Mosin Nagant

[crmguns]

If the cosmoline hasn't yet been taken care of you will need to sweat it from the stock and soak all the metal in brake cleaner or some other cleaner to remove the cosmoline.

I have seen people try to use carburetor cleaner to try to clean a rifle and it ate the blueing off of it. not saying break cleaner has the same effect, just sharing my expearance

 

[paperboy]

I have shot an M1 Garand. What is a mosin like to shoot compared to a Garand...Recoil wise....

 

[Benjamin]

About the same.

 

[N_K_1984]

May want to play around with it, not sure if I want to scope it but if I did can that be done? Have seen mounts, scopes, etc. on the net. .

I have a scope mounted on mine, and not a scout scope mount. Very easy to do if you have any machining skills. I also had my bent bolt handle welded on, don't mess with the drilling and tapping (ATI bent bolt kit) on that modification IMO...

 

[N_K_1984]

also check out Surplusrifleforum.com • Index page they have a really in depth Mosin section, and even a sporterizing section (for us blasphemous Mosin sporter owners!)

 

[boozoo]

Carb cleaner is great for parts that are "in the white", but I normally just use hot soapy water or boil the little pieces.

So far the only time I did the carb cleaner trick was on a bolt that had some really hard caked crud on it.

M-N's are a lot of fun and not too hard to tinker with. That surplus forum listed above also has a lot of good info on accurizing one.

 

[Greenmonsta79]

LOL! DIE NAZI!

 

[indyk]

my 80$ nagant, yeee haww

And i promised my self no more Nagant Post

Here is my 80 dollar M44 It was dirty as all get out, great barrel very little rust The condition of the stock was almost black.
I use a limbsaver recoil pad for all day shooting..
No scope

Against popular rule I restored it to factory condition color and all with the exception of not using shellac, No this thing wasn't dipped in urathane either lol..
I was very particular with this project and detailed. When sanding the stock all arsenal marks are left intact and clear. Dinged edges were taken out and everything was done proper.

I used 3 stains including a mix of colonial red, red sodona, maple
The pic looks alittle light but its reflective of deep clean reddish brown,, right out of the factory Museum grade M44 Nagant
OHHH MAAN this thing shoots 100% i can take out skeets on a bank at 180 yards
easy after a warm up. Im a friggin Buffallo Bill with this thing and thats NO lie. at 125 yards i can kill a fly mounted on the target here are some pics.

 

[Limpy88]

Here's my boy shooting it a couple weeks ago when we were out taking our first shots with it:
YouTube - Sean shooting our new Mosin Nagant 91/30

HAHAHAH your boy said "DIE NAZIS!!!" before his second shot.

 

[Joe Williams]

HAHAHAH your boy said "DIE NAZIS!!!" before his second shot.

He was certainly into the historical aspects of that gun LOL.

We had to sell that one, gonna have to get another when we have spare $$$. It was fun.

 

[meldusty]

I buy 20 rounds non corrosive for $5.99

 

[southin]

Gave $120 for my 91/30 numbers matching a year or so ago.
Recoil? I shoot it with a t-shirt and the steel plate in the summer at the range. Not as bad as 3 inch slugs and a pad to me. A day at the range with the both of them and I can feel a bit of soreness the next day, but no bruising. I've slept wrong before that caused more soreness.

 

[Libertarian01]

Mosins are wonderful rifles that have a great history behind them. I would encourage you to seek another rifle if you are wanting to put a scope on one. Drilling or changing anything on these rifles will greatly decrease their value.

The recoil of a Mosin is higher than a Garand, but I believe mostly due to the fact that the Garand is a semiautomatic and the recoil gets absorbed by the SA mechanism. The Mosin is bolt action so all of the force goes either out the muzzle or into your shoulder. After you fire it a bit you should get used to it pretty well. I don't have a problem w/ mine.

All of the other posts are 100% spot on regarding value. An average Mosin is normally less than $125. A rarer Mosin will bring a higher price. Many factors can go into determining what makes it rare. Here is a good link:

7.62x54r.net

I use almost all military surplus ammo that is corrosive. There is absolutely no problem with this as long as you clean the rifle after firing with something that will neutralize the salts. I use WWII RBC.

I hope you find one that you can enjoy!

Regards,

Doug

 

[thej27]

If after you purchase one and you get and you find yourself thinking that it could possibly spontaneously clone itself in your safe, I would highly suggest a C&R license. You could find yourself first in line in being able to get a rare one online.

It pains me to know that if I had my C&R license a couple years ago I could have had a safe full of M44s at 69-79$ each plus shipping right now.

 

[ShooterLee]

What process do you have to go about to obtain a C&R license?

 

[boozoo]

Go to the ATF site, request the forms. Wait. Fill out forms. Send in with money. Wait.

Once you get it, you have keep a disposition log for every C&R weapon you buy, sell, or trade for as long as you hold the license. (C&R weapons from before the licensing date don't need to be on the log).

The main advantage of the C&R FFL is it allows you buy C&R rifles or pistols interstate, so you can order online from a number of vendors, or buy off of the surplus firearm sites... and you can also get a nice discount from a lot of the suppliers like Brownell's.

No seriously, go here:
ATF Online - Forms - ATF F 5310.16 Instructions
Then you;ll get the notice that they won't let you download it and you have to order it along with fingerprint cards.... which guess what... you don't need to do for an 03 FFL. LOL

So go here:
Distribution Center Order Form

And order "[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] F 5310.16 (F7CR)"

That'll get you started. It takes a while for them to get around to sending the forms to you, but once you get it, you just need to carefully follow their directions, send a copy to the ATF and a copy to your local Chief LEO.

It's been a while since I did it, so I hope if I'm leaving something out, the others will chime in.
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[ShooterLee]

I appreciate the help, I'm on it!

 

[elemonator]

Where do you find ammo for 5.99/20?

 

[ShooterLee]

Orion (formerly Kieslers) in Clarksville has surplus russian ammo for $5.80/20 rds. If you aren't in this area, I'm sure any gun shop that sells surplus guns would also carry the ammo. I have also seen it for about this price on Cheaperthandirt.com.

 

[Libertarian01]

A Gun Lover Without A C&R Is Like A Day Without Sunshine! - Me