MOSIN NAGANT can you answer some ?'s

[xbox360]

Can you tell me some info on this? Tula stamp
and other stamps[if there is any] I am looking at a mosin nagant atm its around 150 bore is VERY GOOD also do you know any other markings? what is the different? does it mean anything? this is a very good deal and I am really thing about it.

 

[W L Johnson]

This may help
http://7.62x54r.net/
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinM.htm
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinRef01.htm
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinRef02.htm
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinMarks.htm

 

[W L Johnson]

Almost forgot
http://mosinnagant.net/

 

[panrobercik]

The links should help you a lot.
The most popular year is 1943 and it is the least desirable , however if you are looking for a shooter this shouldn't concern you that much. Year of production has to do with the value so it's hard to say unless you say what it is.
$150 is a little on high side for an average one , but if it's in great condition , with hex receiver and you can actually see it and it's out the door price , than you are OK. If you can test the rifle for sticky bolt it would help.
There are many variables so check the links above for how rare (I don't think it's that rare for this price) it is.
IMO, if you want a good shooter, than it may be the rifle for you as this would be the cheapest high power rifle you can get.
Pull the bolt out and look inside receiver on the left. If there are plugged holes in the receiver, than you are looking at an ex-sniper rifle and the price would be a steal.
MN's are fun to shoot and surplus ammo is still cheap and widely available so if you want to shoot it a lot, than you can never go wrong with one of those.

 

[xbox360]

whats so great about a hex receiver ? the wood looks BRAND new! not dark and discolorerd its bright

 

[stubbicatt]

The hex receiver is generally more polished being a pre war construction. Individual rifles vary so much in their appearances and degree of wear that it is hard, IMO, to simply say one is better than another by any consistent means of measurement. A Tula is thought to be superior to the Izhevsk... maybe. Hex receiver is better than round receiver... maybe.

If the rifle you found is in great shape, jump on it. Seems most of these I have seen have rather rough bores and a mix of parts. Most all of them shoot really well though.

 

[George757]

The hex receiver isn't any better or worse than the round. It has a bit of "cool" factor, tho. The previous posters gave you a lot of really good info. If you are still wavering, I'd advise you to "go for it". Earlier this year, my buddy and I bought 2 ex-sniper '43 Tula's for $150/ea. (vg-exc bore). They are amazingly accurate with handloaded ammo (and scopes). We're talking m.o.a. to sub-m.o.a. @ 100 yds. Maybe the best bang-for-the-buck that I've ever spent.

 

[xbox360]

I know that they are VERY accurate thats why I looked at them. They run from 150-200 and the wood is BRIGHT nice wood. all parts match, no rust, bore is in vg-exec shape no pits. Gun looks almost brand new. its a good hunting rifle also


Arsenal: Izhvesk
Arsenal: Tula


I found 2 by different Arsenal's which do you think is better?

 

[Franco2shoot]

The most important (if everythings working ok) is the rifle'ing. Go for the one that has the best looking barrel. Also, many MN's have been counter-bored during arsenal check out. This was a technique where the technician would drill into the muzzle about 1/2 inch oversizing the muzzle exit. If you take a .308 wire brush and insert slightly it will wobble around. If this needed to be done, its a good bet the weapon has seen lots of rounds.

As for price, it seems to be in the ball park. I paid 89 bucks for my 91/30 with all matching numbers, but that was 2 years ago. It took me about 6 months of gun shows and in and outta gun stores before I found one that had the bore that I wanted (dirty, but sharp grooves).

Lots of elbow grease went into cleaning the barrel but coupled with corking the barrel, I now have a sub-moa shooter.

KKKKFL

 

[offthepaper]

lots of elbow grease went into cleaning the barrel but coupled with corking the barrel, i now have a sub-moa shooter.

how do you go about corking the barrel?

 

[Piraticalbob]

how do you go about corking the barrel?

http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/edu63.htm