Picked up a Mosin Nagant 91-30

by **nc77089** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:19 pm

I picked up a Mosin Nagant for $80 the other day. Got the cosmoline cleaned off just now need to pick up sone non corrosive ammo. Any thoughts on the rifle?

by **Brandr** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:29 pm

good price, solid rifles, get some ammo and let us know how she shoots

by **12_Gauge_Chimp** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:36 pm

I like the M91/30 and I currently have one that was built in 1932, making it the oldest rifle I own.

One thing to watch out for is what is called "Sticky Bolt", which basically means the bolt will stick after firing a couple rounds and require a bit of force to open. There's a few ways to fix that and there's plenty of YouTube videos and a few threads here on ZS on that subject.

Another thing is Mosins can be kind of picky about ammo, or at least mine is anyway. My Mosin absolutely hates lacquer coated ammo, like the crappy HotShot stuff Century imported a few years back.

A fun thing to do with a Mosin, besides taking it to the range, is to look up its history. There used to be a guy on YouTube called "MilitarySurplusGuy" and he had a ton of info on Mosins. I don't know if he's still on YouTube or not, but it'd be a good idea to try to contact him and see what kind of info he can get on your particular rifle.

Also, we're going to want to see pics of your rifle.

by **nc77089** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:44 pm

It was made in Russia in 1936 at the Izhevsk armory. It has all matching original serial numbers.

by **azstinger** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:14 pm

Pics or it didn't happen =)

by **FlashDaddy** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:31 pm

I like my 91/30 because it was cheap, the ammo is cheap and it is extremely reliable. While I'd love to have a Mauser and and enfield, they, and their ammo cost more.

Please do post a pic or two of yours, we love pics of guns!

by **mystic_1** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:37 pm

If you haven't already found this, the following site is an exhaustive reference on the Mosin Nagant:

http://7.62x54r.net/

mystic_1

by **nc77089** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:52 pm

I would if it was easier to post pics on here

by **12_Gauge_Chimp** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:56 pm

nc77089 wrote:I would if it was easier to post pics on here

Upload pics to Photobucket or whatever online photo-sharing site you want, copy the IMG tags, paste them in a reply post and voila, photos on ZS.

by **nc77089** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:34 pm

i will try and get some pics soon

by **nc77089** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:43 pm

by **tonytwotimes** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:20 pm

Very cool dude. I have two Mosin Nagants and still contemplate getting more.

by **wester** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:34 pm

Careful... They tend to multiply.

I bought my first at a yard sale a few years ago now I have nine of them.

by **mystic_1** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:44 pm

Mosin Nagant at Zcon 2011:

I also own two. One "hex" receiver, one round receiver. Fun to shoot, cheap, cheap to feed, what's not to love?

mystic_1

by **nc77089** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:48 pm

too late i want 2 more a 91/30 Carbine and one more long one to modernize.

by **mystic_1** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:53 pm

LOL

I, too, am planning on buying another to 'modernize' a little. synthetic stock, optics, etc. In fact when I bought the 'hex' receiver one, I had actually set out to buy one for this purpose, but ended up buying this one instead.

THAT'S HOW IT STARTS!!!

Next thing you know, you're this guy:

BigHoss wrote:You can never have too much 7.62x54R ammo!

Or too many Mosin Nagants!

Having something to cart them all in is kinda nice too. Lol

mystic_1

by **JesterODX** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:16 am

$80... I aint seen one for that price in ten years. Looks pretty darn good too. I dont think you had a choice but to buy it. Happy shooting!

by **azstinger** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:18 pm

JesterODX wrote:$80... I aint seen one for that price in ten years. Looks pretty darn good too. I dont think you had a choice but to buy it. Happy shooting!

Need look no further than classic arms! $79 base price!

http://www.youtube.com/user/JHP762 · by **jehicks87** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:43 pm

I bought one from classic arms. Ishy hex reciever, very very nice. Not the nicest one I've seen, but I took a chance on it and I'm please. After shipping and the transfer fee mine came out to about $135

by **wester** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:40 pm

You just have to keep your eyes open. I've purchased about 4 or 5 in the last year (91/30's, 44's, and 38's) and none of them took more than $100 out of my pocket.

by **azstinger** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:00 pm

jehicks87 wrote:I bought one from classic arms. Ishy hex reciever, very very nice. Not the nicest one I've seen, but I took a chance on it and I'm please. After shipping and the transfer fee mine came out to about $135

How's it shot?

by **nc77089** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:46 pm

I have a box of surplus ammo but I'm leary on using it be cause of the corrosive primer.

by **alptraum** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:19 pm

nc77089 wrote:I have a box of surplus ammo but I'm leary on using it be cause of the corrosive primer.

Really? There is a simple thing you can do = Shoot it...then clean it...

by **nc77089** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:33 pm

I know that you clean a rifle after shooting. Just didn't know if using that kind ammo makes more difficult to clean it.