[KINGMAX]

Under what conditions do you retire a rifle from the 'WORKING side of the gun cabinet to the non-shooter side ??? :confused:

I have a Mosin-Nagant = Finnish Capture, that I do not shoot at all. The reason: Historic value in the course of it's life. I would like to know who was the person that carried the weapon into combat, & the story of it's capture. :rolleyes:

[DMK]

My gun cabinets don't have non-shooter sides. If I don't like to shoot it, I get rid of it.

Even a highly collectable milsurp won't be harmed in the slightest by 100-200 rounds a year through it.

Those Finns are the best shooting Mosins there are. Get out there and see what it can do! ;)

[Deer Hunter]

A gun was meant to be shot. You are insulting the heritage of that firearm by not shooting it. The soldier who carried that into battle would be appalled.

You, sir, are completely out of line.

Personally, I don't own a gun I wouldn't shoot.

[KINGMAX]

This Finnish Mosin has a 'D' stamped on the reciever. It indicates a 'D' cartridge. What is a 'D' cartridge. A regular 7.62 X 54R will not fit. Is it a 7.62 X 53 ?? Who knows ??

[Gun Wielding Maniac]

When the bullets start impacting sideways because the barrel is shot out...

Its time to rebarrel it and keep shooting! :D

[musher]

Hey Deer Hunter, you forgot the smiley icon to show you were joking!

[mrmeval]

I want shooters. I want to shoot what my family shot in as many wars as I can document they were in and that I can afford.

There are good reasons not to shoot a rifle. Preserving it for future generations and preserving it's value.

Ridiculing anothers choice or opinion is not of any worth to me.

[DMK]

This Finnish Mosin has a 'D' stamped on the reciever. It indicates a 'D' cartridge. What is a 'D' cartridge. A regular 7.62 X 54R will not fit. Is it a 7.62 X 53 ?? Who knows ?? You can shoot regular 7.62x54R in it. The Finns called it 7.62 X 53. It's the same round.

The D meant that it could shoot the more modern ammo (http://www.mosinnagant.net/finland/finnfaq.asp) like everything we have today.

Also be aware that all surplus 7.62x54R is corrosive. Do not get worried about this. Your rifle shot corrosive ammo it's whole life. It just means that the ammo uses salt compounds in the primer (to improve it's longevity in storage). Salt attracts water and will accelerate rust if not cleaned. Oil based cleaners will not disolve salt, but water will. After you shoot surplus ammo, just flush out the barrel with water. You can mix up some dish soap with hot water and run some patches down your barrel, or even easier, squirt some Windex down your barrel from the breach while the barrel is still warm. After washing the barrel out, dry patch it, then clean with regular bore cleaner and oil. Wipe the bolt off with a wet patch too.

Best of luck with your rifle! :)

[Deer Hunter]

Half-joking is still half-truth :)

I think a gun should be shot. No harm intended in my above post.

[Dionysusigma]

Only one gun I have ever owned has been officially "retired," and that's Dad's Remington 742 Woodsmaster. The barrel lugs are beat to high heaven, essentially fusing the bolt to the barrel, but the gun's got a bit of meaning to me. Until it quit working, it did everything we ever asked of it, and did it fairly well. I'm never going to sell it, so it's officially retired. :)

[db_tanker]

My dad's old Nylon 66 is in semi-retirement...


it only comes out of the cabinet every other month now to get shot. :)

Like others have said...keep shooting it until it looks like you are shooting a shottie....rebarrel and continue. :) God Bless Numrich gun parts!



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[Peter M. Eick]

I retired some the day I got them. I have a 1952 Winchester 94 30/30 that is unfired. It was retired the day it hit the safe. My brothers Win 100 was retired because it was a pain to clean. My grandpa's Model 24 was retired because of action issues and parts are not available. I retired a brand new 9422 for my daughter without ever shooting it.

Thus some go away very quickly and quietly.

[Sistema1927]

The wonderful thing about Freedom is the fact that you can do what you want.

If you want to shoot your commemerative issue weapons until they turn to dust, go ahead, they are yours.

If you want to fill up a gun rack and never shoot any of them, have at it, they are yours.

Do what you want with your property, and don't care what anyone else thinks.

Freedom, ain't it great?

[kjeff50cal]

My .22 Mag. Garcia Bronco (first real gun) is offically retired..... the striker spring is weak from all the .22 WMR ammo I ran through it as a kid (even fired lrs through it in an pinch;) ). It would cost 5 times the cost of the gun (the Bronco cost $20 NIB in 1972) to replace the spring:( .

[Dr.Rob]

I don't think I've ever retired one.

[seeker_two]

Only if it has a mechanical problem in need of repair...and then I repair it & get it back on the line.... :D

Not shooting your firearms is like keeping your car in the garage forever... :rolleyes: