i am looking to build a Mosin Nagant from the ground up does anyone know where i can get a de-barreled reciever. i really dont wanna go through the trouble of removing the barrel myself also i intend to drop in a new trigger group, new heavy Barrel, new bent bolt and a new monte carlo stock so i really don't want or need all the stuff that comes with a whole rifle.
mosin nagant reciever
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mgkdrgn
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I don't believe I've ever seen one for sale, anywhere.
And it makes sense ... as you can buy the -whole rifle- for under $100 ... what could you charge for a stripped receiver ... $20? No money there.
And it makes sense ... as you can buy the -whole rifle- for under $100 ... what could you charge for a stripped receiver ... $20? No money there.
NCsmitty
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If you haven't seen this thread, I recommend looking at it.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=531233
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http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=531233
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i was hoping that out of all the millions of these guns made that somewhere somehow a stock would get destroyed the barrel would be bent and the only option to recoup the loss would be to part the gun out and you would think that this very thing had happened because i can find an endless supply of extra (ORIGINAL) bolts, barrels, stocks, trigger guards, front sights, and trigger assemblies. just not receivers just my luck
dirtyjim
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i've built a ton of rifles and its always better to buy a complete donor rifle from the start if you don't already have the spare parts on hand to assemble a complete rifle.
you can sell of the military stock and a few other parts to help pay for the project.
mosins are cheap & i think that you could get a complete donor rifle for the same or less than you could if you had to scrounge the parts.
i also think the better the donor rifle is the better the end project will be so it also pays off to spend another $25 or so for a nice hex receiver rifle.
S.O.G. just shipped a matching hex receiver 91/30 to my door for $107, you'll spend that trying to scrounge parts and you probably end up with lower quality parts.
you can sell of the military stock and a few other parts to help pay for the project.
mosins are cheap & i think that you could get a complete donor rifle for the same or less than you could if you had to scrounge the parts.
i also think the better the donor rifle is the better the end project will be so it also pays off to spend another $25 or so for a nice hex receiver rifle.
S.O.G. just shipped a matching hex receiver 91/30 to my door for $107, you'll spend that trying to scrounge parts and you probably end up with lower quality parts.
thats the thing dirtyjim i am already going to buy a new ,adjustable pull, trigger assembly, new monte carlo stock, and a new bull barrel i'm not going to keep much of anything trigger guard and magazine assembly goes for $20 so if i could find a receiver for $20 i would save myself $60 but it appears i"m SOL so whats better for accuracy hex or round receiver?
dirtyjim
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i still think your plan of piecing the rifle together instead of buying a complete donor rifle is flawed.
if if you just happen to find a receiver for $20 you will still need the triggeguard, screws & bolt. by the time you gather all those with shipping you'll have spend almost what a complete rifle cost and you wont have any spare parts to sell to help offset the cost of the build.
i've done it both ways and the only time its better to start with a bare receiver is when you already have the rest of the part to assemble the rifle.
hex receivers are better. they have full barrel threads and a mauser like inner c-ring.
round receiver have two very large sections of the barrel threads broached out when the raceways are cut. every barrel i've pulled from a round receiver had thread stretch and none of the barrels on hex receiver rifles did.
the inner c-ring also makes it easier to do the extractor cut. install the barrel then scribe the open area of the c-ring and you know exactly were to put the extractor cut.
what barrel are you going to install? pac-nor & montana have .311 bore barrels, lothar wather will thread and long chamber their CM barrels for the mosin but LW barrels aren't know for match accuracy
if if you just happen to find a receiver for $20 you will still need the triggeguard, screws & bolt. by the time you gather all those with shipping you'll have spend almost what a complete rifle cost and you wont have any spare parts to sell to help offset the cost of the build.
i've done it both ways and the only time its better to start with a bare receiver is when you already have the rest of the part to assemble the rifle.
hex receivers are better. they have full barrel threads and a mauser like inner c-ring.
round receiver have two very large sections of the barrel threads broached out when the raceways are cut. every barrel i've pulled from a round receiver had thread stretch and none of the barrels on hex receiver rifles did.
the inner c-ring also makes it easier to do the extractor cut. install the barrel then scribe the open area of the c-ring and you know exactly were to put the extractor cut.
what barrel are you going to install? pac-nor & montana have .311 bore barrels, lothar wather will thread and long chamber their CM barrels for the mosin but LW barrels aren't know for match accuracy
writerinmo
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Why not buy a whole one and just sell whatever you take off it? Toss the parts on ebay or pile them in a bucket and put it on gunbroker. If you have an 03FFL you can buy "U-fix-em" Mosins from Century for like 54 bucks. I just recently bought an excellent shooting 91/30 from Classic Arms for the grand total of 96 bucks shipping and all, all number match but the mag floorplate, excellent wood and bore, but that's without a transfer fee of course.
Cosmoline
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Raw receivers aren't common, but BARRELED receivers are very easy to find. Do a GB search, there are a dozen. Prices are very reasonable.
BrocLuno
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Yes, I've seen plenty of barrels receivers on GB 
Kymasabe
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One question....why?
Once you're done dumping all that money into your Mosin project, You could have spent the same money on a nice used Rem700 or a Savage .308 with a scope or something like that. Something just as accurate, with a better trigger and a safety that is actually useable, plus much better ammo selection.
Do the math, it's not worth it. Plus you'll end up with a gun that only you'll love, you'll never be able to unload the thing for what you've got invested into it. Money pit.
Once you're done dumping all that money into your Mosin project, You could have spent the same money on a nice used Rem700 or a Savage .308 with a scope or something like that. Something just as accurate, with a better trigger and a safety that is actually useable, plus much better ammo selection.
Do the math, it's not worth it. Plus you'll end up with a gun that only you'll love, you'll never be able to unload the thing for what you've got invested into it. Money pit.
dirtyjim
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some of us actually like to build our own guns and want something a little different from the store bought remchester crowd.
the timney trigger is very good and even comes with a side safety if you cant figure out how to work the original.
ammo selection and accuracy is not a problem if you handload.
why does the remchester crowd think as soon as a rifle its built it will be sold for a loss?
does the remchester crowd sell their rifles every six months or something?
i've had people ask me to name my price on several of my mosin projects and they still aren't for sale.
a custom remchester is also a money pit if you try to sell it
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THANK YOU dirtyjim. I just like to tinker. At my age, I ain't gonna get out of what I put in -----and could care less. the fun is in the doing.
Goofy ......... could of got that name due to the upper comment.
Goofy ......... could of got that name due to the upper comment.
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