The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

I'm in Texas. Heck, it's probably legal to grab it by the sling and take a stroll

I usually shoot on private land so this hasn’t been an issue. But when you go to a gun range with your SKS, do you remove the bayonet? I certainly won’t be walking around with it in the open position....but is folded closed ok? Is it generally just up to whatever the gun range prefers? When I picked...

I doubt it's part of the gun. i know mine had no fabric in the inner workings of the gun.
There was some camo fabric shoved in the buttstock.
Got some pics?

I got to go shooting on saturday ! :) This thing is a blast to fire, i put 100 rounds of various types of ammo and had no issues what so ever. Seems to be pretty accurate, had some fun shooting at impromptu targets ( soda bottles ). I think i enhjoy shooting this more than the mosin... *Gasp*. I pla...

Looks like you got one similar to mine . Oncei cleaned mine up it shot great, i'll bet you have the same experiance.
I dont have that cool look <26> though . If some close up pictures of the trigger would help , let me know and i'll post some up.

they sure look much nicer in my house, well i guess thats true with all guns;) http://i1367.photobucket.com/albums/r797/Mitchel_Prevost/deals/photo_47_zps4b2a03e6.jpg http://i1367.photobucket.com/albums/r797/Mitchel_Prevost/deals/photo_56_zpsaaeb6d95.jpg http://i1367.photobucket.com/albums/r797/Mit...

I cleaned it pretty well. lots of cosmoline came out.
The pin moves back and forth freely , but doesn't really rattle, is that ok?

It closes with out much of problem with the spring.
Just a little nervous- haven't shot it ( or any other SKS ) before

So, i have the SKS unloaded, and the bolt and bolt carrier move forward, there is some resistance about 1/4 to 1/2 inch before it closes. If i ease the bolt to this point, it wont close completely. If i let the spring do its thing, it closes the whole way. Looking at how this thing works, it's catch...

Junk Yard Dog wrote:Looks like you got a Balkan used Chi-Com SKS, nice

What indicates this? i want to sound smart in front of my friends

I jut got done cleaning the SKS a little while ago.
Completely caked in cosmoline.... no surprise there.
There was some sand/ grit in the rifle that took awhile to get out.

I got this one from classicfirearms.com I got my mosin there and am quite happy with that as well. I added more pics. I found the pieces of fabric in the butt stock. Everything seems to function fine, i am going to properly clean it tomorrow. With any luck i will be shooting it on saturday. Hopefull...

Well, it showed up, here are some early pictures ! They bayonet is taken off since that's how the FFL released it to me. There's a piece of fabric in the butt of the stock, i'm curious to see what it is (if anything) So, what did i get? :) I'm too exited to go digging around online, i want to get it...

Ugh, i hate waiting on shipping .
Classic shipped quickly though, i ordered at night and got a tracking number the next day by about noon
Keep the pictures comming

I'm hoping mine is kind of beat up, i want something with some character
I can make up stories about it to impress people
Some trench art would be nice

Wish i hadnt read this..... made me order one

I'll admit that when I first entertained getting a Mosin that I had visions of making it all nice and purdy and that my vision of purdy was to refurbish it. Once I started shopping around for one I quickly lost all notions of that nonsense as to actually hold one is to hold a piece of history. It t...

If you are purchasing online, dont forget the added costs of shipping/ Transfer. I got mine from calssic firearms, Rifle was $140 ish, and it cost about $60 for shipping and the transfer

Well ,everything came together and i got to take the Mosin out. It was lots of fun, i was surprised at how easy it was to manage and aim. I had no problems. I shot some mil surp ammo, then rinsed out with some water. After that i ran a few patches of Hoppes cleaner and then some oil... thats enough ...

Let me know when you shoot number 3!