Posted on 10/14/2013 7:28:08 PM PDT by dynachrome
I have a 1937 Mosin-Nagant.
...and the MN is the rifle my son most wants to buy. I’m not sure if I should be proud of his appreciation for old-school bolt actions, or question his sanity. I think I’m going with the old school. His other favorite rifle is my grand dad’s old lever action, short barrelled 30-30 “saddle gun.” Which oddly enough saw a lot of time in a scabbard on horseback.
My son’s first rifle.
I love it!
So basically it’s the round not the rifle that fires it. Same round different rifle should produce the same result, yes?
Cabelas has had a pretty good selection of 91/30s lately. Sale prices have ranged from $130 to $170. otherwise $200.
(picked up a 1947 ex-sniper last month.)
Nice!
“The Mosin-nagant fires the 7.62x54r cartridge, which can kill a polar bear at a thousand yards and keep going right through the tree he was standing in front of. “
Where are the polar bears going to get shade if you kill all the trees”
The carbine version can rattle yer teeth with military surplus ammo.
The author forgot to mention that this rifle kicks like a mule. I love mine. My friends call it the elephant gun.
The best lever action I have ever owned was a 94 Winchester. It was a post 64 model and was sold under the name of J.C. Higgins.The action was made of iron and had lost most of it’s blueing. The iron must have been OK as I shot it a lot and there were no problems of any kind as far as functioning.
Someone had installed a very good Redfield receiver sight. They just left the front bead alone. It is the only lever action of the 30/30 or any other cartridge originally made for lever actions which was really accurate.
I shot around 1to 2 inch groups at 100 yards. most of my other 30/30 lever rifles have been half that good or even worse.
Like every other really good gun I have ever bought, I ended up trading it or selling it. Usually because I needed money.
Local gun shop typically has 8 or 10 on the wall in the 100 to 200 range. Seem to be in decent shape. If/when he gets more serious about buying one we’ll start looking closer. Anything in particular we should be looking for? Known wear spots or places where hidden ccorrosion likes to lurk?
I’ve owned a couple M-Ns, Yesm they look likr fugitives from a blacksmith shop but they can surprise you, The key is decent ammo, much of the surplus Eastern block stuff being crap. There is non-corrosive commercial ammo available. While a bit pricey, it can be a big difference. Friend of mibe has one of the snioer rifles and, with Dellers-Beloit ammunition, that ugly old clunker was printing 1#1/2 inches at 200 yards.
Bfl
Damn skippy, every time I go shooting with mine I come home with a very sore shoulder. The only thing I don’t like is not being able to find any non-corrosive ammo.
Finland reworked Mosins in their armories and used them in the 2 wars against the Soviets in WWII. Most have hexagonal receivers instead of the usual round ones.
I want one!!!
Well I did fire a .300Winmag once, just once.
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