Mosin Nagant M1938 or Mosin Nagent 91/30

[IdahoFarmer]

Mosin Nagant M1938
http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/Russian_Model_1938_7_62x54R_Mosin_Nagant_Package.html

Mosin Nagent 91/30 Carbine
http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/Russian_M44.html

Mosin Nagent 91/30
http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/Russian_Model_91_30_7_62x54R_Mosin_Nagant.html

If you were in the market for a few of these which would you go with?

 

[Gustav]

Hello
Own a few of each variant the 1938 is lightest and handiest it balances well but its main drawback it shares with the 1944 is a bit of muzzle blast.
The 1944 feels heavier as the bayonet out on the end of the barrel adds weight with little real addvantage, many cut them off or remove them and if cut they ruin the collector value.
The 91/30 is a sweet rilfle to shoot they are a bit long but ones gets used to it.
If budget allows I would buy one of each and a few tins of ammo and look back years later and be glad they all are in the collection.
For a bit more info check out:
www.mosinnagant.net
www.surplusrifles.com

 

[ConfuseUs]

At least get a 91/30 and one of the carbines. THe carbines are very handy little rifles, but they are LOUD.

As an aside, if you don't like the nasty varnish the Soviets slathered on the stocks EasyOff noncaustic oven cleaner takes that stuff off pretty good.

 

[Babarsac]

I already own a 91/30 and love it. I'm also thinking of getting one of the M38's from AIM. That's a great price at $79.99. Does anyone know if the AIM Mosin's are decent rifles or covered in cosmoline?

 

[kis2]

i bought a 91/30 ex sniper for all the history behind it, and the fact that they are pretty accurate. im happy to have started my mosin collection with a 91/30, and if money allows, it wouldnt hurt to get them all and then some ammo to share between them.

youll be happy with any im sure, and i bought ammo from aim and had no problems.

make sure to check gunbroker.com for rifles and 7.62x54r.net and surplusrifle.com for info

enjoy

 

[strat81]

Does anyone know if the AIM Mosin's are decent rifles or covered in cosmoline?

Many, many fine rifles come covered in cosmoline. In fact, I'd be more wary of a 50+ year-old rifle that wasn't in cosmoline.

 

[the naked prophet]

I bought an M44 once and it turned out to be a stinker. After I cleaned off the cosmoline, it was getting 18 inch groups at 25 yards. Since I can do that at 250 yards with my AK, I was a bit suspicious. Different ammo didn't help, as the bore was a sewer pipe. I was disappointed. I'd buy a 91/30 or two if I knew the bores were in decent condition (I wouldn't expect perfect, but shootable would be nice).

 

[Cosmoline]

Why not spend a little extra and get a Finn? They won't be around much longer.

Empire, a very well-respected seller, has a batch of M-91's in. They're my personal favorite:

http://www.empirearms.com/

WGA has a rollling stock of M-39's:

http://www.gunsnammo.com/

Finland Finland Finland, they've the rifles that I want to buy. Pony treking or camping. Or just watching TV. That's the rifle for me.

 

[DWARREN123]

M38 :d

 

[azredhawk44]

Finland Finland Finland, they've the rifles that I want to buy. Pony treking or camping. Or just watching TV. That's the rifle for me.

But can you sing that to the Oscar Meyer Wiener song?

 

[B. Adams]

I bought both an M44 and a 91/30 a while ago, and I much prefer the M44. The trigger is a little better, but the overall shape of the gun just seemed a little nicer. The bayonet does add a little weight, which isn't really a big deal, but it also adds a lot of width to the gun which makes it more difficult to fit in a case. I still like it better than the 91/30 though.

I'm planning on getting a couple more M44's and a couple M38's, but I'm OK with just one 91/30.

BTW, I got mine from AIM, and they were in excellent shape and had a little cosmoline residue on them. I assumed they were cleaned before they were shipped to me, but they were in very good shape.

 

[Ad Astra]

This removes Commie-brand varnish nicely. Also skin.



After:



Since it took varnish off so well, I swabbed out the chamber as a cure for Mosin Sticky Bolt. I do believe (rightly or wrongly) the Russians coated the chambers of some M44s M38s and 91/30s with varnish as a rust preventative... it looked like some varnish had slopped out of the chamber.