Got the bug bad and wound up with a Venny and a Lux.
So far looks like the Venny was pretty much unfired... external condition is probably 95% on the metal..wood is very nice with just normal dings. Bore is mirror..bolt face still blued with a fresh primer residue ring on it. So it's fired very little and somewhat recently. Has a sling on it thats probably in the beginning stages of red rot. Will try some pecards on it tomorrow. Yes it came with a 1 piece firing pin so I'll have to get one.
The Lux was also in nice shape but you can tell it was shot due to the wear in the action...also has a very nice bore with no throat erosion and tight muzzle. Little more finish wear but the stock is still in great shape. Came with a 2 pc firing pin.
Took the Lux out but didn't shoot for groups.. just to set the gas system...range was underwater from all the rains. Took six rounds of 1957 Yugo M2 ball to get it adjusted to eject and lock the bolt back. Empties landed 10 ft away at about 2-3 o'clock.. brass was undamaged during ejection. Sights are pretty darn close as I was launching soda cans. Fired 4 more rounds to confirm and came home. Will take it back when its more dry and give it a workout at 100yds to see what it can do.
Biggest chore now is working up some 7x57 loads. I would like to use TAC but there is no data for it in this caliber. May do some experimenting and see if it will work. Plenty of other similar case sizes use TAC so good chance I can come up with something.
2 pc firing pin is on order...but I'll probably run some test loads over the chrony with the gas off to eliminate any doubling.
Venny sling looks original but it's gone...my hand has brown dust on it every time I grab the sling.
Venny parts on right.