The Outdoorsman has a 91/30 for the low-low price of $250!!! LOL
-J-
Someone clue me in. Why is such a neat old gun so cheap. Are they junk or a PITA to use/own? Is 7.62x54r ammo so impossible to come by that no one wants one of these?
There's just a bajillion of them. Russia stockpiled these pups from World War II and there are millions of them. Now that they are relatively useless as combat arms to a modern military, they are being dumped on the civilian market in large numbers, hence the low price.
The Soviets also captured many German Mauser k98's during the war, and stockpiled these as well. You will also see these on the market, although they command higher prices than the Mosins, around $300 or so usually. If you have a C&R FFL you can get them around $230ish.
If you hit the racks of Mosins, one cool thing to look for is filled in scope holes. Pull the bolt back and look on the side of the receiver for two fills. The best Mosins were used as snipers and had scopes mounted. After the war, many of these were refurbed and the scopes removed. The "ex-snipers" can have nice barrels and are a smidge more accurate as long as they haven't been counterbored and they're not worn out.
Enjoy!
Cool, thanks for the info. What's the ammo availability like?
This gun is second in number produced only to the ak. They are bolt action,and those have never had the legal/bad stigma issues of the ak.They generally shoot very well.The ammo is still incredibly cheap and around.It is a large caliber rifle you can shoot for 10 cents a round with some accuracy.They are very very addictive.Once you shoot one you will understand.There is just something about a cheap fun shooter with a 3ft flash when you pull the trigger.Someone clue me in. Why is such a neat old gun so cheap. Are they junk or a PITA to use/own? Is 7.62x54r ammo so impossible to come by that no one wants one of these?
I have been itching for something bigger than a handgun lately. Perhaps I will have a look at these things.