You cannot compare a M-44 to a Mauser. They are two different ballparks.
Just trying to point out that the Mosin has a lot of negatives and isn't a perfect rifle that its cooked up to be. I would say anyone would be well served to check out other options for a cheap shooting rifle. I would wager the Mauser is better suited to most users.
The Mosin was an effective weapon in its day, but it is a late 1800s design so it lacks the refinements of later developments. The K98 was a 1930s, and has a lot of refinements that the Nagant never had. I say all that just to say the mosin has its faults, still a gun that works, but it is lacking by way of a good rifle by the standards of the 1940s, and even more so by today's. Its like a hi-point v M&P, it works but is inferior to the other design in almost every way.