Mosin Nagant: Should I Buy one?

[sparks408]

I bought one here while back and I liked it a lot. so I bought 3 of them. its kinda like a .22 good cheap fun that wont break the bank

 

[corronade]

has anyone found these local ive been looking evrywhere and cannot find them?

 

[Bad Notch]

Great guns.. they are creeping up on price though. I remember seeing them for $89 ea. just a couple years back.

 

[UNLOCKEM]

They are great guns and are very accurate in my experience. They are getting hard to find now and gun show prices are really creeping up. They pack a wallop like a 12 gauge, but are a blast to shoot. Just remember if you are using corrosive ammo, to pick up a bottle of windex.

 

[Wanderer]

After shooting my friend's 91/30 last weekend I must say I'm not too impressed with Mr. Mosin's design. If it were me, I'd save up another few hundred and get a Yugo Mauser or Lee-Enfield. That said, if $100-150 is really all you can afford, I suppose you could certainly do worse. Also, I myself would like to get an original Imperial Russian M1891 Mosin one of these days for my collection.

 

[Tims87gn]

I've bought five over the past couple of years. They are the best bang for the buck right now hands down! I bought most when they were below $100. I'd get one. Be forewarned, every time you see one that you don't own, you'll want it. I'm currently fighting the urge to buy a Polish M44 right now...

 

[1775usmarine]

Buy one. I bought my first 2 weeks ago and had a blast at the range. Not too mention its an item from ww2 and ammo and be bought at decent prices. Yeah you have a little more work involved with cleaning but its worth the low price.

 

[lmyer]

Bought a carbine just yesterday. An 1899 dated 91/38. It's a rifle that undoubtedly has a lot of wartime history (and may have been through several different Mosin configurations). If it could only talk!

 

[pellidon]

They remind me of my grandfather's Stevens 22 rifle. Simple construction but reliable and accurate. They bark and have more pyrotechnics out the front than the 22 does.

I have only seen one or two in the shops with shot out barrels. Those were the M38 variants with no bayonet.

 

[Bushwookie]

NOPE....buy 2.

 

[rlspach]

Don't buy one. Buy five.

 

[gunman41mag]

I like the M-44, cause it has a shorter barrel

 

[rugertoter]

sure just dont expect a 1moa gun i have one that looks brand new i don't even think it had been fired until i shot it by the way the bore looks on it, mine when its in a good mood will some times do 1.5 to 2.0 moa group some times better but that's 3 shots it opens up if it gets more than three (it was in a good mood that day) its also modified a bit.

I have two 91/30's that will do 2-2.5 MOA all day long, but no better. This is perfectly acceptable accuracy for these old war horses. You have a good shooter there!

 

[Ruffnek]

You should buy one,expect to pay between $120 and $200.Bradis in Camby is a great place to go for a good selection.

 

[ru44mag]

I had the short one years ago. Great rifle. No problems. Kicked like a son of a gun. Sold it for about what I paid for it. $60. I should have kept it.

 

[Excalibur]

The real question about Mosins now is...can you find one?

 

[stormryder]

The real question about Mosins now is...can you find one?

Chaffee in Batesville has 5 as of today. They are the Carbines though.

 

[BigWagon]

They show up on hoosier topics from time to time. A 91/30 was just posted for $100.

 

[Indy 1911]

I love mine. Bought for 110 at Bradis about a year ago. I havent seen any at the LGS in the last few months though.

 

[roadrunner681]

I have two 91/30's that will do 2-2.5 MOA all day long, but no better. This is perfectly acceptable accuracy for these old war horses. You have a good shooter there!

ya i was kinda in shock when it did that, if you do some reading at smith sights website he has a section on there about mosin mods that help.