Posted on 03/15/2011 4:17:33 PM PDT by TexasBarak
The Mosin Nagant 91/30 is a blunderbuss with a bad attitude, a fierce weapon of war from the tip of its pig-sticker bayonet to its skull-cracking iron butt plate. The original 91 was introduced in 1892, improved in 1930, and remained Russias top infantry rifle until 1945. Like the Ivans and Ivanettes who carried this beast through seven wars, the Nagant rifle packs a punch. Its big, robust, heavy, loud, rude, sometimes crude, iron-balls tough, ugly in a beautiful way, cheap, historic and a whole lot of fun if you go easy on the vodka. Whoa. I just kinda described myself if I drop the historic thing and add more vodka . . .
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They’re cheap. Their ammo is cheap. Their ammo isn’t intended for shooting only things smaller than a poodle. The rifles are as durable as the Rock of Gibraltar, and about as simple as a rock to clean and repair.
While they’re as ugly as a witch who chased parked cars as a little girl, they *work*.
Did I mention that they were cheap?
Spend the extra cash and buy a K98 Mauser.....Nice German engineering.
My only real complaints are the sticky bolt which can be fixed by running a brass .45 brush on a drill motor up the chamber, and the kick.
I like a rifle that kicks, but it will beat you up.
Heck 8mm mausers have a slick bolt but they will beat you half to death.
LoL!!!
These days, German K98’s are getting to be distinctly “not cheap.”
The yugo M48’s are still a good deal but the ammo is no longer cheap
DTogo walks and shoots deer with $100 1938 Tula, iron sights, and "soft tab" Czech 54R.
Is there any deer meat left after the shot?
Dang! I'm always too late seeing trends develop! Just like gold and silver.
If you can, have a look at a Czech VZ-24. I think their metallurgy is better.
I bought 8 cans and only have 3 left! I missed the trend too LoL
But I shot most of it in a PSL.
Otherwise my arm would have fallen off LoL
What is the word... when they think of money on their rifle and much time in stand... chagrin?
DTogo also attach "lucky" spike bayonet.
With a couple pre-war Model 70’s in the safe, I’m not much of a surplus guy... although I wouldn’t mind a Winchester 1895 Carbine in .30-40 Krag.
Sigh.... I had my eye on a perfect one a fews years back, still in arsenal paper with all the goodies for $235, I coulda got it for $200.
I have never seen a pristine example since.
The bluing was so deep...
No brush gun for DTogo!
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