winstonwolf
Plinker
If the timing is right I would be willing to help.
Much appreciated. I'll PM you my number and we can figure the rest out.
If the timing is right I would be willing to help.
My girlfriend must have took a hint from what I was saying because when I came home I found a new rifle in my rack. 1939 numbers matching, I'm going to do a little more research on it....spent most of the night scrubbing cosmoline out if it, but I'm hoping it will be well worth it.
this right here. remember good ammo is paramount to accuracy, my mosins seem to like heaver bullets and come alive with match ammo from hordnay. my mosins are plenty accurate for 400 to 500 hundred yard shots on deer(i would never do that though) and probably farther in a better shooters hands. mine can do this when the bore is cold.Be very particular if you want a shooter. As with most milsurp rifles, a lot of Mosins have seen better days. Bore condition. Bore condition. BORE CONDITION!!!!! Don't just pick up the first one you see and expect it to be a bench rifle. Good Mosin bores are out there!! Mirror bore, chamber not eroded, sharp lands!! Tough to find in a Soviet 91/30 refurb. Easier to find in a Finnish Mosin like a M39 or a Tikka 91/30 - but much more expensive. Worth you wait and trouble if you want 1-2MOA from a Mosin. Forget the carbines unless you just want to make noise. Good luck in your quest.
My shoulder more than hurt, it was black and blue. I had not fired a rifle with punch to it for more than 40 years. I took 2 12ga. shotguns, an SKS and the Mosin to the range. The SKS was way more accurate then the Mosin, but yeah they sound awesome when fired. I may not take all four to the range at the same time again though.I shot mine today....a friend of mine(unbeknownst to me) was most of the way down the firing line. He called it a 'heart attack maker'. Thing sounds like a elephant gun going off to others. I fired 5 rounds as quick as I could work the bolt and get on target for the last run and I have regretted it ever since. My shoulder still hurts.
I have a 1923 Hex Receiver one. Very good shape...but not the barrel. I neglected to look it over close enough. I paid 90 bucks for it back when they first started becoming popular...so I'm not out much.