Mosin Nagant vs. Something more modern

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Is there any real handicap to a Mosin vs. something more modern? For hunting purposes. It's a bolt action. It's extra affordable. Mounting a scope might not be as slick. Is there any real disadvantage to using the antique 7.62x54 compared with .270, .30/06, .308... the usual suspects? Accuracy wise?

[RobD]

Is there any real handicap to a Mosin vs. something more modern? For hunting purposes. It's a bolt action. It's extra affordable. Mounting a scope might not be as slick. Is there any real disadvantage to using the antique 7.62x54 compared with .270, .30/06, .308... the usual suspects? Accuracy wise?

Nagant for Hunting?... Probably not.. heavy, with a beast of a trigger pull. Accuracy is not great, although there are some upgrades to fix that.

Plus side, $90 at fleet farm right now.

[Shipyard]

outside of being lucky to hit a coffee can at 100 yds while breaking your collar bone, nah. no worries there...

putting a scope on a mosin is like putting spinners on a yugo.

the way of the world - you get what you pay for. find a beat but functional bolt action on the bargain rack and put a nice used piece of glass on it. you can get/put together a really decent deer rifle that isn't going to weigh a million lbs like a mosin for well under $250 if you're patient.

time to keep your eyes open in now

heck - qualcorp has 3 sweet scopes for affordable and there have been plenty of cheap bolt actions and semi-autos on various local sites lately. check out one of the upcomming local gun shows on a sunday afternoon and haggle. you may just get a "dear lord i want to sell something this weekend" deal of the year

my $0.02 FWIW

[870TC]

The cartridge is fine unless you hunt Grizzly's, then it would be a little light. The gun itself is fine, although most any other rifle has a quicker/easier to operate safety.

[hammAR]

putting a scope on a mosin is like putting spinners on a yugo.

Not spinners, but pimped....may not be the “Fast and the Furious” but it will always be “Slow and the Mildly Perturbed”...

[photogpat]

I bought an M91/59 from Gecko on here last year - viewtopic.php?f=49&t=16687. I've taken it to the range and hunting last fall -- it was fine with Wolf Gold's...and the accuracy wasn't too bad at 100yds...I was getting groups of about 2-3" from a bench rest.

[gyrfalcon]

Its a good but dated rifle...



For hunting it's very heavy, and the bullet might not be ideal for killing deer while saving meat, etc.

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Plus side, $90 at fleet farm right now.

Then you understand my curiosity For the money I'm wondering if it should have a place in the lineup, or if it's just the woman at a shoe sale syndrome.

I don't know what they shoot like. I'm sure it's a dated design, but I can't imagine any bolt action is exactly cutting edge. Granted it would require another size of ammo to be stocked.

[ttousi]

Plus side, $90 at fleet farm right now.

Then you understand my curiosity For the money I'm wondering if it should have a place in the lineup, or if it's just the woman at a shoe sale syndrome.

I don't know what they shoot like. I'm sure it's a dated design, but I can't imagine any bolt action is exactly cutting edge. Granted it would require another size of ammo to be stocked.

They're heavy, ugly, kick like a mule, and the surplus ammo stinks to high heaven........on the downside.. the muzzle blast (flame) is awesome.

Wanna shoot one meet me at Oakdale some time

[Grandpa Rex]

If you plan on leaving one at the cabin or using as a backup, they would be OK. They come at a low price point in case they are stolen.

A sporterized version would reduce the weight and they can be as accurate as any 50 to 80 year old, made-by-the-lowest-bidder firearm can be. A scout scope on a sporterized version with adequate practice takes makes it a reasonable rifle for deer. It is a better for shorter distances because especially the shorter barelled versions are not the most flat shooting. Practice is cheap with surplus ammo, but only production ammo or reloads will get you much accuracy.

To me,the only way to do it is to leave in original configuration and use open sights...then you have something to brag about. Using a modified one seems a bit of a waste IMHO.

There are plenty of rifle configurations that are good for deer for $200-300 more than a Mosin sporterized with cheap glass.

That said, i would not hesitate, as it is one of the most bomb proof rifles out there.

[DeanC]

On my Mosin the safety is a bugger to operate. You almost have to stand on the thing to work it. I have no idea how you would discreetly snick it off when there is a deer standing 25 yards in front of you.

[farmerj]

put in a pull ring.

Crude, but seems to be the thought that works.

[mn_smokeater]

my M44 kilt me two deer just fine.

course i think the one i missed and the concussive blast mighta gave it a heart attack

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my M44 kilt me two deer just fine.

course i think the one i missed and the concussive blast mighta gave it a heart attack

How much meat was missing? Would a smaller deer get knocked head over heels?

[White Horseradish]

On my Mosin the safety is a bugger to operate. You almost have to stand on the thing to work it. I have no idea how you would discreetly snick it off when there is a deer standing 25 yards in front of you.

Get stronger fingers, you pampered capitalist weakling.