Posted on 09/18/2010 3:44:16 PM PDT by JoeProBono
The Mosin Nagant is truly a manly piece of hardware. Let’s discuss why.
1: First, the Poison Maggot is a time proven design. Dating from 1891, all the bugs have been worked out. This assumes there were any bugs in the first place, which there were not. No one would dare to be less than optimal for the Tsars and Commissars.
2: It’s very simple and robust. There are very few things that can go wrong with the Noisy Nagger. There isn’t even a bolt release — the trigger serves as that. The springs are heavy gauge, the mechanism basic steel, and the stock a solid piece of wood. Remember that the Russkies and the Commies figured that the bayonet was as important as the bullet. This means:
3: Versatility. One can argue the benefits of the spear versus the club. Guess what? The Russian Gun-Club is both! And it shoots bullets! Why compromise when you can have all three?
4: Physical fitness. The Rosined Nag is heavy. No real man would complain about this. In fact, he boasts of it. One has to be fit to carry it, and fit to aim it without shaking like a coward. Not to worry. The recoil will reseat that loose shoulder and save you the medical bills.
5: Economical. The Soviet Man Cannon is dirt cheap--$100-$200 in 2009 prices. You can typically buy 10 to 20 of them for the price of a modern rifle, and the ammo is about half the price, and has been in production for more than a century. One sacrifices rate of fire and accuracy, but that’s offset by the fact that an entire platoon of your friends now have guns. Besides, your friends are men, so every shot counts, right? Who needs rate of fire. And any real man can hit through force of testosterone, without bothering with sights. Just imagine your enemy is a toilet, unzip and pull the trigger... so to speak. Flush him straight into a grave or outhouse. Or both.
6: General manliness. The Tula Jackhammer has no prissy “Ergonomics” or “delicate triggers” or other crap. It is a brutally simple tool. If you can’t pull the trigger, then do some more grip exercises, you pansy. Don’t like the recoil? Get a recoil pad, chew a handful of Vicodin, and see your doctor for some testosterone shots. The length of pull is too short? Wear a stout Russian overcoat and stop whining. And some earplugs, since you probably don’t want to hear the rest of the "Commie Chiropractor" community laughing at you.
7: History. You may wind up with a Russian or a Finn rifle built on a Russian or French receiver, a Czech, Chinese, Polish, Hungarian or even one of the rare American made models, from the Russo Japanese War, WWI, the Russian Civil War, the Spanish Civil War, WWII, the Winter War, the Continuation War, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan... the "Baltic Flamethrower" has traveled the world. Be sure to check the date on the tang under the stock—it may be an antique made before 1899, which means it’s a rifle, but not legally a firearm in most English speaking nations. This just makes politicians go into a tizzy.
You may hear complaints that as a non-American weapon, or worse, the weapon of our former enemies, no American should own one. But that’s just a misunderstanding of the situation. The fact is, Ronald Reagan, one of our manliest presidents (after such other greats as Teddy Roosevelt), stomped the Soviet Empire into the dust with the tool of capitalism, and we are now selling that empire off on the internet for ten cents on the dollar. A Musty Nugget is not only a manly weapon, it’s a political statement.
If you can only afford one rifle, this is the one to have. If you can afford several, this should be one of them.
Men, raise a glass of vodka to Sergei Mosin and Leon Nagant, men for their time, and ours!
SWEET!
Do it! Its the cost of 10 Mickey D’s pit stops
I love my M1 but I know that should have a couple of these laying around.
One of these? Please quit shooting .32 H&R in there immediately. Fiocchi still makes real 7.62 Nagant ammo, boxer primed and reloadable with the .311 bullet of yer choice. This revolver isn't good for pressures greater than stock, but it's a way cool design, with the reciprocating cylinder and all. Take advantage of the gas seal feature with standard cartridges. Gain considerable velocity too, since the barrel/cylinder gaps are all over the place with surplus pieces, in my experience.
What is the one on the bottom?
Never seen one with a luxurious buttpad.
You can shoot .32 long colt in those as well
I have been wanting one of those forever just for the revolutionary design.
You are right that the original nagant ammo is cheap and plentiful at the moment.
I never tried .32 long in one but everyone assures me it works fine.
Polish Wanad
Whoaa! a holosight on a mosin nagant?
I have owned a goodly number of old bolt-action military rifles over the years. Some of these rifles, the Moison-Nagant in particular, will surprise you for accuracy. I kinda shy away from the “surplus” ammo, especially the Eastern Block stuff. While cheap, the quality wasn’t that high to begin with and they haven’t improved with age. check out the ammo produced by Sellers & Beloit, more money but more accuracy. The exception on the foreign surplus ammo is the 6.5 Swedish Mauser and (I’m told) the 7.5 Swiss.
They make quality ammo for this stuff
I’ve been drooling over those for about a year.
Can’t justify it right now. Money’s too tight.
This is as cheap as the have ever been.
The scope alone is about $165 and thats cheap. They are good optics.
That’s what I broke my son in on.
whoaa! whats that slinged thing? looks like some kinda close range sniper thing.
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