Posted on 10/14/2013 7:28:08 PM PDT by dynachrome
mosin-nagant
The Mosin-nagant is an old school bolt action rifle from Russia. Originally designed by a drunk Russian engineer and an even more drunk Belgian gunsmith, who drew up blueprints on napkins in the back of a pub somewhere in Siberia in a vodka-induced stupor. 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. The Mosin-nagant was used by the Russians in both world wars, so it's killed more Germans than collisions on the autobahn and under-cooked sauerkraut combined. Surplus Mosins can be found at gunshops in the States for like a hundred bucks on sale, and ammo is cheap surplus, so this is what real men shoot who don't want to drop $1299.99 on an AR-15 which fires a .22 round and that's made out of recycled milk jugs and Legos. Many of them come with a bayonet that's roughly the size of the sword William Wallace used in Braveheart. In the absence of gun oil, you can clean a Mosin by pissing down the barrel and wiping the bolt off with a dirty rag that you found on the floor in a Grease Monkey. Try that with a rifle that was designed less than 50 years ago.
Joe: " I need a rifle that is ten feet long and fires anti-tank rounds, but Ive only got 200 dollars!"
Ivan: "Amerikan comrade, you need mosin-nagant . Spend 100 on the rifle, fifty on case of ammo, use rest for vodka!"
In Soviet Russia, rifle fire you!!!
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Great book: the Mosin-Nagant Rifle, 6th Edition by Terence Lapin, 2013.
He explains every identifying mark on the rifle as well as production details.
Who was it that said they had a Mossy?
If performance is taken to be energy delivered on target as specific ranges, the longer barrel will deliver more energy, and generally so do more accurately.
YMMV.
I like to look for all stamped matching serial numbers. Most are refurbs so the bolt has been scrubbed and restamped. Good conditon bore and no cracks in the stock. I have rarely seen rust on a mosin. Many are coated in cosmoline. and shellac on the stock. find one that speaks to you
All things Mosin here, lot’s of info, maybe too much:
(Obligatory link posting)
Got two.
One for me and one for #1 Son.
Both Russian, with bayonets, slings & ammo pouches.
Ammo by the case - with can openers.
More fun than anything else you can get for $100!
Not only that, but where is a Polar bear going to find a tree to hide behind in the Arctic?
Great mouse gun!
For those rather sizable Texas mice?
Ping.
CC
“Like every other really good gun I have ever bought, I ended up trading it or selling it. Usually because I needed money.”
Just came off 16 yrs casino child support...I understand this pain...
I like Mosin Nagants and have owned several but they are not as good as the 98 mauser. I bought this one for just under $100 and the dealer threw in 200 rounds of corrosive Egyptian 8X57. It came in canvas carrier and it was still in stripper clips. I love getting those stripper clips as they really speed up reloading. This is a Yugoslavian Mauser made of FN machinery and is an oddball as the action is just a bit shorter than the German actions. Otherwise it is pure Mauser with a roughly 24 inch barrel.
I love the darn thing. I shot a couple of postal matches with one afternoon - between sighting in, a few practice shots, I shot a total of about 70 rounds.
For the next two weeks I couldn’t raise my arms more than a few inches.
Didn’t go to the doc, though, I wasn’t going to spend $200 on an orthopaedic visit over a $60 rifle.
My favorite.
Stuff you know if you have an AK
You can repair your rifle with a big hammer and a swift kick.
Stuff you know if you have an AR
You can repair your rifle by taking it to a certified gunsmith, it’s under warranty!
Stuff you know if you have a Mosin Nagant
If your rifle breaks, you buy a new one.
Found out that the Winchester Model 1895 was also chambered in this caliber. At the link it lists the other rifles and machine guns that use it. I’m just wondering if any of those other rifles listed are available for sale in the USA.
The round is also known as “the Russian .30-06” by some.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62%C3%9754mmR
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