TomADC
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I hate to ask this but how does one tell them apart? When they are on the rack they all look alike to me.
Tips for quick ID?
Tips for quick ID?
Mosin Nagant from Big 5
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kd7nqb
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I bought my M44 almost 2yrs ago and I love it, its a hoot to shoot. Its not a tack driver by any means but I think it could be with proper bedding. Also its now my official truck gun and lives in the back of my rig all of the time. I figure if the need for a long gun pops up, its not a bad gun to have and if it ever did get stolen I am out $70
finns
M-39 VKT 1942
M-39 B barrel 1942
M-39 sako 1944
M28 sig 1928
1931 tikka M27
M28/30 sako sky 1936.my most accurate milsurp rifle (.3082 bore)
lots of good info here
http://mosinnagant.net/finland/default.asp
M-39 VKT 1942
M-39 B barrel 1942
M-39 sako 1944
M28 sig 1928
1931 tikka M27
M28/30 sako sky 1936.my most accurate milsurp rifle (.3082 bore)
lots of good info here
http://mosinnagant.net/finland/default.asp
Cosmoline
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Beautiful! Those are some of the finest rifles ever made by anyone, period. The great Finnish rifle makers we know so well today cut their teeth making Mosins to save their country. There aren't many of them compared with the millions of Soviet and Russian Mosins, but due to buyer ignorance their prices are deflated right now. That's already coming to an end as more and more people learn about these rifles. Even now it's getting tough to find the pre-war Finns at bargain prices. But the prices are still quite low for the M39's and M30's--particularly since a lot of sellers don't know the difference between an M30 Finn and a Soviet 91/30.
--Look for the [SA] stamp, which is the Finnish army property stamp
--Watch for two-piece stocks joined together in the middle. The Finns used a lot of small pieces of birch.
--Look for modified front sights or "stacked" front sights.
--Look for dark colored woods. These can be black walnut on US made Mosins (worth a chunk of change if intact), or Finnish stained stocks
--Look for unusual designs in the bin that don't look like the standard 91/30 or M44.
--Look for M44's with striking blond stocks (Poles)
--Look for barrel shanks with the Tikka, Sako, and other stamps on them.
--Look for non-bubba'ed Mosins.
--Take care with the "snipers," the real ones are very rare and 95% or more on the market are reproductions.
As far as Soviet rifles, the best ones I've had were AZTEC imported 91/30's, mostly pre-war hex receiver. That outfit, which I believe has shut down, imported a batch that was above the usual quality level.
Also there are some fantastic web resources on Mosin nagant.net and 7.62x54R.net Google around.
--Look for the [SA] stamp, which is the Finnish army property stamp
--Watch for two-piece stocks joined together in the middle. The Finns used a lot of small pieces of birch.
--Look for modified front sights or "stacked" front sights.
--Look for dark colored woods. These can be black walnut on US made Mosins (worth a chunk of change if intact), or Finnish stained stocks
--Look for unusual designs in the bin that don't look like the standard 91/30 or M44.
--Look for M44's with striking blond stocks (Poles)
--Look for barrel shanks with the Tikka, Sako, and other stamps on them.
--Look for non-bubba'ed Mosins.
--Take care with the "snipers," the real ones are very rare and 95% or more on the market are reproductions.
As far as Soviet rifles, the best ones I've had were AZTEC imported 91/30's, mostly pre-war hex receiver. That outfit, which I believe has shut down, imported a batch that was above the usual quality level.
Also there are some fantastic web resources on Mosin nagant.net and 7.62x54R.net Google around.
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+1 on the pre war hex reciever russians.in the war years the russian were pumping out rifles as fast as the could to kill germans.the round reciever russian 91/30's have lots of tool marks and the bores can run on the large side.I only have 2 round reciever russian 91/30's in my collection.I have taken my 1898 russian tula finn capture out to the range a few times and its a shooter
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afew of my russians
my fav non finn
M1952 hungarian 91/30.non import stamped with german proofs.
this was brought back from germany by a SF guy out of badtolz 180.00 and one of the rarest mosin nagants ever.
pete
.afew of my russians
my fav non finn
M1952 hungarian 91/30.non import stamped with german proofs.
this was brought back from germany by a SF guy out of badtolz
180.00 and one of the rarest mosin nagants ever.pete
southwest1
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Just bought one from Big-5 yesterday..
1937 Tula 91/30
$99.00 clean through and through. Shiny bore, clean stock.
I do have a question for AH-1..
My rifle also has a "B" with a circle around it. No 02 though. In 1937 Hungarians and Russians were not the best of friends, in fact later in the war the Hungarians hooked up up with the Germans.
So that "B" with a circle must mean different things, do you have any ideas as to how my rifle came out with a "B" on the stock.
1937 Tula 91/30
$99.00 clean through and through. Shiny bore, clean stock.
I do have a question for AH-1..
My rifle also has a "B" with a circle around it. No 02 though. In 1937 Hungarians and Russians were not the best of friends, in fact later in the war the Hungarians hooked up up with the Germans.
So that "B" with a circle must mean different things, do you have any ideas as to how my rifle came out with a "B" on the stock.
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