My AIM M1944

[LPMan59]

picked her up this morning. wood is in decent shape; everything else looks fine to me. pretty much what i expected for a 70 year old rifle.

now the trick will be finding the time to scrub all the cosmoline out of her.

 

[tv1217]

Got a black garbage bag and some newspaper or paper grocery bags?

 

[booey50]

strip as many of the small parts that you can (bolt) and throw them into boiling water.
It does stink to high heaven but only takes a few moments for the small parts.

 

[littletommy]

I'm off tomorrow, so I plan on spending some QT cleaning my new additions. Congrats!

 

[ADT knights]

So is that the serial # for yours? I'm curious because mine has a set of numbers and letters like that and then on another spot there is a 10 digit set of numbers. So which is the serial # and what is the other set of numbers?

 

[johntheplinker]

Nice one LPMan! Interesting that everybody seems to be getting 1944 dated ones.

So is that the serial # for yours? I'm curious because mine has a set of numbers and letters like that and then on another spot there is a 10 digit set of numbers. So which is the serial # and what is the other set of numbers?

Got a pic? If yours is a 91/30, and the 10 digit number is on the left side of the barrel shank, it might be a ex-sniper.

 

[ATF Consumer]

Here is how I extracted the cosmoline...

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...oline_how_i_got_it_out_of_my_mosin_stock.html

 

[tv1217]

Nice one LPMan! Interesting that everybody seems to be getting 1944 dated ones.




Got a pic? If yours is a 91/30, and the 10 digit number is on the left side of the barrel shank, it might be a ex-sniper.

Actually, the 10 digit number might be the serial number that was put on when it was imported.

 

[ADT knights]

The only picture I have of it is in my photo album on my INGO profile. I can post pics later this weekend when I go back home. Yes it is a 91/30.

 

[LPMan59]

The number in that pic is also on the trigger group and bolt. Are you referring to the import number on the left side of the receiver?

 

[ADT knights]

Are you referring to the import number on the left side of the receiver?

Thats moslt likely what it is. I remember looking for the serial # for my records and seeing the 2 different sets of numbers confused me so I just recorded them both.

 

[edsinger]

Nice, now you just got to shoot it!