Is the wait always this bad? Wait OVER! (updated)

[Junk Yard Dog]

All milsurps are force matched, no matter if they look like they haven't been or not, just part of the refurb. Nice rifle, and I am glad to see it got to you at last

[Thib]

All milsurps are force matched, no matter if they look like they haven't been or not, just part of the refurb. Nice rifle, and I am glad to see it got to you at last

See, you learn something new everyday. Good to know.

[Tennessee_Mosin]

The wait is over!

After fighting with the box for a bit, then again fighting with the strange black bubble wrap... it hit me! That heavenly essence filled my senses, abruptly interrupted by "Jesus, I better not light a match! We'd all go up in flames" from the kitchen. I guess I should have unpacked in Man-town instead of the dining room table... my bad!

What I ended up with is a 1932 Izhevsk Hex with what appears to be matching numbers all around. (I see no evidence of grinding or strike outs, but I am just a mere rookie. I will wait until I can get more pics up)

This picture is only a tease, the best I could do with my Droid, apparently the wife busted the digital. I couldn't get good close-ups with the phone. I will grab another camera tomorrow and snap some good ones.

I have washed my hands nine times and I can still smell the cosmoline #9!

Thib

Great Rifle--I glad you finally got it.

My rifle is also on the brown truck in transit, it will be here on the 27th I am waiting also!!

[Fishslayer]

Maybe I'm just crazy...

Thib

Mosinitis. I'm still in the early stages but can tell that this could get ugly.

Going broke $100 at a time.

[Hombre]

Congrats. Nice rifle.

[jeremyb]

Cool look forward to seeing the rest of the rifle.

[BubbaDX]

That's a beauty. Congratulations.

[desertgunner]

HuhHuh. This is gonna be a longer one, sorry

Congrats, she made it to your table, looking good on first view, having a pig sticker and all the other goodies. PUT THEM AWAY!
The pig sticker may or may not have a number, but please don't force it onto the barrel, you might hurt the blue there....
As Jim, the Boss, said, our Mosins are force-matched, meaning the numbers were adjusted to the barrel number no matter what part was used out of the interchangeable reservoir of parts.
That doesn't matter for us here.....as long as they shoot, straight hopefully , and are accurate.....your fun goes on, as you will find out piece by piece, one at a time.....
Then there is the day of Presentability, as I call it: The day, when she is finally clean, shot for accuracy, all information recorded safely about any stamp anywhere (pictured), filed safely and a work-out ledger is started. This is just me, but that's what I do with them....keeping records for every gun and every shooting. At first my son said this was not necessary, but he changed his mind when he realized over the years, how important this info collecting can be.....for the future.

At that day the "New One" is joined to the rest of the family, and it makes us feel good. We know how to handle each of our rifles...and if need be, record keeping could be an excellent sales argument.....

I feel happy for you, able to make a lot of decisions regarding your new rifle and enjoing her....forgive me, I call them ladies, as they have to be taken care of nicely.....

JUST MAKE SURE SHE IS SAFE and GO OUT AND SHOOT HER, Soldier or Vet, so that we can share your experience, with pix , please.

[desertgunner]

Fishslayer,
I like your bottom comment about your dog, very much.
I have 4, good ones....

[mrb7]

The wait is over!

Woo-Hoo!!

I have washed my hands nine times and I can still smell the cosmoline #9!

Yeah. Great ain't it? ;)

[Junk Yard Dog]

Maybe I'm just crazy...

Thib

Mosinitis. I'm still in the early stages but can tell that this could get ugly.

Going broke $100 at a time.

If you are very lucky you will go broke only $100 at a time, most refurb 91/30's are going for more than that now, and wait until you discover the Finn Mosins, then you can go broke $350-$500 at a time

[Rongo]

Congrats... Long boxes delivered to your door, It's addicting for sure. Be ready to be perpetually broke & swimming in piles of empty cardboard in the garage.... Ask me how I know!!

[Junk Yard Dog]

I lost a lot of boxes when the shed roof went during the winter of 2010, lucky there were no rifles inside of them

[clayshooter2]

If you are very lucky you will go broke only $100 at a time, most refurb 91/30's are going for more than that now, and wait until you discover the Finn Mosins, then you can go broke $350-$500 at a time

It's not just Finns. My M91 purchases tend to set me back quite a few bucks every time.

[Jolly Green Chopper]

When I first got my C&R the wait was a love hate type thing. I hated the wait but loved to day dream about what I had coming. It was a mixed bag of fear of the unknown and excitement of the hunt. These days I have received over 20 guns and at least 20 shipments of ammo and other gear. I'm sort of a sadist and space out my shipment orders now so that I have something on the way that keeps me looking for the little brown truck coming up my driveway. The driver always blows his horn when I have a heavy shipment of ammo. Says his back is worse now that I got my C&R. Now lets see,....whats next on the list?

[dou44]

nice rifle and i did one year in the usaf as a sp.spent the whole time at lackland left in 1980 and went into the army .if i had it to do over i would have stayed in the af but i got tired of being a gate guard or watching the runway.i wanted some excitement and went into the infantry.retired in 03 and was ammo ssg in charge of hauling anything that made a boom.

[Teleoceras]

Looks like you have a nice one! Looking forward to more pics!

[Junk Yard Dog]

If you are very lucky you will go broke only $100 at a time, most refurb 91/30's are going for more than that now, and wait until you discover the Finn Mosins, then you can go broke $350-$500 at a time

It's not just Finns. My M91 purchases tend to set me back quite a few bucks every time.

If only you could see what they sold for 20 years ago

[SA1911a1]

I can tell you this, after a dozen or so deliveries, you quit snatching the rifle out of the UPS dirvers hands and chewing your way into the box, cardboard flying, before you sign four the damn thing. But it is still a great fun tracking one across the country online.

[Teleoceras]

I can tell you this, after a dozen or so deliveries, you quit snatching the rifle out of the UPS dirvers hands and chewing your way into the box, cardboard flying, before you sign four the damn thing. But it is still a great fun tracking one across the country online.

Why stop? Cardboard is a great source of fiber!

I know I can't stop whether it is an antique Mosin or a muzzleloader. It gets worse though when after you're finished munching down the latest box and admiring your new Mosin that your mind starts to think about the next one.