The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Thankyou,

Junk Yard Dog wrote:A matter of personal taste, some people like a patina on the brass, others like it to shine. However if it has a shine put on it then the shine must be maintained......endlessly as brass tarnishes quickly.

No real damage to collectors value if I clean it? Just keep cleaning it?

So I picked up a 40mm Bofors brass shell over the weekend and it is dirty and has some minor corrosion. I was wondering if there would be any harm done to its value if I cleaned it up? All thoughts and opinions welcome!

Tcmosin wrote:I really want to cook some hot dogs over a camp fire with mine. Really!

Deer camp kooking 101...always bring that roticary spi..., I mean bayonet!

The m95 isn't my "thing" but I believe the Austrian is of the less common variety, or is it the Hungarian? Well like I said the M95 isn't my thing and I hope more knowledgable people on the subject come and help you out.

bunkysdad wrote:I've never run across any Albanian ammo that I'm aware of. Bulgarian, Russian, Chechen, Chinese, yes but not Albanian. Can you post a picture?

I forgot to put key info in my post, I was asking for a friend. It's not mine to post. But it is Albanian because I had the chance to handle some.

I tell you what,.... :brolleyes: .......if that rifle has 'modern optics' I'll bet a marksman can still whack some ass out past 600+. 7.62x54 147 grn steel core round headed downstream at 2700 fps and you got yourself an 'evil-dooer' eliminator. This is a SEARIOUS round in the right hands, just ask...

BuckeyeSgt wrote:

54r man wrote:I have many m91/30 snipers in Syria with modern optics, none w/ PUs or PEMs.

You supplying the rebels?

Key info added to original post.

I have SEEN(from pics) many m91/30 snipers in Syria with modern optics, none w/ PUs or PEMs.

So I have some Albanianian steel case x54r, how much is it worth? I have heard the steel case is rarer than the brass case stuff?

neorebel wrote:Nice cheek weld....lol....they're going to loose for sure,

But then again compare their equipment to the vietcongs, and we were sure we would win then.

And if I can make an inference, the way the title says" no coating" sounds like you know you have sticky bolt and are trying to get away from the laquer on the steel cases?

my ppu ammo has that head stamp Not sure if 8mm mauser would carry over to .303, but I've found that the nny headstamps are the full power loads while the PPU headstamp is the weaker loads of that caliber. nny and PPU are both the same company, based in Serbia. I would treat that ammo as corrosive ...

Actually they both are PPU,303 ain't my thing though but I think I'm right.

Your welcome, I think my year was '87, it was when I was new to mosins(still am) as a gift as all the gunstores were out. Still have 14rnds left out of the 20 he gave me.

Forgot to mention the Albanian is corrosive berdan primed.

Why? Do you want to shoot it? It was cheap several years ago when large amounts were imported but none has come into the country for a few years. Some of it has case shoulders too far forward so some wont chamber. They also have lube dents in the cases and when I firs shot my m91/30 on the third rou...

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Hello all,, new mosin owner from Saskatchewan, Canada,, that's the big empty space north of the USA. Haven't owned my Mosin very long, but it's in pristine condition, 1943 Izhevsk. I have a few other guns but the Mosin is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Welcome! On a serious note I think you ...

Oh no, I won't ever try to shoot these. Just seeing what others thought about them.