Purchasing a Mosin Nagant, background check needed?

[Iseden]

Hello everyone, new to firearms and am looking to purchase a mosin. My question is will a background heck have to be ran? Also how long do those take on average? I am 19 and have no doubt I will pass the check but I am in a bit of a time constraint. Thanks!

 

[woodsie57]

I believe you will, if you are buying from a licensed dealer. Figure 15 min or so, unless, like me, your name is similar to a convicted felon. Don't freak out if you get delayed. And ,welcome!! PS- Mosins are fun! Shop around, get some cheap ammo, and don't put off the cleaning after shooting- a 30 cal. boresnake w/ hot soapy water [4 or 5 passes] followed by clean patches to dry the barrel, oily patches last, you'll be good.

 

[huntall50]

Stop wasting time online and go find/buy you Mosin, you could be done already. Your time constraint sounds questionable though!

 

[singlesix]

What time constraint? Did you just join a reacting group and need a Mosin like in the next 5 minutes?

 

[woodsie57]

You guys sound so, well, *****y. is it so unreasonable to figure the guy wants to go shooting for the first time over the weekend with some friends? Nice intro.

 

[Maximinus Thrax]

The better questions to ask would be in regard to what things you should look for in a good Mosin and how to spot one you should avoid. The 4473 will take no time whatsoever

 

[HoughMade]

You guys sound so, well, *****y. is it so unreasonable to figure the guy wants to go shooting for the first time over the weekend with some friends? Nice intro.

Really, seems like good-natured ribbing to me. Relax.

 

[danielson]

You guys sound so, well, *****y. is it so unreasonable to figure the guy wants to go shooting for the first time over the weekend with some friends? Nice intro.

(N)ational
(I)nstant criminal background
(C)heck
(S)ystem

The (I) is the key part.

I have never heard someone imply they prefer no background check because they dont have the time. I imagine many other havent either. Of course, some will question him.

I recognize this is probably his first firearm purchase and isnt aware of the NICS procedure.

There will be a form, read it carefully, be thoughtful when it comes to the words country and county. You CAN be white and latino at the same time.

Let the person behind the counter know its your first time. If theyre worth a damn, they will slow down for you, so your not pressured to finish it in 8 seconds like they want you to normally.

Drivers license is needed.

Anything I miss??

Congrats on the forthcoming purchase.

 

[Iseden]

You guys sound so, well, *****y. is it so unreasonable to figure the guy wants to go shooting for the first time over the weekend with some friends? Nice intro.

This is exactly the situation! Thanks

 

[woodsie57]

Figured as much-I've had delays pretty routinely,and have a lifetime carry permit. Had to wait about a week one time, to buy a 30-30 Marlin rifle. The "instant" part, like most things governmental, is up to them. Again, welcome to the forum!

 

[woodsie57]

Isden-I have found that, at least in my case, supplying your SSN [which is optional] speeds up the process considerably

 

[sloughfoot]

Deleted because op is new.

Better not.....

 

[woodsie57]

That's what we need- tactictal keyboardists with 900 posts a year denigrating people new to the sport!

 

[Iseden]

Sorry, what was deleted?

 

[woodsie57]

The implication that you were perhaps ineligible to purchase a firearm

 

[danielson]

I dont get it? is 900 posts a year good or bad?

and is this figured on an average? Because Ive probably had 300 posts in the last 2 months, and I want to know if I need to lay off abit on the INGO for the rest of the year so that I dont go all tacticool.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Welcome Iseden! As others mentioned, it's best to know what you're looking for. Bore condition matters! Take a bore light with you if you can. Good luck and have fun with it.

 

[A 7.62 Exodus]

Hello fellow INGO member from Muncie! If you are TRUELY interested in getting a Mosin, I recommend you just stop by Dunhams. That's where I got mine, and it took 15 minutes. Also, if you do not know what to look for, I'd be more than happy to help you any way I can.

EDIT: I should add, it will take you 10x times longer to clean the stinking thing than it will to buy it.

 

[LoriW]

Like others have already said, if you buy from an FFL, yes you will need a background check. It typically takes maybe 5 minutes but there is always the chance that you will get a delay. In my experience at work (I work for an FFL), most delay's turn into proceed's. The salespeople are limited on how much they can actually help you while filling out the 4473 so make sure to read the questions completely and think about your answers. Make sure your ID matches your actual address. If not, bring some other sort of government issued ID that does PLUS your photo ID. And like someone else said, your SSN is optional but it helps to establish which John Smith is getting checked. Just a thought. Hope that helps and welcome

 

[woodsie57]

Neither good nor bad: I get frustrated with the holier than thou mindset. The guy asked a simple question, 19 yrs old, buying his first gun. Many responses come back implying he's up to no good. I do not approve. Hate me if you wish.