Mosin nagant Pics

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They've been making bubba's out of German rifles for what, nearly a hundred years and the cost of originals is still too low. Bubba more guns! Every gun you bubba is a penny more on the value of MINE. I expect you to bubba thousands!

BWA HA! HA! HA!

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I have a 1917 Remington in very original condition, I'd take a pic of it, but I'd need a wide angle lens to get it all in. I'm 6'3" tall and it comes up to my chest!
 
Only cost 74 bucks at Big 5 Sporting Goods!

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Finn M39 with a rich history.

Started out as a hex-receiver Russian M1891 manufactured in Izhevsk for the Imperial Russian army in 1905; the proof mark on the receiver is the imperial crest of the czar (double headed eagle). The rifle may well have seen some action in World War I, given the extreme rifle shortages the Russian army was facing at the time.

The rifle ended up in Finland when the Finns broke away from Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution, was issued to the Finnish Army, and likely saw a great deal of action during the Winter War 1939-1940. When the Finns got some breathing room, the rifle was upgraded to M39 status in 1942 at the Finnish VKT arsenal in Jyvaskyla, where it received a fine Finn barrel, a new stock, and Finn sights graduated from 150 meters to 2.0 kilometers. It likely saw additional action against both the Soviets and the Nazis before the war was over. Possibly during the war, an artistic Finnish soldier delicately carved the initials "E.T." into the rear sight base (under the sight arm), where they wouldn't easily be seen by casual inspection. At some point after the war, the rifle was retired and placed into storage as part of the Finnish Army's reserve.

During the mid-1990's, Finland allowed many of its older bolt-action rifles to be sold to collectors in other nations. This particulary M39 was imported into the U.S. by Century Arms, and ended up at a small gun shop in Florida that caters to history buffs (Uber's, in Pensacola, FWIW), which is how I came to purchase it.

The rifle is 101 years old this year (well, except for the barrel and stock, which are only 64), and it can still shoot the center out of a playing card at 100 yards with the right ammunition.

It's not worth a lot from a financial standpoint, but it's a textbook of Russian and Finnish history, and played a part in some of the most important historical events of the twentieth century. I wish I could find out to whom it was issued, and who "E.T." was.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the attraction to these old Russian rifles?
For me, history. (See above.)

Also value for the money.
 
My Baikal Spartan and M44 travel together to the range almost every trip. My Mosin-Nagant is a 1953 Hungarian M44. Every part matches numbers minus the bolt(which is Hungarian, but has a different serial #). I bought it at Cabelas for around $170 as my first rifle. The bore was filthy, but even then I could see that the rifling was in superb condition. Headspace was good too. After some thorough cleaning, it finally started to look good. That is the original finish, which is in decent shape for as old as this gun is. Typical wear around the grip, but the majority of the finish is pristine. Blueing is perfect other than the friction points on the receiver. This "cheap old gun" has been my baby for the past few months, and I'm proud to say that for as old as it is, it STILL had less rust when I got it than the Spartan.lol. Anyway, the carbine does groups about three inches in diameter at 50yds with Silver Bear 203gr soft points, which it seems to like better than Wolf or Czech mil-surp. I'm sure I could do better if I get some more practice with it. Only 80 rounds so far. Anyway...thought I'd share.
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Gentlemen. may i introduce you to the Finnish TaK 85. Any random one of these rifles is probibly the oldest individual rifle in active service.

these rifles are made on ORIGINAL Mosin Nagant recievers. its legend some date back to original 1891's.

from the finish military website

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sorry cant get it in english
http://www.mil.fi./maavoimat/kalustoesittely/index.dsp?level=64&equipment=46
 

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Hoppy, yah I whipped that up. Couldn't find a way to PM you with it, so I attached it.

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