It goes boom real good.
I can make an apple-sized pattern with it, standing off-hand, at 100 yards.
It cost me $75.00.
If one were to remove about ten inches of barrel from a Mosi, how would that effect the weapon’s accuracy? I’m assuming modern powder cartridges (fast burn) are available for the Mosin.
Honestly, our boys would be better off if the taliban all had AR-15s. In a few months, most would be out of business in those conditions with no parts, and without the religious cleaning required. Shorter effective range too,,, also the taliban types would soon fall into the old spray and pray habit.
A nagant practically begs you to slow down, and take aim. It really is ridiculous how good those old things are.
They run about $70 + shipping to a Dealer or C&R, including bayonet, ctg. boxes, sling and accessories. Most are arsenal reconditioned.
More for a hex receiver, laminated stock, or a sniper of course.
Century Arms still has tons of them, from when cash strapped Russia cleaned out their salt mines where they had blocks of them stacked on pallets since the end of WW-II.
I got a “U-Fix-Em” 91-30 for about $38 that took a little tweaking, but it’s a decent shooter now. Got some good deals on battlefield pick up M-44s too, but those deals are drying up fast.
Torque up the action screws after cleaning out the cosmoline and before shooting - all of them I’ve received have been loose. they shoot a lot better when snug.
The M-44 (side folding bayonet) and M-38 carbines make better deer rifles / truck guns but wear ear protection; they sound like a bloody cannon going off and the fireball muzzle flash is spectacular. Some of them can be surprisingly accurate - luck of the draw. Try shooting with extended / fixed bayonet; often tightens up the group.
The 7.62X54R is about on a par with the .30-06 for power - plenty of potency and range.
Mosins are Built like a Russian tractor to be reasonably durable and peasant resistant. Stripping and re assembling the bolt can be a bit of a trick till you get the hang of it.
A lot of those No.1 Mk.III Ennies were supplied by our CIA back when the Muhajadeen were fussing with the Rooskies, and the Rooskies learned a healthy respect for them.
I’m surprised that more of our choppers are not being shot at with US supplied Stingers - they sure raised the dickens with Russian gunships for a while there.
Up in the Khyber pass they can make just about any kind of weapon known to humanity, and I guess they do a pretty good job of it too.
From what we understand some pretty interesting guns turn up in Afghanistan.