Mosin trainer

[caribou]

Spring camp and I have a genuine Boating partner with my grandson Wade.

Got him a Keystone "Mosin" 91/30,
He's been using up the ammo, and its not wasted. The boy has a skill I wish to foster and I think he's going to be a great hunter like his dad.

I made some mods, leveled the sight, brought the bands into stay with some wood relief, smoothed and lightened the trigger, shortened the stock and I think I have a young rifleman toting about like Alexei Nikolaevich and his miniature working Mosins....LOL!!

Were working on his handling, cleaning and always carrying a rifle as his duty's as Bear Guard, when and when not to load and just what we see is or isnt shootable.

Its alot of fun and Im not even pulling a trigger....

 

[JCooperfan1911]

When the time comes step him up to a proper M44 carbine. Here’s mine:

 

[rust collector]

I bought a bunch of the Czech made training ammo in 7.62x54r many years ago. I wish it was simple to get to you, as it would be helpful in transition to the full size Mosin Nagant. Congratulations on your new boat buddy--he is getting good training and I am sure will do a great job!

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Good times, Granpa!
Looks like the MiniMosin is the perfect training tool for the little guy. Ive got a couple years before mine is ready for one herself, but I cant wait.

 

[Riomouse911]

Spring camp and I have a genuine Boating partner with my grandson Wade.

Got him a Keystone "Mosin" 91/30,
He's been using up the ammo, and its not wasted. The boy has a skill I wish to foster and I think he's going to be a great hunter like his dad.

I made some mods, leveled the sight, brought the bands into stay with some wood relief, smoothed and lightened the trigger, shortened the stock and I think I have a young rifleman toting about like Alexei Nikolaevich and his miniature working Mosins....LOL!!

Were working on his handling, cleaning and always carrying a rifle as his duty's as Bear Guard, when and when not to load and just what we see is or isnt shootable.

Its alot of fun and Im not even pulling a trigger....

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Wow! It looks like you are continuing the tradition, congratulations on doing such a great job raising both your Son and your Grandson.

Let us know when he bags his first caribou .

Oh, your mini-Mosin reminded me of a .22 I saw a few months ago at a LGS. It was a replica Mosin that looked pretty cool.



Stay safe.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Wow! It looks like you are continuing the tradition, congratulations on doing such a great job raising both your Son and your Grandson.

Let us know when he bags his first caribou .

Oh, your mini-Mosin reminded me of a .22 I saw a few months ago at a LGS. It was a replica Mosin that looked pretty cool.

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Stay safe.

Thats the one. At one point, Keystone was going to make a whole range of mini-milsurps based on the Cricket action, but sadly that plan seems to have fallen by the wayside.

I would be onboard for a mini-Springfield or Enfield....and I already own actual .22 Springfield's and Enfields, lol

 

[Riomouse911]

Thats the one. At one point, Keystone was going to make a whole range of mini-milsurps based on the Cricket action, but sadly that plan seems to have fallen by the wayside.

I would be onboard for a mini-Springfield or Enfield....and I already own actual .22 Springfield's and Enfields, lol

Funny, I took that picture months ago but had no idea where to post it.

Stay safe.

 

[caribou]

Thanks, Riomouse, thats a better picture.

The Cricket action is safe with all its steps to get a shot done, in my opinion.

I took of 1-1/2 inches from the buttstock to get it more in scale and for his length of pull.

I threw on a Russian PPsH-41 sling and hes got a brick of .22 to draw from, 10 shots at a time. He's very aware of how dangerous his rifle is and that were out to kill, and, thankfully, he's super calm and collected. He can ring 8 inch steel all day long at 75 yards, and were working on more 2-1/2 inch spinners at 100 for some practical practice.

I have a couple M-39's for him to try and choose, as well as a decent 410 H&R that will get a 12 gauge barrel someday, when he's ready.

When he's not quite up to the M-39, but big enough, I have a Czeck 527 in .223 in the works.

 

[eastbank]

i think the best made 44 series carbines were made by poland.

 

[Pat Riot]

Wow! It looks like you are continuing the tradition, congratulations on doing such a great job raising both your Son and your Grandson.

Let us know when he bags his first caribou .

Oh, your mini-Mosin reminded me of a .22 I saw a few months ago at a LGS. It was a replica Mosin that looked pretty cool.

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Stay safe.

As soon as I saw that photo I knew that was Ammo Bros. Neat stores. Occasional good deals. That’s a nifty .22 rifle.

 

[Riomouse911]

Ya, the one in Riverside.

Stay safe.

 

[Remington1911]

You got him a replica, now you need to be on the look out for the real deal.

The Polish WZ-48. This is really a "mosin trainer". It is a single shot 22LR rifle of the cold war era. I have not priced them lately but I would estimate sub $250 even with their historical status.

They are claw hammer simple, like most commie guns of that era, and it actually shoots quite well. I have best luck with sub sonic ammo, or 22 longs that it eats just fine, but are much harder to find. I think the "modern" 22LR ammo is a bit too quick for it. 6" plate at 100 yards is easy with sub sonic ammo, 8" plate is easy with "normal" CCI 22's.

They basically are a MN that got tossed in the dryer wet. And really I am shocked at just how well the thing shoots. Fun taking both it and the Mauser down for some fun. And if you are shooting sub sonic....well I have air rifles that are louder.

This is the first article I came across on a google search for it.

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/gun-review-polish-wz-48-military-trainer/

 

[caribou]

Yep, Remington 1911 I have a Polish trainer, single shot, .22lr.

Hard to load fast, heavy for a 6 year old and only reasonably accurate (Mine, anyway).

It sits next to my '54 Made "Circle 11" Polish M-44. Like unissued, as I took the string and paper off myself.

My prize Mosins , besides the M-39 I hunt with, are a M-44 made in '44 with an Finnish SA swacken stamped, and a Russian M-91/30 that had been captured by the Germans, Luft Park Gardelegen stamped L.P. Gar., then sold to Finland in 1944, in the one and only sale of captured Mosins the Germans made in WW2 to Finland

The little Keystone is a perfect 'starter', but the boy has a Marlin Youth Single shot he learned with, one of a couple I slenderd down and trained my kids with. I got him something thats "His" and long enough he can hunt and shoot on his own, with little danger to himself

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

You got him a replica, now you need to be on the look out for the real deal.

The Polish WZ-48. This is really a "mosin trainer". It is a single shot 22LR rifle of the cold war era. I have not priced them lately but I would estimate sub $250 even with their historical status.

They are claw hammer simple, like most commie guns of that era, and it actually shoots quite well. I have best luck with sub sonic ammo, or 22 longs that it eats just fine, but are much harder to find. I think the "modern" 22LR ammo is a bit too quick for it. 6" plate at 100 yards is easy with sub sonic ammo, 8" plate is easy with "normal" CCI 22's.

They basically are a MN that got tossed in the dryer wet. And really I am shocked at just how well the thing shoots. Fun taking both it and the Mauser down for some fun. And if you are shooting sub sonic....well I have air rifles that are louder.

This is the first article I came across on a google search for it.

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/gun-review-polish-wz-48-military-trainer/

Oh ho no.....WZ 48s have skyrocketed in the last couple years. I doubt you could touch a halfway decent one for under $450 now. The last one I saw in the flesh had $600 on the sticker.
https://www.legacy-collectibles.com/polish-radom-wz-48-training-rifle.html

Even the lowly (but actually excellent) Romanian M69s are going for well over $250 now.....

 

[caribou]

For an all around hunting rifle, nothing has done better in my hands than my Romy 69 trainer.
The thing is rock solid, spare mags easy to find, a cleaning kit in the buttstock, and I mod'd mine with a set of carcano sling swivels as the originals are flimsly. A Finn Mosin sling and its made more meats , pound for pound, than any of my other rifles.

I traded a rebuilt Polaris 550 engine for the Polish trainer, so about 250$ on my end, and we bought several m-69's back in the early 2000's for 3/120$ and Finn M-39's were 90$......LOL!! The stocks were all very dry and sucked up oil like a stove. I had to shim the trigger plate to get proper sear height and correct magazine alignment. Its performed like no other, and I'll likely use it to death.
My son had my Romy for a few years and returned it in good condition. I paint it with rustolium at hand, as its in the boat all summer (salt water) and cold all winter (Steel condensation) so its greased below the wood line.
The sights are spot on and cant break easily like a Williams on the Ruger 10/22's....and much more accurate than those too.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

For an all around hunting rifle, nothing has done better in my hands than my Romy 69 trainer.
The thing is rock solid, spare mags easy to find, a cleaning kit in the buttstock, and I mod'd mine with a set of carcano sling swivels as the originals are flimsly. A Finn Mosin sling and its made more meats , pound for pound, than any of my other rifles.

I traded a rebuilt Polaris 550 engine for the Polish trainer, so about 250$ on my end, and we bought several m-69's back in the early 2000's for 3/120$ and Finn M-39's were 90$......LOL!! The stocks were all very dry and sucked up oil like a stove. I had to shim the trigger plate to get proper sear height and correct magazine alignment. Its performed like no other, and I'll likely use it to death.
My son had my Romy for a few years and returned it in good condition. I paint it with rustolium at hand, as its in the boat all summer (salt water) and cold all winter (Steel condensation) so its greased below the wood line.
The sights are spot on and cant break easily like a Williams on the Ruger 10/22's....and much more accurate than those too.

Yup, love my M69. The shop I found it at (circa 2018) had another and would have sold me the pair for $250.

I shoulda bought em both, lol.

 

[Remington1911]

Oh ho no.....WZ 48s have skyrocketed in the last couple years. I doubt you could touch a halfway decent one for under $450 now. The last one I saw in the flesh had $600 on the sticker.
https://www.legacy-collectibles.com/polish-radom-wz-48-training-rifle.html

Even the lowly (but actually excellent) Romanian M69s are going for well over $250 now.....

I should have known better, when milk is over $5 and other things are over 40% more expensive vs two years ago I really should have known better.