The Mosin Nagant Club

[SleazyRider]

Tell me more, YankeeRiverCustom, about the scope mount, the bipod, and the finish---is it shellac?

 

[YankeeRiverCustom]

the bipod is a harris..i drilled and put the stud in myself..the bolt handle and scope mount are ATI i believe...the finish is all original it came finished that way im not sure if its shellac..but i gotta say for 85 dollars i got a nice finish on it optics are bushnell 4-12x

 

[MN9159]

I'll play... excuse the non-MN's on the rack, lol

From the top
'77 Norinco SKS
'43 Isky 91/59
'44 Isky M44
'42 Isky 91/30
'97 Tula M91 Finnish Capture
'44 K31



I think I have issues

 

[thisisoriginal]

Nowwww, do they all shoot good?

 

[MN9159]

I'll let ya know next spring when its nice enough to shoot em... I have only taken the SKS and M44 out target shooting, those two are shooters, the weather has been pretty ugly since I have gotten the others so I havent taken em out.

 

[thisisoriginal]

Awesome. Most Ive shot have been dead on its rediculous.

 

[YankeeRiverCustom]

you guys should check out my picture of my 91/30 sniper mod. on page 3 of this thread..follow the link....ITS DEAD ACCURATE...ive got mine zeroed at 100yds,as THISISORIGINAL stated most ARE RIDICUOSLY ACCURATE!!!!

 

[thisisoriginal]

looks really good!

 

[YankeeRiverCustom]

thanks i appreciate that alot!

 

[thisisoriginal]

This is awesome. Ive picked up two mosins and one mauser off a guy who lives literally 3 streets over from me. He is interested in shotguns-I had a few, and Im interested in milsurps and he is constantly picking them up.


Right now I have two mosins,1936 tula hex receiver, and a 1931 Izhevsk hex receiver, and a Czech vz-24 romanian contract mauser. The tula is my brothers, hes recently got into shooting milsurps with me. Our next pickup is going to be an m1 Garand.

 

[vblex]

I have a M91 that is stamped "Remington Armory" on it. My uncle picked it up in Korea, hasn't been fired since at least the mid-1950s.

 

[Spec ops Grunt]

Remington Mosin's are valuable collectors pieces I believe.

 

[vblex]

They are a curiosity, but not really valuable. Remington built 750,000 of them under a contract for Imperial Russia. About 450,000 of them made it to Russia before the Tzar abdicated and Remington was knocking out about 4000 per day until the Bolsheviks took over.

They were so plentiful that US, British & French troops actually used some of the extras when they went over to Murmansk, Archangel and Vladivostok during the Russian civil war.

Apparently others were given to the NRA and they sold them brand new for $3.90 + $1.58 postage.

My theory is that the Soviet Union supplied them to the North Koreans which is where my uncle picked this one up.

 

[thisisoriginal]

sounds awesome. Good shooter?

 

[Cosmoline]

They are a curiosity, but not really valuable

It depends what you mean by valuable. Intact, they go for over $300 pretty routinely. They WERE plentiful. Now, most have been hacked up, so the ones that are intact have a premium.

One that has an established provenance as a Korean pickup would be much more valuable than that. You've got a rifle that was made in the US, sold to the Czar, adopted by the USSR, sold to the North Koreans and was taken from the field by an American soldier! The rifle literally circumnavigated the world and bounced around two world wars plus the Korean War. I would encourage you to treasure it and also to get the full story of how and when it was found in writing to keep along with the rifle for future generations.

 

[dougw47]

vblex?

To me...and maybe 50 guys I know...the fact it came from Korea would almost double the value.

Just my little ol' pea-picking opinion...like my Chinese M-43...LOL!

 

[thisisoriginal]

Kind of crazy how mosins up here in northeast ohio are going for 200$ all day. Theyre just 91/30s too.

 

[cleardiddion]

The days of picking them out of the crate at the local shop for 70 bucks a pop are gone.
Sad to say.

 

[vblex]

You know, I wish I could get the details from my uncle about how/when/where he got it, but sadly he is well into his 80s and suffering from dementia. I should have paid attention when I was younger (and when he was) but I did not.

I've never shot it, but a local gun smith told me that it had definitely been fired a lot and well cared for. He suggested that I remove the wood and expose the barrel so that he could inspect it. He will check it out and let me know if it is safe to fire.

I am a bit nervous firing a 93 year-old rifle....

 

[thisisoriginal]

The nervousness is something that comes with shooting a new gun. I was extremely nervous shooting my mosin, till I got the first shot off of course

 

[geo57]

I took the whitetail on the left with my '43 Tula 91/30 this fall ( S&B 180 gr. SP) and a buck last year with my '44 Izhevsk M44 ( Privi 150 gr. SP ). Both one shot drops from 20 yrds and 110 yard respectively. I have a M38 on the way that I hope to also hunt with one day. Mosins are an unbeatable value in the milsurp world and a hoot to shoot & hunt with. I'd love to hear from you other hunters who use your Mosins to take big game & see your game pics here or pm them to me. [email protected]

 

[Cosmoline]

I am a bit nervous firing a 93 year-old rifle

My M39 has a receiver from 1896, and I've used the antique ones a lot in the past. As long as nobody has hacked it up and the headspace is OK you'll be fine. A smith with a 54R gauge can check the headspace very easily.

Post detailed pics if you get a chance. I'd be interested to see the proofs. Very little is known about North Korean Mosin-Nagants.

 

[hartmen]

love this thread. i went out looking for one yesterday in my area and could find one cheaper than $125. im in kentucky. bought some ammo and final cost is $150. this will be my second nagant 91/30. im keeping one as original. this one is going to be highly modified. will try and post pics of what ive done so far.

ive removed the front sight and cut the original stock down. i have plans on making a new stock from scratch. ive got a 3x9x40 scope on its way with sidemount. ive also ordered a muzzle, forarm quad rail.

the stock i cut down today will be the temp until the new is done. ive shot it already and seems like its a great shooter.

one question. both rifles i own were like identical except for one thing. my original one has brass rings and the modified one has black. does this mean one is worth more than another?

 

[Spec ops Grunt]

Should I get a Izzy M38 at a local gunshop for my first mosin, or should I order a 91/30?

 

[MN9159]

Should I get a Izzy M38 at a local gunshop for my first mosin, or should I order a 91/30?

whats that "or" doing there? That should be an "and". hehe