[hboy35]

anyone bought one of these yet? I am seriously considering ordering one this afternoon. I figure for $69.95 plus $12 shipping and $7 transfer, I can always use it for an expensive fence post if it is bad. I want one to put a scope on just to see what it is capable of. Wondering about the wood condition and bore. Rated as excellent rearsenalled. Anyone actually handled one?
thanks

[MuzzleBlast]

Yep, got one. Mine looks nearly new, except for some of the laquer scraped of the handguards from the barrel bands being removed. Considering how stiff the bolt was, I doubt it was fired very much. All the serial numbers match. All in all, exactly as advertised. Very stiff bolt, very squishy trigger, and prints a foot high at 100 yards with the rear sight at its lowest setting. But hey, what do you expect for 70 bucks?

Edit: If you forsee yourself getting very many old rifles like these, I highly recommend getting your C&R license.

[Greg L]

Well worth the money. AIM tends (in my experience) to undergrade things so you are usually pleasantly surprised when you see the rifle. Go ahead and get it without worry as you will certainly get your money's worth.

I'll second the recomendation for a C&R. I don't know if I've saved any money in the year that I've had it, but I've certainly got many more rifles for the same amount of money :D .

Greg

[Houndawg]

I just got one. Good bore, though it's counterbored. The wood is perfect, though the shellac was hurting. Bluing is about 95%. Some pitting under the wood, but that's to be expected from a combat rifle built in the 1930's (mine is a 1921 Izhevsk hex receiver that was most likely converted into a 91/30 during the war) and probably mistreated by some grunt freezing his ??? off in Stalingrad. For $69 + $12 shipping it was a good deal. I haven't shot it yet since I'm still in the process of cleaning it up.

[WonderNine]

AIM tends (in my experience) to undergrade things so you are usually pleasantly surprised when you see the rifle.

Unless you're talking about Albanian SKS's. :evil:

[Route 66]

Houndawg mentioned "counterbored" in his post. I am relatively new to rifles (pistols being my forte) and I'm not sure what this means...... inquiring minds want to know!

Thanks

[Houndawg]

Counterboring was a technique commonly used to repair damaged bores near the muzzle. The rifling was actually drilled out up to 2" down the bore. This created a new crown inside the barrel instead of at the muzzle. If you look down the muzzle end of a counterbored barrel, you'll see smooth metal, then a sharp shelf where the new crown is. This process allowed the barrel to be repaired while keeping the original overall barrel length and front sight mounting. Counterboring was used a lot by the Russians. It was cheaper than rebarreling. The Germans didn't counterbore as much, though there are some examples out there.

[DMK]

I bought one of their 91/30s about two months ago. It's in beautiful shape and a real nice shooter. I give it a big thumbs up.

Don't scope it though. These rifles are real fun to shoot with open sights. Challenge yourself! You don't need a scope. Besides, very few of these old guns are MOA shooters, especially with milsurp ammo.