I’ve got a 55 year old book on “How to Convert Military Rifles.” And if you don’t think they will come for sports rifles just look at this old Herblock cartoon from 1963. It is certainly NOT an “A-s-s-ault rifle!
Herblock’s cartoon is for the sniper variant of the Mosin-Nagant 1891/30.
Sure as hell wished I had gotten mine for $12.78. Still, I got in below the Mendoza Line ($200).
As long as you can see a 20-inch by 20-inch target at 800 meters with the iron sights, in competent hands, it will hit the target at least 8 times out of 10.
With the 3.5 power PU fixed focus scope, you can easily ruin someone’s day out to 2400 meters.
For close-in cleanup, the M. 1891 bayonet is a thing of beauty. Vampires, Zombies, and most sentient threats run at the sight of its cruciform blade as its length allows you to engage them over in the next ZIP Code.
The 7.62 x 54R ammunition is readily available and only slightly more expensive than NATO 7.62 x 51 mm / WIN .308 rounds.
However, the chiropractor bills after a day at the range really add up.
