Thinking of buying a nagant.

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Well worth the cost. At the store the bore may have cosmoline and be hard to check. Don't worry too much. I have a 32 izzy with a pitted barrel that surprises me at 100yds. With surplus ammo. For 69 you'll be happy.

Get a ammo tin of 440rds. For 90 or so.
 
I have 100 dollars into my scoped mosin nagant. I don't know if a .223 WITHOUT scope that can be had for that price.
 
They are a fun gun for the price and a blast to shoot. (Pun intended). I have a 91/30, two M38s and a M44. All great fun, shoot a serious but inexpensive round and are true historical arms. Not much to go wrong there.
 
I just bought 440 rounds for $105 and some jingle after taxes to add to my surplus..... and 2 refill bottles of ammonia based glass cleaner for good measure.... trees and targets beware...
 
A couple of things for the new Mosin Nagant owner. Learn how to clean the rifle when shooting corrosive ammo. The rifles are stored with the action screws loose, be sure to tighten them before shooting. Thoroughly clean the bore, action and rifle in general before shooting. I like to tear mine down and get a good look at the internals. Enjoy!
Best,
Rob
 
Bought 2 of them today but paid $79 from someone else. one was cleaned with a slightly dirty bore but not bad and the other is still packed in cosmoline. it came with all of the extras but have not opened the bag or tried the baynet on it.
Will get some surplus ammo for it and stick them away. may take one of them out and shoot it.
one is a 1942 and one a 1943 both have all matching numbers with no forced matching on anything. NO counter bores and the 43 has brass metal on the top hand guard which is cool.

Should be fun to shoot.
 
If your screws are litterally loose, TIGHTEN them.......!!
That screw driver issed with the cleaning kit is handy, as is the tip on the bayonet.

It wont feed well or be accurate at all if the action is jumping around. Shotgun type patterns....
This can also lead to a cracked stock if the action is slamming into it with slack in the action/wood fit.
Snug 'em down hand tight, and check on them now and then.

7.62X54R denys cover as it will shoot right through walls, trees and cars, while .223 wont. That can be a real help.
 
I have one 91/30. It is in damn near pristine condition. I redid the stock in Shellack and she looks fantastic. I have had her two years now and haven't shot her. I need to buy me some ammo and go have a blast (pun intended here too!).
 
Since it sounds like a hit-n-miss with regard to the quality of these old guns, would you strongly recommend against ordering one online?
 
it might have been better to start a new thread than to resurrect this one... I mean seriously? 69 dollars at big 5? right now they advertise the mosin nagant as $159 regular price but I'm getting ahead of myself...
I've bought 2 mosin nagants. I ordered one online, it is an ATI imported 1942 Izhevsk in beautiful condition. they even cleaned the gear and sealed it in plastic so it wouldn't get cosmoline rubbed all over it. the other I bought in person. it is a century arms imported model also a 1942 Izhevsk but the difference is night and day. the handguard on the century was kindof mangled and the stock was in much rougher shape. it was literally dripping with cosmoline and all of the accessories also are drenched in the stuff. the tool marks on it are atrocious even by MN standards. I decided that there was probably little collectors value in the century so I sporterized it and left the ATI as it was. you are just going to have to take a gamble. personal experience compels me to urge you to get an ATI rather than a century import but I don't know whether it is a problem with the importers just not giving a crap or if there really is just that much variance in guns.
 
All in all I ended up buying 5 of them ranging for a 36 tula to a 44 IZ i think. The only one that had any issues was from 43 Tula IIRC. Rest were a lil ugly but shot straight. A little high but straight.



And tahunua When I posted this they were having like a half off sale on them. Regular price 129 IIRC agian.
 
And tahunua When I posted this they were having like a half off sale on them. Regular price 129 IIRC agian.
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I'm sure that was the case, I was just saying though that their super coupon deal on them right now is somwhere in the $125 range which shows just how much these things have appreciated.
 
I paid $110 for my Refurbed 1942 Izzy locally. That is a great price and as others have mentioned it's pretty hard not to love a Mosin for that money. I did refinish my laminated stock though. Was quite suprised to see what a beautiful piece of lumber was under all that mess. It's definately a lot of fun to shoot and is more accurate then I would have believed. Only thing I've noticed is the inside of the barrel does seem to rust up when sitting for a while. Not quite sure how it would work out being a truck gun.
 
The reason why I asked is because I haven't seen any for sale locally in our gun shops but have seen them going for sale as low as $89 online, excluding shipping. For $10, the retailer offers you a"hand selected" rifle and for another $15, they'll send you a Tula made one. Add $61 for shipping to me and $30 for the FFL and I'm looking at $180 to $205.
 
if you can get them from aimsurplus before they sell out and opt for the best of 5 then you are probably golden then. I don't now if they clean them up in house or not.
 
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