Cornhusker77
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My M44, just for fun.
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I have a Russian M44 made in '46.
Buddy and I each bought one from a local hardware store that had an FFL for $59 each.
His was a '45 and showed some wear, mine was like new.
Much to my surprise it became my son's favorite!
With the blast and recoil I figured a (then) 10 year old would've shied away from it but he was just the opposite.
Sadly, since he liked it so much I'm down to less than half of a spam can.
Might have to get some brass and dies...
And then you will learn just what your rifles can do.....like everything crappy ammo, and Soviet surplus is about as bad as you can get, and I have a feeling your groups will get MUCH better.
Picked up a full length one a month ago. Gal friend of mine's husband passed away and she was selling some of his guns. I paid too much for a Bushmaster AR15 and got the Nagant for $400 and a S&W Model 10 for $350. She needed $ so...
I personally never got into them. When I lived in Illinois, R-Guns got a huge import of them and was selling them for $60 each with all the accessories. I went there with plans on buying 2 of them. I couldn't do it. R-Guns used and electric pencil to scribble their name on the side of every receiver. That and I never cared for them, compared to all the Surplus Enfields, Mausers, and other guns available back in the 80's and 90's these things were tomato stakes.
To be honest, I just like knowing that I'm never gonna be out of ammo when I want/need it.
Little cost up front will keep this old warhorse doing its job for many years to come.
R means Rimmed cartridge.
There is nothing wrong with those thoughts and views, and the reason so many got butchered. Oddly enough those people that bought them for $60 and cut them up now see them selling for north of $500 and wonder why no one will pay $200 for their "improved" one.
I don't want to put any words in your mouth, but what was your original plan? I have a feeling sporter, but when you got there you started to really look at the things that would not be covered by a new stock, like the electro pencil and just thought that $120 was better spent else where. Please don't take offence at any of that, I am actually interested.
View attachment 1121454 Here's a thoroughly Bubbafied one. Picked it up partially done at a yard sale some 14 years ago for 50 bucks. Bubba apparently struggled with the bolt conversion and gave up. This one has killed a few deer, a legal wolf and a small Bull moose on a tribal hunt, mostly with the Hornady 174 JRN over IMR 4064. The wolf was with the Hornady 123 Vmax marketed for the X39. A fine bullet for shock and awe on smaller critters and low recoil. It shoots much better than it looks, as well as a couple hunting rifles I own, and I don't mind strapping it to a snowmobile, bouncing it around the bottom of a 14' Lund, or utilizing it as a spare oar. Caribou would be proud.
It presently lives at camp for cheap target shooting with one of the oldest lots of surplus I am trying to use up before it goes bad.
I had no plans to "Bubba" them. I bought a complete DPMS AR15 lower from R-Guns instead of a pair of Mosin Nagants.