Took a sip of the Mosin Kool-aid

[thunderchicken]

I went to Atterbury Thursday with my wife and daughter. I primarily went to let them shoot the .22 and my wife wanted to shoot the AR. Now, she hasn't shot much and was a little intimidated by the "black one" but after she ran 4 mags of ammo through it she looked ove with a big grin and says When are you getting me one? So, the little girl gets up there to shoot and the .22 stock is a tad long for her but she managed to put two of the first five shots in the bulls eye at 50 yds. Third time she has ever shot. Now she has been after me since October to get her a pink 10/22.
Finally I got to shoot the Mosin. I didn't take much ammo with me since I wasn't planning to shoot much....That won't happen again. Man that thing scared the crap out of the little girl on the first shot. She kept talking about how big the fireball was. Now I just want to go back on a day off when I can shoot for a while. I only got to put 40 rnd through the Mosin and 10 rounds through the AR since that's all the wife left me with.

 

[sepe]

I was at an indoor range with my brother and we saw a guy with a Mosin Nagant M44. We spent some time talking to him as my brother has one. We went back to shooting and the guy put his AR down to shoot the M44, even with ears on that thing was loud. Made me rethink taking my Steyr M95 carbine to an indoor range.

You have the 91/30? I've been looking at some at a few shops that have them locally but they want too much. Can't wait til my C&R form comes in even though my bank account will hate me.

 

[thunderchicken]

It's an M44.

 

[usaguy2006]

I love my mosin.. best 100 dollar gun i could find thats for sure.. very fun to shoot..

Question, Whats the difference between an m44 and a 91/30.. also what other variants of the nagant are there and what are their differences? If some could answer this for me i would be greatful, thanks.

 

[88E30M50]

The M44 and M38 are the carbine versions of the Mosin. The M44 has an attached bayonet where as the M38 does not. There are a bunch of different versions of the basic 91/30 and 7.62x54r.net is a great place to get info on them. The carbines tend to put out a huge fireball. If you ever get the chance to shoot an M44 or M38 at dusk, it's like a basketball sized flashbulb going off.

 

[thunderchicken]

I agree 7.62x54r.net has tons of information on the mosin variants.

 

[Neo46121]

I'm glad your enjoying the M44

 

[singlesix]

Finally I got to shoot the Mosin. I didn't take much ammo with me since I wasn't planning to shoot much....That won't happen again.

First time I shot my Mosin I had 20 rounds. When I got home I ordered a Spam Can, 440 rounds, of ammo. Welcome to the Mosin Club.

 

[DHolder]

There is a Mosin social group here. We need to get together and have a group shoot!

 

[browncat]

Mosin in the dark

i have a 1943 mosin-nagant, We usually shoot at the indoors range because the outdoors range is far from where we live, so we use the iron sights a lot, now everyone who owns a Mosin knows the iron hardware is dark and almost invisible in low light so i put glow-on on the sights, which is a phosphorescent pigment for handgun sights too:

here the front sights

And here the combo in the dark

i have the straight bolt which i'd like to have turned into a folded handle to make room to a scope, does anyone know where to send it?
and I found a cheaper version of the scope, because the original or re manufactured type are too expensive 5x the price of the rifle but check this one I found

Is still expensive $138.00 plus shipping and handling but is closer to my budget, if anyone gets it before I do please let me know about the performance

 

[browncat]

Attention grabber

I was at an indoor range with my brother and we saw a guy with a Mosin Nagant M44. We spent some time talking to him as my brother has one. We went back to shooting and the guy put his AR down to shoot the M44, even with ears on that thing was loud. Made me rethink taking my Steyr M95 carbine to an indoor range.

You have the 91/30? I've been looking at some at a few shops that have them locally but they want too much. Can't wait til my C&R form comes in even though my bank account will hate me.

When the first boom comes out of that 91/30, goody, goody, you get everyone's attention, the blast will literally blow away the paper targets of people shooting at less than 10 yards if they are not properly attached

 

[Jimbo Kern]

FYI: That "koolaid" is just the lacquer and cosmoline which drips from the stock.

 

[TomN]

I prefer to think of it as Vodka.

 

[JJGatesE30]

I love my Mosin. Got it at a pawn shop for $80 and it is always a favorite of both of ours. Good ammo for it isnt cheap though, and I worry about the surplus stuff.

If you don't own a Mosin just watch the movie "Enemy at the Gates" for purchase motivation.

 

[singlesix]

I love my Mosin. Got it at a pawn shop for $80 and it is always a favorite of both of ours. Good ammo for it isnt cheap though, and I worry about the surplus stuff.

What is your concern about surplus Ammo?

 

[thunderchicken]

I have been thinking about getting a monte carlo style stock and a decent scope to build into a more modernized Mosin. Have always wanted to go west and hunt some big game. I think it would be perfect for that, especially with the Winchester 180grain soft point ammo. I just cant decide if a 91/30 barrel would be too long or not.

 

[Serial Crusher]

IIRC A lot of the commercial ammo available in 7.62x54r is a .308 diameter bullet, when it needs to be a .311 caliber...

@singlesix - Surplus 7.62x54r is almost without exception corrosively primed, not a big deal, but you have to clean the rifle regardless of how many rounds you fire.

 

[usaguy2006]

A question.. so with my round count on my mosin being 4 now lol i have discovered something.. My bolt is harder than hell to pull open.. wasnt like this till i fired two round yesterday out back.. is this a common thing? if so why and what is the cause.. ?? help! lol

 

[BURNSURVIVOR725]

A question.. so with my round count on my mosin being 4 now lol i have discovered something.. My bolt is harder than hell to pull open.. wasnt like this till i fired two round yesterday out back.. is this a common thing? if so why and what is the cause.. ?? help! lol

youve got cosmoline in the chamber. i used mineral spirits and a wire brush to clean mine. just wait until it glues a case in the chamber!

 

[JJGatesE30]

What is your concern about surplus Ammo?

Mainly that it is likely corrosive...which I guess just means I need to clean the gun better after shooting.

What is your experiance with surplus?