Mosin

[Outlaw]

While a lot of guys don't like them they are a lot of fun. I have two, sporterized one and kept the other original.

They are good cheap fun!

 

[other guy]

Thinkin about grabbing a mosin this next month.

Every now and then Midwest Guns in Mishawaka has them on sale for $79.99 . you can't hardly buy a 22 for that. They are fun to shoot. you can buy surplus ammo at Sportsman Guide for under a $100 for 440 rounds incluning shipping. Comes out to about .25 a round compared to almost a buck a round for a 30-06. I took mine and used a piece of steel wool and a dollar bottle of finger nail polish remover ( acetone) from Dollar General and stripped the stock down and applied a coat of flat polyeurathane . It really made it look nice. I've had a lot of fun with mine. If you go the 22 route, I seen here on the forum where Cabela's is going to have a Black Friday special on a Ruger 10/22 for $169 which is a good price for a great 22 semi-auto. Whichever way you go I hope you enjoy your purchase. Have fun......

 

[Bersalover]

I keep seeing this Mosin-Nagant M91/30 7.62X54R everytime I go to Bud's online. Anyone own one and give advice as to whether its worth owning?

 

[tmccorkel]

They are worth owning, but do your research first. I bought my first, a '41, on impulse for $99. The action was nice, it was clean, and numbers matched, but I didn't know anything about picking a "good" mosin. My second was a '34 that I got from the same place, also for $99. The '34 has a hex receiver, nice pre-war machining, and is in pristine shape. While the '41 is a great shooter, it doesn't hold a candle to the '34.

 

[sgreen3]

Alot of fun for a little bit of money

 

[JohnP82]

I keep seeing this Mosin-Nagant M91/30 7.62X54R everytime I go to Bud's online. Anyone own one and give advice as to whether its worth owning?

Many of us on here have a model 91/30

I first shot one at an INGO meetup awhile back and knew after the first shot that I had to have one! Bought one for myself three days later
Cheap price, cheap ammo, accurate, loud, fireball, and fun to shoot!

Now I need an M44 to keep her company

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

For $100 or less why not? They are certainly not a new rifle and if you are going to deck it all out you would probably be better off buying a modern rifle, but they are cheap to buy and shoot.

 

[Mosinowner]

Mosins can be very accurate. I get 2 inch groups at 100 yards

 

[U.S. Patriot]

It was a rifle I thought I wanted. Besides it being and attention getter, I saw no other real use for it.

 

[Miller Tyme]

Yep... they're like the "gateway drug" of milsurp collecting...

I don't know about that, I have over 50 of them and have yet to find them "habit forming"

 

[Armed-N-Ready]

Do it.

Thinkin about grabbing a mosin this next month.

Clean the cosmoline off first or your fingers will get sticky. Use both hands and hold on tight, they kick a little.

Way too much fun for the money.

 

[GunSlinger]

Because a .22 doesn't double as a flame thrower

...and you can roast a full package of hot dogs on the bayonet. Can't do that with a 10-22!

 

[Mosinowner]

...and you can roast a full package of hot dogs on the bayonet. Can't do that with a 10-22!

10/22 doesn't come with a bayonet

 

[manygunsmike]

I lost track of how many Mosin Nagants I have ! Yes buy one or two or three....!
Lots of history a great rifle for the money and most are as accurate as one can shoot .

manygunsmike

 

[Spinaltapls1]

i really like my mosin i have 2 91/39. would really like to get a model 1944.

 

[Outlaw]

Both of mine are m44's. I need a bolt for one too!

 

[indyk]

delete

 

[RobF82]

Which Mosin are you looking at getting?

Simple m91

 

[RobF82]

M91

 

[RobF82]

You may have already done your research but go to surplusrifle.com and get somewhat familiar with the main models. (M91/30, M38, M44...). For the money it is a real blast.

The comparison to .22's I would think is only because you can get a 22 for the same price point and they both are often used as a plinking gun. Other than that there is really no comparison.

I'm not saying one is better than the other but this is a real apples and oranges situation. I have a preference but to compare them without any bias...One throws a fireball downrange that is visible in broad daylight and has MANY million brothers out there that were also made to be a battle implement during a very significant time in history. The other is often used by children to learn to shoot well and can be purchased in pink if you prefer.
Doogh! I tried to not be biased, but I think it showed through in my writing. I hope it isn't too obvious.

Ha no I can't tell which one you prefer. Point taken. Initially the history attached to it is what got me interested my buddy has one and tells me they are a blast