P72 and M78 Hornet questions

[richarde270]

Hello
I purchased a P72 22lr a while back and from all the info I can find there was only a few thousand produced
The serial # on my gun does not match with any of the Data I can find
it is 6 digits no# 705XXX....

I just purchased an un-fired mint M78 in 22 Hornet with the serial # 708XXX

this guns are exactly the same ......?
What is (if any) the difference between the two models
here are some pics
and thanks for any help

Richard
first 4 pics are the M78 Hornet
followed by the last 4 pics of The P72 22Lr

 

[sakorick]

I've been told the triggers are different which may require some internal dremel work if you wanted to change the stock. The magazines are different.....nice guns.

 

[stonecreek]

Most of the difference in the P72 and M78 is in the designations. There were at least three different triggers on this series, and I'm not certain that the triggers were consistent with the designations. Earlier guns used a Monte Carlo stock, but the comb was rather low and did better for iron sights than for scopes. Some later stocks (possibly denoted by the non-cross checkered corners in the checkering panels) had a higher comb which did better with scopes.

I once tried a magazine from a M78 Hornet in a friend's P75 (apparently the 75 designation was produced only in Hornet). It's been a long time, but it seems as if it didn't fit due to being a tad too wide.

For an example of what you can do with a M78 Hornet, see this thread: http://sakocollectors.com/forum/threads/braggin-time.10155/