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?
“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 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 It is the only lever action of the 30/30 or any other cartridge originally made for lever actions which was really accurate.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.
Bfl
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!!!
Who was it that said they had a Mossy?
(Obligatory link posting)
Ping.
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
First Mosin-Nagant I got to shoot was Model 91/30 a friend bought for 80 bucks. Damn thing shot better than my high(er) dollar rifle. Only problem was it was damn near four and a half feet long. So I went out an bought a M44 carbine with the attached bayonet. Does not shoot quiet as well. But still shoots as well as the high priced spread. I figured I would remove the bayonet, sporterize it, add a scope and use it for a deer rifle or what ever. Long story short, I did nothing to it and just use it against targets at the local range. Russian Ammunition is cheap to shoot even though not reloadable and is pretty dirty. Plus the darn thing is just plain fun to shoot once or twice a month and I still have a cool looking rifle hanging in the office.
hell with the gun, I want to know WHERE one can see a polar bear standing in front of a tree. LOL An ice berg maybe but a TREE.
Hey, the MN is just like the Mauser, or the Springfield. They just take a beating and keep on ticking.
I killed a Care Bear in front of a tree at 300 yrds once...with my trusty Mod 94 .357mag....hell of a lob shot!