I bought a suppressor for mine ($20 at a gunshow). It goes on and twists to lock behind the front sight band and then locks with an allen screw.
After several shots, all of which missed the targets by a country mile, the damn thing blew up in my face. Each bullit was clipping the inside bore on the suppressor until one caught. Pieces broke my glasses, lacerated my eye and eyelid and put a big gash in my brow. The biggest piece launched about 50 yards.
I recovered completely and there was no damage to the Mosin.
“suppressor for mine “
Muzzle brake you mean, and yeah, they are useless/dangerous. I threw mine away. Your basic mosin is quite safe as it was made for Ivan the illiterate peasant to use. The ‘safety’ is almost unuseable. Other than that, it is a great rifle!
You actually brag about buying a class three device at a gun show (paying $20.00) and are surprised that the thing blew up in your face . Please tell me you had all the paper work . So all your fellow Freepers won’t have to write you in Federal Prison.