Mosin Nagant

[Black Blade]

Decided on some cheap fun. Cheap guns and cheap ammo. What is cheaper than Mosin Nagants?

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/jhwarner1/SheridanGuns/Mosin1.jpg

I have one that is a hex receiver with brass fittings (left) and the other that is a round receiver. Not much to say except that they are surprisingly accurate. I was hitting a plastic pop bottle across a ravine with both rifles right out of the box.

Firearms in my collection that take 7.62x54R ammo:

Romanian PSL rifles, VEPR conversion and of course these Mosin Nagants.

- Black Blade

[freespirit]

very nice, Black Blade...

lots of wood! looks to be in excellent condition as well. how cheap is cheap?

[MNeagle]

nice add-ons: http://www.strikehardgear.com/mosin-nagant/

[Black Blade]

very nice, Black Blade...

lots of wood! looks to be in excellent condition as well. how cheap is cheap?

The round receiver cost about $75 (Black Friday Sale last year) and the hex receiver cost $85 a couple months ago (also on sale). The latest group is for sale at $120 and not as nice. If I find a another one or two that cheap again then I will add them to my collection. I have been adding crates of 7.62x54R ammo while it's still abundant and cheap.

- Black Blade

[Errosion Of Accord]

I bought one each for the wife and I. The triggers need to be stoned for sure, feels like there is sandpaper in there. They are fun but only for a little while. They kick like a mule IMHO. My 7MM short action ultra mag is like a .22 in comparison.

[madfranks]

My buddies and I all have Mosin Nagants, I think we paid $89 a piece.

[millwright]

Yup another Mosin owner here.

I got mine online from Buds last year. Paid 90.00 for it. Also bought a tin of Romanian ammo . 440 rounds for about 75 dollars.

Mine is circa 1937

Im with Errosion on this one. Is fun to shoot, but not for long. Can't believe this is what the average Russian soldier had to lug around in the field.

Pretty accurate, and loud as fuck!

Heres some pics of mine along with my beautiful Amsec BF gun safe.

[milehi]

I have two. Got them for a hundo each. They're almost as fun as the K 98.

[Twisted Titan]

I got 3 of them cause they were so cheap

Plus 7.62x54r is a devistating round to get hit with

I pay homage to Simo Hayya as to what a single man can do with a 5 shot Mosin

[madfranks]

No other rifle hurt my shoulder as much after firing as the Mosin Nagant.

[Libertarian_Guard]

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http://www.michiganmilitia.com/SMVM/weapons/nagant.htm

Why would anyone want a 70 year old rifle designed 111 years ago? Answer: because they work and shoot well. Bolt action rifles are not the first choice in battle rifles these days, but not long ago they were the main battle rifles of most nations.


For a first time militia person, you may not have or want to spend very much money starting out. For about $50.00, you can purchase a Mosin-Nagant rifle, plus another $50.00 for a 440 round tin of 7.62x54mm R ammo. The bolt action of the rifle is easy to learn, and the 5 round stripper clip of ammo is easy to load. The 7.62x54mm R is a .30-06' class cartridge, powerful and able to travel quite a distance to release that power. You might expect the rifle to have a powerful kick, but surpassingly it is very mild. The size of the rifle, almost 4 feet, with a 28.7" barrel and the very balanced weight distribution may account for the lack of kick, but it also makes the rifle easy to carry and bring up to your shoulder to fire.

The Mosin-Nagant Model 1891/30 is simple to maintain. There are not very many parts as you can see, and the parts that are there, are quite durable. The ammo for this rifle is corrosive, so each day after shooting, immediately clean your rifle bore with soapy water to get the corrosive salts out, then swab, clean and oil it right away. It's been around for 70 years with this practice, you should have no problem keeping it around for another 70 years.




The rifle comes with adjustable iron sights and ring. The calibration is set out to 1200 meters. I cannot swear to the ability to hit something at 1200 meters, but shooting at bowling pins from 100 yards was no problem. As a close in weapon, under 50 yards, it is almost point and shoot. Anything less than 25 yards and you have a great war club.

[govcheetos]

Funny but true...

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinHumor.htm

[SLV^GLD]

I prefer the 91/30 which is the "carbine" variant wherein they sawed a few feet off the end and re-crowned the muzzle.

[big country]

I prefer the 91/30 which is the "carbine" variant wherein they sawed a few feet off the end and re-crowned the muzzle.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Mosin_Nagant_series_of_rifles.jpg/300px-Mosin_Nagant_series_of_rifles.jpg (http://gold-silver.us/wiki/File:Mosin_Nagant_series_of_rifles.jpg)
The Mosin-Nagant series of rifles. From top to bottom:

Mosin-Nagant M91
Mosin-Nagant M91 "Dragoon"
Mosin-Nagant M07 Carbine
Mosin-Nagant M91/30
Mosin-Nagant M91/30 PU Sniper
Mosin-Nagant M38 Carbine
Mosin-Nagant M44 Carbine
Mosin-Nagant M59 Carbine



The M44 is the common carbine variant available. The M91/30 is a full length M91 updated in 1930 with new features (like a mag spring attached to the bottom of the mag well plate so its impossible to lose when cleaning)

[SLV^GLD]

Thanks for the correction.

Mine must be the M44 based on the date stamp.

[steyr_m]

I dunno, for a few bucks more, I'd rather put my $$$ on an SKS.

Semi-auto, AK ammo, battle-proven. Just saying....