mosin nagant

[jagen heie]

got one of these shortly after i turned 18. other people drank i bought guns and ammo!

picked it up for 90 bucks. friend of mine has one he inherited from an uncle who passed. was telling me he wanted bayonet for it. so i figured it would be fairly cheap seeing as how my 90 doller gun came with all the fixins thrown in for free. found out the bayonet sells for around 150 at a cheap deal lol.

anyway wondering does anyone else have one of these? if so have you done any crazy mods or anything. been thinking about pickin one up for a kinda sniper build

 

[Fishslayer]

This thread is worthless without pics!

I picked up this '44 carbine about six months ago. Haven't fired it yet because I can't find ammo that is allowed by the range I shoot at.

 

[jagen heie]

yeah be careful my friend and i shot through a three inch tree an inch post ten feet behind the tree and into the tree about five foot behind the post lol

 

[Fishslayer]

yeah be careful my friend and i shot through a three inch tree an inch post ten feet behind the tree and into the tree about five foot behind the post lol

The 7.62x54R is equivelant to our 30/06. I'm told milsurp ammo out of the short barreled carbine is a hoot.

 

[jagen heie]

Who ever is selling that bayonet is on drugs, they can be had for under 20 bucks

lol should have guessed cheaper than dirt is good on a lot of things but an occasional hih price slips through

 

[Andy Griffith]

I wouldn't pay $150 for a Winchester marked 1917 bayonet!
(They go for a whole lot more...)


But then, I do more or less need one, but haven't found one for the price I want to pay yet.

If you search, you can likely get for for $5 or $10 out of a barrel of them.

 

[sw44spl]

fishslayer that is a model 38. the m44 has the side folding bayonette.the 38 came out first.and yes the short one are like a flame thrower when fired.I love the old mosin nagant guns.at one time I had 15 of them.Im down to 2 now. looking to get another m44.

 

[Trooperdan]

OP, before you start modifying anything you should make certain of what you have. There is some significant collector interest in the Finnish Moisin Nagants so watch out for the letters "SA" enclosed in a box, you might have a Finn.

 

[CajunBass]

I've got three T-53 Chinese Mosin-Nagants. I got them from a dealer in Arizona who said they had been in a storage container and forgotten for twenty years. They were cheap ($35.00 each) and I had just gotten a C&R license. To make the shipping worthwhile I ordered three.

They were ROUGH when I got them (which was how the dealer had described them. No surprise.) A good scrubbing with hot water and dawn stripped the finish off the stocks, most of the metal. A little Birchwood-Casey stuff made them look sort of presentable.

The others look just like this one. I've never fired them. Probably never will. But they are kind of neat.

This is what the first couple looked like out of the box. That cosmoline was just baked on.

 

[jagen heie]

well i did background checking on mosin nagants my frined was from a diff country not one of the big ones. most of the ones from buds are all russian. i went back and checked for one of the gems. just bought another one for my father. my mom and i are goin half for fathers day. paid 125 for it. came with a side folding bayonet and a leather sling. didnt have the full kit i was hoping for but did come with 160 rounds so it was around the right price. dad gets the gun i get the ammo and mom gives me 40 bucks

 

[palmetto99]

A thread about these will pop up every now and then. In short, they are a hoot. I need to drag my M44 out and have a little fun come to think of it.

 

[jagen heie]

yeah, shot my new toy a carbine model all i can say is im gonna have to buy my dad another one this one is stayin with me

 

[writerinmo]

Shameless plug here... I've been making sight tools for the 91/30 and the 1947-up M44 Russian models, JUST about ready to release one for the M38 if the latest test model works out right.

Bad thing about the Mosins is they tend to make you want more...or is that a good thing? lol

 

[jagen heie]

well since they and their ammo is cheap. at least around here. guy i bought the last one from said a box of 20 was over 20 bucks. ive never paid more than 7 for the high quality.(odd thing is mine liked the cheaper ones better) id say its a good thing lol

 

[nostraDONus]

First thing I did with my M-44 was strip the orange shellac off and stain and Tru-Oil it. Then I bought a M91-30 and did the dame thing. They're kind of a big brother-little brother thing now. They sure create a stir at the range when you touch them off at dusk. That fireball at the end of the barrel is a real draw for spectators.

 

[jagen heie]

lol my frined and i went down to the licking river near by and fired safely into trees and banks out in the water. actually makes a great natural range

 

[writerinmo]

SGammo online has about the best price for surplus ammo right now, I know that $89 will deliver 440 rounds in a spam can right to my door.

 

[jagen heie]

good to know. next time i need ammo. which at current consumption wont be for awhile. dont get to shoot it very often. though now i know a place may have to more often

 

[reerc]

Very cool to own a piece of history, congrats on your new (to you) acquisition.

 

[anothermiller]

The 7.62x54R is equivelant to our 30/06. I'm told milsurp ammo out of the short barreled carbine is a hoot.

huge fireball

Traded mine in for an early excellent condition91/30 with a hex receiver.

I put a scout set up on mine that uses the original rear sight bracket and a 3-7x pistol scope.Went through a couple aluminum bases and rings before finding one made from steel at a gunshow that has held up great,looks home made.While its not perfect and isnt super accurate,it is what it is and does a good job.For the price,its a bargain.