antiquedave wrote:Anytime you get in a hurry you are going to pay more then you should, I really try to be patient and watch the papers and the online trading pages in my state, in the last month I picked up a mosin M44 for 160 a M48 for 150 and a Swedish M 96 for 190 all are in beautiful condition, Prior to December I went 20 years without buying a new gun, so I'm making up for lost time
Yugo M48 or Mosin M44?
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My 2 cents is that the M48 has no history other than it is a Mauser design. The M44 can have ghosts in it , I like them.
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Re: Yugo M48 or Mosin M44?
Some M48 rifles saw some use in the Yugoslav Wars, one of mine shows some battle usage and wear. While not quite as exciting as the history in WW2, it classifies as history at least to me. It was pretty much the end of Yugoslavia. However alot never were fielded or saw use, just regular inspections.Longcolt44 wrote:My 2 cents is that the M48 has no history other than it is a Mauser design. The M44 can have ghosts in it , I like them.
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I remember seeing some great stock carvings on some of the Yugo wars used rifles.
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Re: Yugo M48 or Mosin M44?
Plan A was to get the Mosin. You went to get the Mosin. I would stick to the plan. Get the Mosin.
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This is why I never have a planbunkysdad wrote:Plan A was to get the Mosin. You went to get the Mosin. I would stick to the plan.
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Bunky----That was the original plan.....however, I am a certified gun whore, unfortunately . Its a sickness really. It should be a permanent diagnosis in the DSM 4.
Desdem----That sounds like me!!!
Anyway, went back over (again!) to look at both of them yesterday. The M44 has a matching bolt and receiver number (T72 I believe). It also has many small cartouches on the stock as well which I thought was pretty neat. The bolt action is slick and appears to be well machined (not rough like I have heard on some Mosins).
I guess the biggest thing going for the Mosin is that its a lot easier for me to manipulate the straight bolt being a lefty than a bend bolt.
More too shall be revealed tomorrow...........
Desdem----That sounds like me!!!
Anyway, went back over (again!) to look at both of them yesterday. The M44 has a matching bolt and receiver number (T72 I believe). It also has many small cartouches on the stock as well which I thought was pretty neat. The bolt action is slick and appears to be well machined (not rough like I have heard on some Mosins).
I guess the biggest thing going for the Mosin is that its a lot easier for me to manipulate the straight bolt being a lefty than a bend bolt.
More too shall be revealed tomorrow...........