Mosin-Nagant price check

[Guvnor]

After watching a documentary on Stalingrad the other day, ive decided I must own a Mosin Nagant! The recoil might not end up agreeing with an old shoulder injury of mine, but I dont care if it ends up just being a safe queen. Such awesome history.

Anyway, I went to a gun show and saw a 91/30 for $175. I passed on the deal. It seemed a bit steep to me, I thought I remember people saying they go for like 100 bucks. Was he overcharging, or is that the going rate these days?

 

[cbrgator]

80 bucks - 90 bucks

Aimsurplus.com
jgsales.com

 

[Walkalong]

Yep. $90 at AIM. I shot one for the first time the other day. My buddy got it from his dad. Lots of fun. It shot well too.

 

[woodsoup]

$101.57 to my FFL from AIM surplus. Most fun I've had since the AR showed up.

 

[Guvnor]

wow, I would have really got hosed! Thanks for the heads up.

 

[nwilliams]

My local gun shop is selling 91/30's for $149, they have about six of them and they don't appear to be selling.....wonder why

At the most I would pay between $80-$110 depending on condition for a 91/30.

 

[dispatch55126]

If its all matching and has a good bore, see if they'll match price.

 

[saturno_v]

Up to one year ago, Big 5 and GI Joe (now closed with some stores partially absorbed by Sports Authority) had them almost regularly at $79-99 on sale (I got 3 beautiful 91/30 in tip-top shape for $79 each)
Then they dried up for few months...recently the Mosins "reappeared" at Big 5 for $99 when on sale ($179 regular price).
The prices went up a bit for all guns in general.

I do not even bother going to gun shows anymore....I don't know what people selling at these events think....

Forget about pawn shops...at least around here....

 

[chevyforlife21]

they were 60 bucks 2 years ago

 

[rangerruck]

would not go over 120 for one, and for that , it better be unfired, unmarked, all matching numbers.

the 38's are about gone, but 91/30's? They should still be everywhere...

 

[cchris]

A question about Aim Surplus - is it worth it to throw an extra $10 toward the "hand select" option that gives you the best rifle picked out of 5? I don't know what all it entails, if it's just exterior inspection, or they do a bore inspection as well.

 

[ijosef]

I suppose you could always ask them to match. "Hey, they have Russian 91/30's at AIM Surplus for $79.95." They might be willing to deal or they might be insulted. You never know until you try.

they were 60 bucks 2 years ago

Indeed. They'll probably be $200 a piece five years from now. You used to be able to get an SKS for 60 bucks, and now look at them. I remember seeing WASRs for $200.

 

[chevyforlife21]

i have been told my a gunsmith of 50 years to not ever order hand select they are just taking your money.

 

[ccsniper]

I paid 142 for my ishevsk 42, but the thing is in absolute perfect condition. I don't see how this thing didnt get all pretty beat out of it during ww2 but the gun looks like it was fired maybe 20 times. I also have a finn captured 91/30 that I paid 70 bucks for that doesnt look as good. The ishevsk also shoots 2" groups with crappy russian surplus out of a gun vise. Now if you get into m44's I would recommend the polish one. They cost about 300 to 400 depending on condition but they are the bizniz when it comes to m44's!!! I have one and it is freaking awesome, though the recoil is quite a bit more than a 91/30

 

[AZAviator]

I bought my Mosin about 3 years ago for like $70. It was in really good condition with matching everything. I have since refinished the wood and its one of my show pieces now. Mind you I have the carbine and I've found it to not be very accurate but it always turns heads at the gun range, it sounds like a hand cannon going off...

 

[Quoheleth]

To each their own...

I bought a Mosin in July, with a spam can of Bulgarian ammo for $200.

A month later, I willingly, gladly and cheerfully parted with same gun and can, less 40 rounds.

Unless the world falls apart and the only guns that are allowable by law are Mosins, I have no desire to own one again.

I put Mosins and Glocks in the same catetegory: I respect their reliability, history, and inginuity but have no desire to keep one.

Q

 

[RP88]

I have one. I paid $128.xx on it. It was in good condition and was cosmoline free, matched bolt, etc. Got it from the local shop. The price was right, since it would have cost about that much to order and have it shipped (plus, no cosmoline)

anything over that is what I'd consider overpriced. Maybe add ten bucks for a hex receiver or for a pre-1900 or the like, but anything above that price point in a gun shop is a rip.

 

[rocinante]

I paid 125 out the door for a 91/30 at a gun show last spring. Stock looked nice except for one repair on the forearm. Bluing was great. Perfect bore. Mostly matching numbers. No pitting and just a tiny amount of surface rust at a few points under the wood. Had the appearance it had gone straight from rearsenal to cosmoline vat. When I cleaned it up more there still was cosmoline in places.All in all I felt it was a good price when you factor in you got to pick it out from several, didn't have to pay shipping or transfer fees.

The bolt is super stiff and gets incredibly sticky after about ten rounds. My ammo must be lacquered or something.

 

[gondorian]

They are often $129 at gander mountain

 

[dispatch55126]

The bolt is super stiff and gets incredibly sticky after about ten rounds. My ammo must be lacquered or something.

Soak your with a volatile solvent or CLP, chuck a large bronze brush and scrub the heck out the the chamber and receiver lugs. Next, either completely disassemble or boil your bolt to remove the cosmoline from the bolt. "Sticky bolt" is usually caused by cosmoline buildup in the receiver lugs. Cleaning the bolt will only make it run smoother. Lastly, if the bolt is still difficult, use your left hand to open the bolt while the rifle is still shouldered (watch Enemy at the Gates before he becomes a sniper and you'll see how the bolt was meant to be cycled). You gain leverage operating the bolt that way.

 

[rangerruck]

sticky bolt is the most common prob, with mosins.take a brass brush , a drill, and some cleaner, all gone. a butler creek slip on pad for 8 bucks will cure the kick. and adding a couple of washers, around the trigger bolt, between the trigger and sear piece(see-saw arm) will cut your trigger pull and weight in half. this will about cure all probs of the mosin.