My small but growing collection...
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My small but growing collection...
Here's my small but growing collection of Mosin Nagants, almost embarrassed to post after seeing others.
From left to right...
-1916 Izhevsk M91, has what I think are Austrian capture marks, big A stamped in several areas.
-1941 Izhevsk M91/30, just a nice run of the mill refurb.
-1939 Tula M91/30 with Refurb BBQ paint on receiver.
-1942 Izhevsk M91/30, I redid (only one I will EVER do, sorry, my soon to be deer gun).
-1953 T53, made in December, fair bluing, great trigger, nosecap broken off stock.
-1954 T53, made in March, great bluing, excellent rifling, great trigger.
From left to right...
-1916 Izhevsk M91, has what I think are Austrian capture marks, big A stamped in several areas.
-1941 Izhevsk M91/30, just a nice run of the mill refurb.
-1939 Tula M91/30 with Refurb BBQ paint on receiver.
-1942 Izhevsk M91/30, I redid (only one I will EVER do, sorry, my soon to be deer gun).
-1953 T53, made in December, fair bluing, great trigger, nosecap broken off stock.
-1954 T53, made in March, great bluing, excellent rifling, great trigger.
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I'm in a similar boat as you. I only a have a handful of milsurps and compared to what people have on here, I rather not show them! LOL! I used to have 4 Mosin's but sold three of them so I could buy other milsurps. So far I have a M1 Garand, Mauser 98K, Mosin 91/30, Mosin Type 53, FN1949, Enfield Jungle Carbine and I would like to get a K31, SKS and a 1903. I have to sell some of my other stuff first. I just bought a 1,000 rds of 7.62x39 and I do not own anything in 7.62x39! Well not yet! Nice collection!!!!
James
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greasepencil, nice lineup of rifles, everyone starts someplace and your off to a good one.
(most of us only have a few)
(most of us only have a few)
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More does not necessarily mean better, you have a nice looking and intresting collection.
Semper Fi, Rob
Semper Fi, Rob
My Mosin-Nagant arsenal.........is growing again
1938 Tula
1943 Izhevsk M91/30 PU Sniper
1938 Tula
1943 Izhevsk M91/30 PU Sniper
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I keep telling myself that but for some reason, firearms keep appearing out of nowhere. I wonder how that happened?Sgt. Rob wrote:More does not necessarily mean better, you have a nice looking and intresting collection.
Semper Fi, Rob
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I have ammo in calibers I don't have a gun for yet too! Here's my SKS with my AR at the range, was having a great day with the SKS, blasting cans off hand at 75-100 yards...the SKS is 1954 Tula, no refurb marks, but has XXXXX'd out serial number on the stock, great shooter, all numbers matching, older import, minimal marks. I really want an 8mm Mauser variant of some sort, a K31, 1903A3, VZ24, M48, M1 Garand, M1 carbine, M44, M39....i could go on and on....I love bolt action rifles, especially milsurp stuff.srv1 wrote:I'm in a similar boat as you. I only a have a handful of milsurps and compared to what people have on here, I rather not show them! LOL! I used to have 4 Mosin's but sold three of them so I could buy other milsurps. So far I have a M1 Garand, Mauser 98K, Mosin 91/30, Mosin Type 53, FN1949, Enfield Jungle Carbine and I would like to get a K31, SKS and a 1903. I have to sell some of my other stuff first. I just bought a 1,000 rds of 7.62x39 and I do not own anything in 7.62x39! Well not yet! Nice collection!!!!
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....Forgot to mention, I also have a 1941 Tula 91/30 on lay-a-way currently...will post pics soon.
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I miss shooting an AR. They are fun. Hopefully I can find a Russian SKS at a reasonable price soon. What ammo are you using in the SKS?
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I started out using Wolf brand, I had about a 1 in 10 failure rate, it would strike the primer...then nothing, I'd throw out 2-3 a box...switched over to Silver Bear or Brown Bear and got less than stellar accuracy, and it would stovepipe a good bit...also got a round where it hit the primer, then took 10 seconds before it went off.
I now use, sparingly, Norinco Ammo, it's corrosive, but groups awesome and feeds awesome in my SKS. Standing and wobbling around a bit, I got 3-5" groups at 100 yards, it does WAY better from a bench (not sandbagged), 1.75-2.5" or so. I love shooting my AR, it's a S&W M&P-15, when it had a scope on it, I was doing 1-2" @ 100 yards really new to shooting, now I could do better...wish .223/5.56 was cheaper...
I now use, sparingly, Norinco Ammo, it's corrosive, but groups awesome and feeds awesome in my SKS. Standing and wobbling around a bit, I got 3-5" groups at 100 yards, it does WAY better from a bench (not sandbagged), 1.75-2.5" or so. I love shooting my AR, it's a S&W M&P-15, when it had a scope on it, I was doing 1-2" @ 100 yards really new to shooting, now I could do better...wish .223/5.56 was cheaper...
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You have a nice group of Mosins for sure. As prices keep increasing it becomes harder to increase the number in a collection, but also makes a group of 5 or 6 rifles a nice family. Every one looks different, and that is what makes it so much fun to own them. I knew you had to be a SKS guy too when you mentioned bbq paint!
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You're off to a great start. Can't wait to see the Tula, 41 Tulas are among the most uncommon and sought after mosins out there.greasepencil wrote:....Forgot to mention, I also have a 1941 Tula 91/30 on lay-a-way currently...will post pics soon.
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Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
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Got a feeling you are a lot like me. I started collecting and shooting Mosin Nagants about two years ago and have accumulated a small collection of them; 7 M91/30s, 2 M44s and a M38. That's about all the refurbs I want to collect. If I saw a nice Finn rifle, I would probably buy it. I went for the Tula hex receivers, because the rifles were real clean and slightly more desirable. To be honest, the Izhevsk rifles (a hex and a round) are my best shooters. The Mosins aren't all I play around with. Lately I have been shooting the M1 Garand again and I love my two Enfields. These milsurp rifles are fun to shoot and collect.
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As much as I love Mosins, I not have 4 right now. I never really counted until just now, but yup it's only 4.. My 1927 Tula, my Finn m39, and two T53's. I have my Gew88/Turk, my Carcano Calvary carbine, Then I have my 12ga shot gun, three .22's..
Man I need another 91/30.. Wish I lived where one of the big box stores carried them like you guys do..
Man I need another 91/30.. Wish I lived where one of the big box stores carried them like you guys do..
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I was a US milsurp collector before I started collecting Mosins, and I only had a few of them for many years. In 2005 I started accumulating Mosins in larger quantity, and then turned that into a flood a year later with the C&R FFL, but now I am done with that for a bit unless I see something selling cheap.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
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It's a good start! I commend you in stocking up on ammo in calibers you don't have a gun for (yet). It's all about the chicken & the egg... Which came first? I had almost 1,000 rounds of .45ACP before I ever had a .45 pistol. When the gun finally arrives no need to then shell out hard earned $$$$ to buy ammo!
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I am forever accumulating ammo for guns I don't own...yet. People gift me with small lots of this and that. I have a few boxes of broomhandle Mauser pistol ammo someplace, but I don't have the pistol yet
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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I presently have over 6 Calibers for Guns I have yet to acquire....
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I found a round of 22-250, at least I think that's what it was, last weekend, I guess that one is on the list now
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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I also have ten rounds of .50 BMG
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt