time, was not an ideal rifle for mass employment. For one, it employs a gas system that has to be set just right with a special wrench. Lose that wrench and, once the gas system becomes clogged, it becomes a very fancy bolt-action rifle. For another, it has a lot of internal parts, some of which can be easily lost when field-stripping it (such as the operating rod springs). Finally, there is also the documented problems with its accuracy (more of an issue when employing it as a sniper, but an issue nonetheless). Add it all up, and the M91/30 becomes a much more attractive alternative when needing to arm large masses of troops. All that said, it's a fun rifle to shoot on a relaxing range day, though I loathe cleaning it.