Deer Hunter
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My bro-in-law is a bigger guy than me, but he bruises when we go out shooting. It all depends on stance and is different for every person.
Curisosity peaked for Mosin-Nagant
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Halo
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There is something quite infectious about the Mosin-Nagant rifles. A rugged, nearly indestructible simplicity that just endears itself to any gun nut or history buff -- or both, as is often the case.
Everyone should have ten or twelve of these.
Everyone should have ten or twelve of these.
Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
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The word is "piqued".
Cosmoline
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I've owned more than I can easily count over the years. My all around favorites are the late model Tikkakoski M-91's and M-30's, both Finnish models from the Continuation War in the 1940's. You can find these for under three or even two hundred now, and are worth every penny both for accuracy and rarity. You can get great deals on them on gunbroker and the classifieds.
http://www.mosinnagant.net/finland/M91inFinland.asp
http://www.mosinnagant.net/finland/FinlandsM9130Rifle.asp
The safety is easy to use when you get used to it. It's also about the safest safety ever designed for a long gun. It puts the pin out of alignment and locks the bolt itself to the receiver. It's not merely blocking the trigger. I've dropped them on hard rocks without a discharge.
Also, recoil is overstated. These recoil on par with a .30'06 combat rifle such as a Springfield '03.
http://www.mosinnagant.net/finland/M91inFinland.asp
http://www.mosinnagant.net/finland/FinlandsM9130Rifle.asp
The safety is easy to use when you get used to it. It's also about the safest safety ever designed for a long gun. It puts the pin out of alignment and locks the bolt itself to the receiver. It's not merely blocking the trigger. I've dropped them on hard rocks without a discharge.
Also, recoil is overstated. These recoil on par with a .30'06 combat rifle such as a Springfield '03.
Nolo
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Am I the only guy who likes the kick of the Mosin? I find it pleasant. I'm only 5'9" and 215lbs, too.
Cosmoline
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I like it. Lets you know if you have a squib.
LJ-MosinFreak-Buck
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I love the kick, +what Cosmo said. The kick is invigorating.
blinddog357
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new member/old shooter
I have shot a lot of different rifles in the last 30 years and i still think the hardest kicking son of a mule is a #5 enfield.
I have shot a lot of different rifles in the last 30 years and i still think the hardest kicking son of a mule is a #5 enfield.
SimpleIsGood229
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I'm 6'-0'', 165 lbs and find the recoil (M44 with heavy ball) to be pleasant--that's with the steel butt plate. It's all in your stance and how you mount the stock.
All that said, I think everyone should own a Mosin!
Reminds me...I should pick up a Finn! 
Welcome to THR, blinddog357!
neviander
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Premiumsauces, I really do feel ashamed at my ignorance concerning that misspelling and I appreciate the correction....I'll be editing that as soon as I finish posting this. Fantastic, I just found out you can't edit the title. Now my ignorance will be on display for all the internet to see....lolThanks for all the info guys, I am even MORE empowered to spend a chunk of my "stimulus" check on one now
I appreciate everyone imparting their knowledge to my soon to be Mosin owning self.
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definatly get one. they are great rifles.
try and get a Finnish one.
http://www.7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinIDII.htm#Finnish
you can order them here
http://www.gunsnammo.com/
just go to your local gun shop, and talk to them. they may charge an extra 20-40$ just for the transfer fee. but they will do all the legal work and call you. then you just show up, do a form 4473 and get the rifle
any of the ones under the category "ANTIQUE M-39 RIFLES" do NOT require you to go through a gun shop. they can be mailed right to your door. (barring any local/state laws)
Sylvilagus Aquaticus
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Go see if George's Gun and Pawn in Longview (or any of the other pawnshops in town) has one. I'd be surprised if Cherokee Pawn in Kilgore had anything. You might even check at The Gun Doctor in Glencrest in Longview, too. If no luck there, go to Tyler to The Shootist down on Broadway toward the Mall.
I've got 2 M-N 44's- a Hungarian and a Polish model, both like new. Great shooters. In each at well under a hundred bucks .
If you run across one of the Finnish long rifles, they tend to have a little more inherent accuracy than the Russian models.
Yes, I know something about the place where you live.
Regards,
Rabbit.
I've got 2 M-N 44's- a Hungarian and a Polish model, both like new. Great shooters. In each at well under a hundred bucks .
If you run across one of the Finnish long rifles, they tend to have a little more inherent accuracy than the Russian models.
Yes, I know something about the place where you live.
Regards,
Rabbit.
SimpleIsGood229
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That's true if you have a Curio & Relic license.
Cosmoline
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All Mosins I know of are C&R approved. Hoppy590 is referring to those Mosins with pre-1899 receivers. These are legal antiques and can be shipped without an FFL. The vast bulk of them are Finnish M-91's and M-39's, which are essentially rebuilds using the old receivers. There are some of the old pre-1899 Czarist M-91's intact but not too many. Most of them are WWI vintage.
paintballdude902
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hahahahhahah x54 hard to find go behind the iron curtain and dig a hole u will probably find 2-3 spam cans of it lol
nolo-
dude......im 5'9" 135 and it is still a fun round for a scrawny kid like me idk how people dont like it
the little pain is canceled out by the sub 100 price tag and the .10 per round cost
nolo-
dude......im 5'9" 135 and it is still a fun round for a scrawny kid like me idk how people dont like it
the little pain is canceled out by the sub 100 price tag and the .10 per round cost
I've heard that there is a three-stage cleaning process: drown it in diesel fuel for cosmoline, drown it in water to wash off diesel fuel, then apply WD-40 to bolt area. Gotta love simplicity.
I'm gonna get one next time the gun show rolls around. They had them for ~70-80 bucks.
I'm gonna get one next time the gun show rolls around. They had them for ~70-80 bucks.
Cacique500
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I'm another fan. It always surprises me to hear people tell me how their Mosin is a brutal kicker. I think it's noticeable, but never painful... If it is, try tucking it into you're pectoral muscle like the pictures from Glorious Winter War of Finnish Aggression...
I have 2, an M44 from '46 and a "converted Dragoon" from 1928. Both were under $100. Buy 2 Mosins, 1 long and 1 short. Then see if you can refuse to buy more... They are great fun for cheap.
Did I mention you should buy 2..?
gp911
I have 2, an M44 from '46 and a "converted Dragoon" from 1928. Both were under $100. Buy 2 Mosins, 1 long and 1 short. Then see if you can refuse to buy more... They are great fun for cheap.
Did I mention you should buy 2..?
gp911
SimpleIsGood229
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Ahhhhhh, okay. Thanks for the clarification.
Once again, I'm reminded of the fact that I should get an M-39!
neviander
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rofl, I belly laughed at just about all of those
mudslinging79
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for me its the simple rugged design. of it doesnt open smoothly, use a 2x4, it wont break. also love the big kaboom, ive turned heads after it goes off, "what the heck you shooting?" just some light ball today...
Ignition Override
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The kick reminds us of the excellent value we get for about $.17/round! The 44's kick seemed like that of my brother's regular Lee-Enfield (.303) rifle. The LE Jungle Carbine is supposed to have a nasty kick.
For me, only .22 is cheaper to buy.
Does anybody have a plausible theory as to when this ammo might really increase in price, or are there many thousands of old dusty ammo 'spam cans' just waiting in warehouses to be sold?
Apparently there is no more surplus being imported, only recently-produced ammo by Wolf etc. Is this true?
For me, only .22 is cheaper to buy.
Does anybody have a plausible theory as to when this ammo might really increase in price, or are there many thousands of old dusty ammo 'spam cans' just waiting in warehouses to be sold?
Apparently there is no more surplus being imported, only recently-produced ammo by Wolf etc. Is this true?
SimpleIsGood229
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I doubt it, really. There may or may not be a constant flow, per se, but I doubt we've seen the end of it.
toivo
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Another recommendation for gunsnammo.com. I have bought two Finns from them. They tell you exactly what you're going to get, and they ship FAST.
As for the antiques, remember that all the Finn M-39's are built on "recycled" receivers, and the observable difference between an antique M-39 and a non-antique one is practically zero: AFAIK, the barrels and stocks were all new at the time of assembly, and the receiver on an "antique" gun might be only a year older than the receiver on a non-antique gun.
As for the antiques, remember that all the Finn M-39's are built on "recycled" receivers, and the observable difference between an antique M-39 and a non-antique one is practically zero: AFAIK, the barrels and stocks were all new at the time of assembly, and the receiver on an "antique" gun might be only a year older than the receiver on a non-antique gun.
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