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New guy here. representing the great state of Ohio, by way of Cincinnati. Been gun collecting for 24 years, mil surp collecting for about 7 years (and love every minute of it).
You would be someplace near Longcolt44, Welcome to the board
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
Araneae wrote:Hello,
As the subjust states, this rifle is what I wanted and the price was $150 for a 91/30 that a buddy's cousin wanted as trade. I will also say that another buddy is selling an 91/30 for $150 sans bayonet. I will post pics of before and after of stock refinishing and proposed upgrades... ASAP!
The receiver and bolt match, but the butt stock and floorplate do not. Honestly, I don't care as long as headspace and firing pin are GTG.
-Mosin Noob,
Richard
This is the new members thread Richard I almost welcomed you to the board again If that 91/30 is in fact a 1947 dated rifle, and not a sloppy 1943 date or 1944 then grab it now. very few 91/30's were produced in 1947, and most all of them were intended for sniper use. Some will now be ex snipers, others just rifles that were not used as snipers. Either way that is a date that is so rare production would tiny at best. Do not refinish it, that will destroy any value to a collector that it would have, and keep the upgrades to things that can be easily put back to rights. Please remember that the policy's of this board are preservationist.
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
Just bought my first 91/30 Mosin about 2 hours ago. Still drenched in Cosmoline. Looks like it was never unpacked.
Very excited to get it cleaned up and check it out. Big WW1 and WW2 buff. Cool piece of history. Next step is to
check out disassembly and cleaning info.
Painter
Excellent! Welcome aboard Painter. Be sure to post up your new treasure in the mosin forum. Any questions, just ask, great group of guys here (well, most of them!)
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Painter wrote:Just bought my first 91/30 Mosin about 2 hours ago. Still drenched in Cosmoline. Looks like it was never unpacked.
Very excited to get it cleaned up and check it out. Big WW1 and WW2 buff. Cool piece of history. Next step is to
check out disassembly and cleaning info.
Painter
Welcome to the board
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
Monson wrote:Hi all, glad to find this forum. Looks like a lot of good info here.
Welcome to the board
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
I just joined this evening. Early last month, I purchased a 1932 M91/30 rifle built in Ishevsk at Cabela's. It has a hex receiver and matching markings on the receiver, bolt, magazine and shoulder plate.
I shot it once at a range after having cleaned it inside and out. I must have missed some cosmoline in the chamber, because the bolt started sticking after 2-3 rounds. It is at a gunsmith having everything checked out, especially the head space. When it gets back, I'll take photos of it to post.
WaRuss wrote:I just joined this evening. Early last month, I purchased a 1932 M91/30 rifle built in Ishevsk at Cabela's. It has a hex receiver and matching markings on the receiver, bolt, magazine and shoulder plate.
I shot it once at a range after having cleaned it inside and out. I must have missed some cosmoline in the chamber, because the bolt started sticking after 2-3 rounds. It is at a gunsmith having everything checked out, especially the head space. When it gets back, I'll take photos of it to post.
WaRuss
Washington State
Welcome to the board, your rifle sounds like it is suffering from "sticky bolt" a very common Mosin problem that comes from a chamber that still has some crap it it that binds the fired case into the chamber when the rifle starts to heat up. Do a search on the board for "sticky bolt", there is an easy fix.
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
Greetings from a Newbie. I am a hopelessly addicted collector and have been for years. I previously owned an Izhevsk 91/30 and a Tula M44 and was totally content with those two examples. My local gun shop showed me a mint Polish M44 which I purchased and then I became hooked on trying to collect the rest of the Mosin carbine family. Since then I purchased a 91/38, an M38 (Izhevsk) and a Chinese T53 (which kept me busy for hours cleaning rust and restoring the stock). As soon as I get home from a long road trip, I plan on posting pics of the receiver markings of each carbine. I've already learned a ton reading this forum and appreciate all of the expert postings. Now looking for a 91/59.
Hello all;
Well, I bought one. Wasn't planning to, but there it was all lonely laying on an old church pew at a garage sale. What else could I do but tat it home. My first Mosin, and I really don't know much about them. Been doing a bit of reading today. stamped 1925, five line, as I understand is what you call a Tusla built gun?
None of the numbers match as far as I can tell. I was able to do a complete dissemble and cleaning. I think it still had trench mud under the butt plate. Wish me luck as I venture forth with my new addiction.
I just tried to attach a pick of the stampings with date ans serial number, but first try was rejected for file type, then changed that and was rejected because too big???
Bluedeath wrote:Greetings from a Newbie. I am a hopelessly addicted collector and have been for years. I previously owned an Izhevsk 91/30 and a Tula M44 and was totally content with those two examples. My local gun shop showed me a mint Polish M44 which I purchased and then I became hooked on trying to collect the rest of the Mosin carbine family. Since then I purchased a 91/38, an M38 (Izhevsk) and a Chinese T53 (which kept me busy for hours cleaning rust and restoring the stock). As soon as I get home from a long road trip, I plan on posting pics of the receiver markings of each carbine. I've already learned a ton reading this forum and appreciate all of the expert postings. Now looking for a 91/59.
Welcome to the board, sounds like a great collection on the way, good luck with the 91/59 search
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
qtrhoss wrote:Hello all;
Well, I bought one. Wasn't planning to, but there it was all lonely laying on an old church pew at a garage sale. What else could I do but tat it home. My first Mosin, and I really don't know much about them. Been doing a bit of reading today. stamped 1925, five line, as I understand is what you call a Tusla built gun?
None of the numbers match as far as I can tell. I was able to do a complete dissemble and cleaning. I think it still had trench mud under the butt plate. Wish me luck as I venture forth with my new addiction.
I just tried to attach a pick of the stampings with date ans serial number, but first try was rejected for file type, then changed that and was rejected because too big???
Welcome to the board, the pics have to be sized down to at least 640x480 before they will post on the board. Sounds like you have a Tula, either an updated dragoon, or original dragoon rifle, maybe even a M1891 long rifle, pics will tell.
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
ok, I re sized the pic, Hope it comes through ok. Maybe someone can tell me what I have here, or can tell me what more you need to know, or see.
Thanks
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Got my 1st Mosin Nagant 1942 M91/30 Izhevsk this week, caked in cosmoline! HaHa! Got it cleaned & looking forward to going to the range this Friday for it's first firing in 71 years!
Boris Badenov wrote:Got my 1st Mosin Nagant 1942 M91/30 Izhevsk this week, caked in cosmoline! HaHa! Got it cleaned & looking forward to going to the range this Friday for it's first firing in 71 years!
Best check the headspace and firing pin protrusion before you get to wear your new prize.
Boris Badenov wrote:Got my 1st Mosin Nagant 1942 M91/30 Izhevsk this week, caked in cosmoline! HaHa! Got it cleaned & looking forward to going to the range this Friday for it's first firing in 71 years!
Best check the headspace and firing pin protrusion before you get to wear your new prize.
I did tear the bold completely apart to clean it. It did come with the tool to adjust the firing pin & I think I adjust it correctly, but I don't know about checking the headspace. How do I do that?
Thanks, Clinton
qtrhoss wrote:ok, I re sized the pic, Hope it comes through ok. Maybe someone can tell me what I have here, or can tell me what more you need to know, or see.
Thanks
Nice '25 Tula markings, but without a full rifle pic I can't say if it's a M1891, or dragoon, or ex dragoon. Chances are very high that it's an ex dragoon M91/30.
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
Boris Badenov wrote:Got my 1st Mosin Nagant 1942 M91/30 Izhevsk this week, caked in cosmoline! HaHa! Got it cleaned & looking forward to going to the range this Friday for it's first firing in 71 years!
Have fun , and it was grease, not cosmoline, cosmoline is what our stuff used, they commies were too cheap for it.
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
I almost welcomed you to the board again 
If that 91/30 is in fact a 1947 dated rifle, and not a sloppy 1943 date or 1944 then grab it now. very few 91/30's were produced in 1947, and most all of them were intended for sniper use. Some will now be ex snipers, others just rifles that were not used as snipers. Either way that is a date that is so rare production would tiny at best. Do not refinish it, that will destroy any value to a collector that it would have, and keep the upgrades to things that can be easily put back to rights. Please remember that the policy's of this board are preservationist.
