The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

zrea1 wrote:Hello everyone!
When empty, the bolt is quite loose, and I am able to open it with just a slight push.

this sounds like a job for OKIE HEADSPACE GAUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wouldn't pull trigger on that, might send the bolt out the back and hit the drill sergeant... then you know what will happen to you

Here are pics, if its not enough to know if this is a M38 on a 44 stock let me know where else I can look to be sure. Thanks sorry for being oblivious. The pics you posted is a bubba'ed Type 53 that has had the front sight/bayonet collar removed ( not the slot foe the pin) and replaced with an M38 ...

That would be an early Chinese Type 53 versus a Russian M38 or M44! The stocks on the Type 53 typically look like it was dragged behind a truck, ran over, then chewed on by a dog. So it's not a M38 its a type 53 made in China :lol: good thing I only paid 150.00 for it. I will keep my eye out for th...

Here are pics, if its not enough to know if this is a M38 on a 44 stock let me know where else I can look to be sure. Thanks sorry for being oblivious.

You people are saying the laminate M44 stock is on a M38 :oops: That's interesting but not surprising because the seller had no info on the firearm and the buyer (ME) only knows what I find out here. So is there any other way to recognize a M38 other than the lack of bayonet hardware and of course i...

I have a Hungarian m44 that feels like a extra brick is attached but the stock is beefier, or thicker. Most likely for the same reason as the laminate. So it's not uncommon to have carried 10-12 pounds of just rifle & ammunition plus all the other gear :o Complain about that weight to a guy who...

bunkysdad wrote: I have a Hungarian m44 that feels like a extra brick is attached but the stock is beefier, or thicker. Most likely for the same reason as the laminate.

So it's not uncommon to have carried 10-12 pounds of just rifle & ammunition plus all the other gear

redspoon wrote:Those early escutcheons are pretty cool on that one.

If you found the screws interesting on an M44 how do you feel about this escutcheon on a 91/30 or lack there of? I don't know if its missing parts or was made that way.

Ironnewt wrote:You mean all your M/N's don't have a brick imbedded on the 'off' side of the stock? Mine do!

um... I don't get it but I'm going for a giant burrito before the presidential debates kick back up so maybe someone help me with this humor

laminate vs solid stock yes, and I was surprised when I weighed it to be that much heavier... feels like it has a brick tied to it. If you are thinking to get a laminate know it comes with a noticeable difference. I had no choice but to replace it as the original was trashed, but if I was to do it ...

millman wrote:M44 and M38?

um.. perhaps that's true and there might be a pound difference between the two, but I don't have an M38 to weigh...
these are both M44's

two fine old firearms... one weighs 7.6 lbs and the other 8.4

look close and tell me why?

Agreed, buckles to bolt side... after countless video's and images viewed this would seem to be the most popular configuration. I find they store well in the rack when installed like this because you can quickly slide the band up and trail the sling as shown for managing.

Yard sale... cause that's how we roll in Idaho :facepalm1: I have to move out of my state were at the sight of a pin knife women and children run and scream. Ok I'm new here too and those are some very BIG rifles ... your heading asks for education so here's my contribution. start all programs acces...

djbuck1 wrote: Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Ahh, lotsa plastic. Feels like a BB gun to me. Believe I'm gonna stick with my pistol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWTXJ0GaYpM
was a hell of a soldier... RIP Sergeant Major and thank you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT8gbXAF5EY

Ironnewt wrote:THREAD HIJACK!!!!!

not at all... the point being why stock parts? If there's no civil unrest just buy one when you need it. But as the good sergeant Plumley states when the SHTF

"there'll be plenty lying on the ground"

sel511 wrote:Hello, my name is Steve. Just got a '38 Tula 91-30 red letter. Been trying to research the /25\ mystery. Ammo on the way, the range next week.

Welcome Steve, if you can make it 90 days without buying an other Mosin you get your first chip. You will put up a picture for us some where in here?

Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: "Sir, if the time comes I need one, there'll be plenty lying on the ground."

name that movie

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It could also have been a M1917 Enfield. Holly Molly! there he is with the sights standing straight up on an Enfield :shock: It's clearly apparent you're tolerant of my ignorance in this area and I know nothing about these historical war rifles. Wiki says maximum firing range of an M1917 Enfield is...