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Took my wife to a gun show, and she fell in love with a Russian Beauty!

Posted on 01/15/2011 5:43:19 PM PST by TexasBarak

A Mosin-Nagant, that is! She's old, and a bit rugged, but even my wife fell in love with it and got excited. It was right at closing time, and she encouraged me to buy it then, instead of coming back, because it might not still be there tomorrow! Ya Gotta love a woman like that!


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There were several vendors there with Mosin-Nagants (and wildly varying prices). I got this one, the accessory kit, and 180 rounds of ammo for $175. As a bonus, it is *very* clean, and appears to have had all of the cosmoline removed already (although I'll be double checking that). There's a chip out of the stock, but I'm a woodworker, and can easily fix that. Bore looks ok, as well.

The 180 rounds of ammo were the remains of a can of 440 that he had opened and had been selling piecemeal.

All in all, I'm very happy with this purchase- I've been in the market for one of these since seeing discussed so much on here, and while the price wasn't great, it was still pretty reasonable. I am no perfectly equipped to take care of any wild pigs I encounter :)

1 posted on 01/15/2011 5:43:24 PM PST by TexasBarak
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To: TexasBarak

Those are some damn good shootin’ rifles!


2 posted on 01/15/2011 5:44:45 PM PST by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: TexasBarak
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinHumor.htm
3 posted on 01/15/2011 5:48:17 PM PST by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know .F Trp 8th Cav)
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Women + Mosin Nagant = trouble ( are u crazy)

4 posted on 01/15/2011 5:50:00 PM PST by Waverunner (I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
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To: TexasBarak

Mosins are fun to shoot. The recoil is a heavy hard push so you may want to invest in a $20 Walmart slip on recoil pad.

Also remember, that’s corrosive ammo. Bring a bottle of Windex with you and hose down the bore and breech face when you’re done.

Oh, and last winter we(NJ gun forums group) shot the mosins, PSLs etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IxdDQSCQ24 Bit of a language warning at the end.

Have fun!


5 posted on 01/15/2011 5:52:32 PM PST by Malsua
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To: TexasBarak

I bought mine about seven years ago from Big 5 for about $79. It’s big, heavy, reasonable accurate and a blast to shoot with cheap ammo. It would be good for hunting venues, but I’ve never hunted with mine.


6 posted on 01/15/2011 5:53:06 PM PST by umgud
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To: TexasBarak
Congratulations! I did the same thing New Years Day. The gunsmith should be calling any day to tell me to pick it up. He is giving it a good safety check and cleaning (mine was loaded with cosmoline).

Mine is a 1942 91/30. Got the rifle, pouches, sling, oil can, bayonet. With tax and background check, I was out the door for $135.00.

Come back and give us a report after you get to the range with it! Again, congrats!

7 posted on 01/15/2011 5:53:59 PM PST by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-Free zones are playgrounds for felons)
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8 posted on 01/15/2011 5:54:14 PM PST by Krankor
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To: TexasBarak

Didn’t one of the Women Snipers have over 300 kills with one of those things?


9 posted on 01/15/2011 5:54:56 PM PST by mountainlion (concerned conservative.)
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To: TexasBarak
I used to ALWAYS go to gun shows with Mr. Ditter. Then they stopped having a section of antiques and collectibles, my interest dropped off.
10 posted on 01/15/2011 5:56:07 PM PST by Ditter
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Nine replies inside of fifteen minutes on a Saturday night- ya gotta love Freepers!


11 posted on 01/15/2011 5:59:14 PM PST by TexasBarak (I canceled a subscription, and used the money to become a monthly donor instead!)
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To: Waverunner
Women + Mosin Nagant = trouble ( are u crazy)

LOL- yes I am! The scary part is that she's a slightly better shot than I am! I asked her if she'd be wanting to shoot it- she says "after you put a pad on it!". No dummy, my missus!

12 posted on 01/15/2011 6:01:44 PM PST by TexasBarak (I canceled a subscription, and used the money to become a monthly donor instead!)
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Wait, what?

oh. nevermind.

13 posted on 01/15/2011 6:03:30 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: TexasBarak

You can get a surplus tin of 440 rounds for under $100 if you look around. It was worth the money if you got one with the cosmoline already removed.


14 posted on 01/15/2011 6:04:02 PM PST by Pan_Yan
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To: umgud

Big Five had them on sale over Christmas for that exact price, but they ran out, and had not recieved any more as of this week- and wouldn’t promise me the same price, anyhow.

Being cleaned of cosmoline was big selling point for me- probably worth the extra twenty or thirty bucks. Anyhow, I was out the door with a powerful rifle and 180 rounds of ammo for $175, so I’m a happy camper!


15 posted on 01/15/2011 6:04:23 PM PST by TexasBarak (I canceled a subscription, and used the money to become a monthly donor instead!)
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To: TexasBarak

Consider well before you modify anything. Your rifle may have been at Stalingrad.


16 posted on 01/15/2011 6:04:28 PM PST by seton89
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You can get a surplus tin of 440 rounds for under $100 if you look around.

Cheaper than Dirt has them right now for $96. Being as I'm in the same state as them (Texas), with sales tax and shipping, it'll probably run me $120 to $130 altogether- still not bad.

17 posted on 01/15/2011 6:09:27 PM PST by TexasBarak (I canceled a subscription, and used the money to become a monthly donor instead!)
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To: seton89
Your rifle may have been at Stalingrad.

It might have been used to shoot zeks at Kengir too. Commie guns are bad karma IMO. Always check your Mak for neck hairs on the muzzle.

18 posted on 01/15/2011 6:11:50 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim (Jubtabulously We Thrive!)
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To: seton89

The Moison-Nagant looks like it was fabricated in a blacksmith shop but shoots very well. A suggestion, the surplus Russian ammo is OK for blasting, provided you clean it properly, but there are some commercial producers of the 7.62X54R ammo> Sellers-Beloit comes to mind. It is pricier than the surplus ammo but is accurate. This is true of many of the surplus rifles on the market. The surplus ammo available is often of, at best, borderline quality. Many of these rifles will surprise you with decent ammo. Had a Turkish Mauser in 8X57mm that looked like in had been dropped many times in basic training but with good commercial ammo, would print 6” at 200 yards with issue sights and aging eyeballs.


19 posted on 01/15/2011 6:12:48 PM PST by JayVee (Joseph)
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To: seton89
Hmmmmmm. Scratched into the stock on mine was "For good time, call Olga, phone # Gorky 427". Mine really may have been at Stalingrad. :)
20 posted on 01/15/2011 6:13:58 PM PST by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-Free zones are playgrounds for felons)
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