“I just bought my first Mosin Nagant 91/30. There are many interesting variants out there and I’d look for something that catches my eye and with $3-$400 to spend, maybe a few of them.”
Was looking at Mosins this past weekend at Cabelas for $129. More than fine enough shootin’ iron for the money but I’ve just never been real interested in owning one. The milsurp I want is a decent Springfield.
For $3-400 I really don’t know what you’d go hot after at the average gun show. “Ammo” was a good response. There are firearms to be had in that price range but they can be had at the local gun shop or pawn so they aren’t rare.
So, yeah, and again for $3-400, and if I just had that money burning a hole in my pocket for the gun show, I’d probably try to find the best Mosin I could and spend the rest on 7.62x54 for it. That would simply be the most firearm and ammo for it for the money.
I stripped the finish off it and the Russian birch underneath sure isn’t carpathian walnut but i like about 3-4 iterations of a light oil finish buffed up between each oiling and the wood should get mellow. The iron looks good and the bore actually looks crisp. It’s from 1943.
I’ve got the battlefield pick-up Mauser my father got back in the early ‘40’s when he was a “government employee” and it shoot fine but almost refuses to feed from the magazine. I’m in the market for a gunsmith who can fix that.
These WWII rifles are full of history and I’d love to own a garand if I can find one at a decent price.