Ditchtiger
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blasphemer!!!!!!!!!!ok, ill say it.. I have a mosin nagant and i hate it..
blasphemer!!!!!!!!!!ok, ill say it.. I have a mosin nagant and i hate it..
You forget the Japanese and the Arisaka....There is a inherent DANGER here:
First I bought a Yugo 24/47 in 8mm Mauser.
Now, a Mosin Nagant...
So now I feel I need a K-98, K-31, A303, Enfield, Swedish Mauser, and etc.
Al countries need to be heard from.
Ditto. Got one last week for $130.I have the M44.
Kicks pretty hard, shoots a fireball out of the barrel at night, and is one of the louder rifles.
Best $120 I ever spent.
Tim G.
And an SVT40, and G43, Garand, springfield....several Arasaka's, the list goes on and on...then you move into Krag, Trap Door springfield....it never ends my friend.You forget the Japanese and the Arisaka....
Most of the surplus stuff I have seen is berdan primed, so a real pain to reload....as in not worth it.@ Nathan
Also, I suggest anyone who has a M-N that they buy reloadable ammo, and make a small investment in a Lee Classic Reloader, if they do not want to get into full on reloading.
It will also give you the option to be able to pull apart MilSurp cheaper ammo and reload it with better bullets for hunting and such to keep your ammo costs way down.
30 years ago I use to buy Chinese 7.62x54 Brass cased ammo that was really good.
But due to Politics, you cant get the stuff any more.
Now it is all Steel cases ammo with steel core bullets, and the primers are corrosive even if they say they are not.
I see where you are going with that....I also have a PSL and the SVT that shoot the 54R.@ fpgt72
What I have done for many years is Buy the Cheap Surplus ammo and use my bullet puller to remove the bullets, and replace them with the same weight of soft point bullet for hunting.
If you play with the powder load, you will be suprised at the accuracy you can get.
Or save the bullet and powder and reload the military case with a cast bullet and 2400 powder, then use the bullets in my .303, and the powder in other rifles.
It sounds like a lot of work for nothing, but the primers on the old ammo is what gets weak.
But they still fire the cast bullets really well, and with the powder, bullet,& primer shortage, I am still shooting all I want.
I am not wasting good primers and lots of powder shooting blasting Cast loads and with proper loading the bullets I salvaged are plenty accurate in other guns, and far better than they were in the Mosin Nagant.
But having reloadable cases Now, will prevent the higher prices you will have to pay once the Surplus Supply runs out.
I can find surplus ammo and at prices that are cheaper in some cases than I can find just the powder or FMJ bullets for the .303.
It looks like Classicfirearms has them now for $99 if anyone is interested.
http://www.classicfirearms.com/c-r-eligible/originalmolotm9130wbayob