tradertator
Grandmaster
buy a normal mosin and send handle off and have a pro bend & polish for around $50.00.for the scope you can find a better one for ca.$120.00 total cost $350.00. add another $159.00 an get tactical stock from ATI and you still have about $300.00 for a lot of add on to make it sweet and a modern day sniper.
Sorry, but that is not going to be a "modern day sniper". A m24 or M40 is going to shoot the pants off of the rifle your suggesting.
Agreed that $800 is way too much for a Mosin, unless your a collector. I've been thinking about picking up a 91/30 to mount my POSP scope that's collecting dust in my closet. Would make a nice cheap shooter with the current price of ammo, but I need another rifle like I do a hole in the head.