Posted on 01/21/2015 3:35:15 PM PST by dynachrome
One of the most beloved Russian military rifles is now available as a CO2 BB gun. This version of the 19th-century rifle- which was used in several Russian and Soviet wars- will become one of your favorite rifles because it's so crazy realistic- compact- lightweight and easy to handle. When you pick it up- you think you're handling the real steel.
How did you ever manage to live without it? Yeah -- it's gonna be THAT much fun!
Repeater
Bolt-action
Uses a 12-gram CO2 cartridge
16rd removable BB magazine
Fixed front sight
Rear sight adjustable for windage and elevation
Polymer body
Metal action
3.75 lbs. trigger-pull
Can be field-stripped
Manual safety
Includes 1 magazine
(Excerpt) Read more at airgundepot.com ...
Why not just get the real thing?
Or for air, get something like an FX Boss or Daystate PCP air gun in .30 cal and win benchrest competitions and kill things to eat with it :-)
Only if you use propane instead of CO2.
I’ll stick with my Chicom Type 53 (M1944 Mosin). Something about its belching flame out the muzzle & obscuring the target that I love.
Full disclosure: the aftermarket muzzle brake has solved that problem.
I best most of the propellant doesn’t ignite until it’s past the muzzle. Still probably very impressive and painful.
Hit Santa Fe please, and Taos if your antique commie blaster has the range.
Pulling the trigger on one makes you remember the Russkies who used them were usually dressed for extreme winter conditions with many layers of clothing to absorb the recoil, not a thin t-shirt.
Wound up putting a Monte Carlo stock on mine after the first trip to the range. Apparently Olga's preservation work didn't keep the original stock from cracking behind the receiver. My first trip exacerbated the problem and required replacement. Then I put a scope on it, and can ring the gong at 200 yards all day long. Or at least until my shoulder gives, or the muscles in my trigger finger fatigue.
“The M-38 does a much better job with the shorter barrel...”
The M-44 does a good job too!
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