mosin nagant

[Rotary12]

Anybody have the pros and cons? I'm contemplating picking up one tomorrow.

[TTS]

Pros:
Cheap
Reliable
Can be used as a club when ammo runs dry
May have been used to kill a Nazi
Cheap Ammo


Cons:
Poor Ergos
Kicks like a mule
Not overly accurate
Finding a 5 foot gun case

[MaryB]

Pros:
Firing it and having everyone at the range stop and stare...

They are cheap and reliable, add a butt pad from Tickbite Supply to tame the recoil

[Scratch]

Pros:
Cool
Historic
Loud
Kicks like a mule
Cheap ammo
Cheap to buy
Full of character
Fun to collect
Reliable


Cons:
Addictive

[mc762x54R]

I bought one once..
then 7 more..now I have 8

I don't shoot my 91/30 much anymore, but I really enjoy the 20" barrel Mosin carbines, and the Finnish M39 version.

Carbine: thunderous boom+fireball, hard kick, decent accuracy..
M39: super accurate, sweet trigger, adjustable sights, heavier stock and barrel

[Spike]

1. BOOOM!
2. Ouch!
3. Giggle
4. Repeat.

Well worth the $100 or so that they cost to buy.

[Ranger01]

Finding a 5 foot gun case

You mean a 2 Arshin gun case?

[Rotary12]

Thanks for all the input guys.
I'm aware of the places to look for rust on it and checking the barrel for wear, but what about headspace? I heard that can be an issue.

[mc762x54R]

Headspace has never been an issue on any of mine. I had a gunsmith check my first one out, the rest I just held away from my face a fired a shot..lol..to make sure they were ok.

[Packrat]

Nice,3 finn's ?

[mc762x54R]

Nice,3 finn's ?

Thanks - 2 Finns, one Finn captured Russian M91

[Packrat]

My only keeper, 1934 Tula. My China made T53 has the best trigger.

[kowalzekc]

Perhaps some contrast of the Mosin with are platforms will help you aswell. Keep in mind I own one that shoots 2" groups at 100 yards all day long

AK vs. AR vs. Mosin-Nagant

AK - It works though you have never cleaned it. Ever.
AR - You have $9 per ounce special non-detergent synthetic Teflon infused oil for cleaning.
Mosin - It was last cleaned in Berlin in 1945.

AK - You are able to hit the broad side of a barn from inside.
AR - You are able to hit the broad side of a barn from 600 meters.
Mosin - You can hit the farm from two counties over.

AK - Cheap mags are fun to buy.
AR - Cheap mags melt.
Mosin - What's a mag?

AK - Your safety can be heard from 300 meters away.
AR - You can silently flip off the safety with your finger on the trigger.
Mosin - What's a safety?

AK - Your rifle comes with a cheap nylon sling.
AR - Your rifle has a 9-point stealth tactical suspension system.
Mosin - Your rifle has dog collars.

AK - Your bayonet makes a good wire cutter.
AR - Your bayonet is actually a pretty good steak knife.
Mosin - Your bayonet is longer than your leg.

AK - You can put a .30" hole through 12" of oak.
AR - You can put one hole in a paper target at 100 meters with 30 rounds.
Mosin - You can knock down everyone else's target with the shock wave of your bullet going downrange.

AK - When out of ammo, your rifle will nominally pass as a club.
AR - When out of ammo, your rifle makes a great wiffle bat.
Mosin - When out of ammo, your rifle makes a supreme war club, pike, boat oar, tent pole, or firewood.

AK - Recoil is manageable, even fun.
AR - What's recoil?
Mosin - Recoil is often used to fix shoulders dislocated by the previous shot.

AK - Your sight adjustment goes to 10, and you've never bothered moving it.
AR - Your sight adjustment is incremented in fractions of minute of angle.
Mosin - Your sight adjustment goes to 12 miles, and you've actually tried it.

AK - Your rifle can be used by any two-bit nation's most illiterate conscripts to fight elite forces worldwide.
AR - Your rifle is used by elite forces worldwide to fight two-bit nations' most illiterate conscripts.
Mosin - Your rifle has fought against itself - and won every time.

AK - Your rifle won some revolutions.
AR - Your rifle drove Saddam out of Kuwait.
Mosin - Your rifle won a pole vault event.

AK - You paid $350.
AR - You paid $900.
Mosin - You paid $99.95.

AK - You buy cheap ammo by the case.
AR - You lovingly reload precision crafted rounds one by one.
Mosin - You dig your ammo out of a farmer's field in Ukraine and it works just fine.

AK - You can intimidate your foe with the bayonet mounted.
AR - Your foes laugh when you mount your bayonet.
Mosin - You can bayonet your foe on the other side of the river without leaving the comfort of your hole.

AK - Service life, 50 years.
AR - Service life, 40 years.
Mosin - Service life, 100 years, and counting.

AK - It's easier to buy a new rifle when you want to change cartridge sizes.
AR -You can change cartridge sizes with the push of a couple of pins and a new upper.
Mosin - You believe no real man would dare risk the ridicule of his friends by suggesting there is anything but 7.62x54r.

AK - You can repair your rifle with a big hammer and a swift kick.
AR - You can repair your rifle by taking it to a certified gunsmith, it's under warranty!
Mosin - If your rifle breaks, you buy a new one.

AK - You consider it a badge of honor when you get your handguards to burst into flames.
AR - You consider it a badge of honor when you shoot a sub-MOA 5 shot group.
Mosin - You consider it a badge of honor when you cycle 5 rounds without the aid of a 2x4.

AK - After a long day the range, you relax by watching Red Dawn.
AR - After a long day at the range, you relax by watching Black Hawk Down.
Mosin - After a long day at the range, you relax by visiting the chiropractor.

AK - After cleaning your rifle you have a strong urge for a stiff shot of vodka.
AR - After cleaning your rifle you have a strong urge for hot dogs and apple pie.
Mosin - After cleaning your rifle you have a strong urge for shishkabob.

AK - You can accessorize you rifle with a new muzzle brake or a nice stock set.
AR - Your rifle's accessories are eight times more valuable than your rifle.
Mosin -Your rifle's accessory is a small tin can with a funny lid, but it's buried under an apartment building somewhere in Budapest.

AK - Your rifle's finish is varnish and paint.
AR - Your rifle's finish is Teflon and high-tech polymers.
Mosin - Your rifle's finish is low-grade shellac, cosmoline, and Olga's toe nails.

AK - Your wife tolerates your autographed framed picture of Mikhail Kalashnikov.
AR - Your wife tolerates your autographed framed picture of Eugene Stoner.
Mosin - You're not sure there were cameras to photograph Sergei Mosin.

AK- Late at night you sometimes have to fight the urge to hold your rifle over your head and shout "Wolverines!"
AR- Late at night you sometimes have to fight the urge to clear your house, slicing the pie from room to room.
Mosin - Late at night, you sometimes have to fight the urge to dig a fighting trench in the yard to sleep in

[Evad]

All this thread makes me want to do is fire mine. I have had it a while and never fired it, and I have an ammo can full of "please shoot me".

[Jack's My dog]

kowalzekc... You previous post made may day...Thanks dude.