The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Hello, My name is John and i am 19. I havent been collecting long, But always wanted a cool rifle that had some history behind it(i do have a .22LR as well).I walked into the gun shop just looking, and spotted some mosins. I knew they existed but didnt know much about them. The price for a cool piece of history was within my grasp. So i went home that night and looked up a ton about them. It pursuaded me to buy one, which is, my M91/30 that i picked up a week ago. I have a 1934 Izhevsk With a Hex Receiver, Numbers matching, and all that good stuff. The bore looks clean and good and is not counterbored. It shoots very well, just a little high...Im thinking about putting a tiny little piece of black shrink tube on the front sight to help with that..anyhow here are some pics of my Izhevsk.

Pretty one.

Sweet rifle!

So what does that make now? Let's see...hmmm, I come up with EVERYONE has a hex receiver but me?

Thanks for the photos! Nice one!

I only have 2 myself but they are good ones. They are rare up here. I have a 28 Izhevsk ex dragoon and a tula hex laminate.

Thanks for all the pictures. Great looking hex.

19 & already a Mosin owner and gun enthusiast who likes the history behind the Mosin. It took me 45 years to get there. Great rifle John and nice to have you on the forum. A lot of people would have no idea who Vasili Zaitzev is but you sure do. Very cool.

Welcome to the forum John, looks like you got a fine start to the collection there The 1934 Izhevsk 91/30 was my first 91/30, the first of many. Back then Finn capture rifles were the only Mosins around, saw it in a rack for $45 and figured what the hell, give it a try. It's always been a good shooter.

Junk Yard Dog wrote:Welcome to the forum John, looks like you got a fine start to the collection there The 1934 Izhevsk 91/30 was my first 91/30, the first of many. Back then Finn capture rifles were the only Mosins around, saw it in a rack for $45 and figured what the hell, give it a try. It's always been a good shooter.

I wish they were still $45 each!

Thanks Guys!

i wish i had bought a crate when they were $25 each . but i am trying to make up for it now before they go up more. nice first rifle.

dou44 wrote:i wish i had bought a crate when they were $25 each . but i am trying to make up for it now before they go up more. nice first rifle.

lol, I heard that!

That's a nice 1934 you got there, it's in the correct early Izhevsk stock too.

bunkysdad wrote:19 & already a Mosin owner and gun enthusiast who likes the history behind the Mosin. It took me 45 years to get there. Great rifle John and nice to have you on the forum. A lot of people would have no idea who Vasili Zaitzev is but you sure do. Very cool.

I got that beat, I got my first mosin when I was 14

Welcome aboard! Beautiful rifle!!

Yes, $25 would be what my friend with the gun shop was paying back then. He needed to make something on them to pay for all the air we used up standing around all day bullshitting as we waited like vultures on a corpse for the next gun to walk in the door. I should have bought more also, but at the time I was grabbing every US milsurp I could find.

Nice rifle,I just got a1934 Izhevsh the bolt is a straight handle but the bolt handle is flat on top and bottom with a waffle pattern looks factory done,been trying to find info on this bolt not much luck so far,thats a fine one you have,these can become a passion very quickly ,its history in your hands,I often wonder if one of mine saw combat,nice shooters too,enjoy.

Rongo wrote:

Junk Yard Dog wrote:Welcome to the forum John, looks like you got a fine start to the collection there The 1934 Izhevsk 91/30 was my first 91/30, the first of many. Back then Finn capture rifles were the only Mosins around, saw it in a rack for $45 and figured what the hell, give it a try. It's always been a good shooter.

I wish they were still $45 each!

My first Mosin was a type 53, and it was free

mmkkpro wrote:Nice rifle,I just got a1934 Izhevsh the bolt is a straight handle but the bolt handle is flat on top and bottom with a waffle pattern looks factory done,been trying to find info on this bolt not much luck so far,thats a fine one you have,these can become a passion very quickly ,its history in your hands,I often wonder if one of mine saw combat,nice shooters too,enjoy.

It's something that was done to the rifle by a non military owner, that style is civilian commercial, not something the Soviets or their allies would have done. The Russians had a specific way of working the bolt that required it to be nice and round.

Nice first Mosin and welcome. It took me a while for my first Hex but it was on my check list. One thing for sure, hanging around here will DEFINATELY help you in setting your goals for future acquisitions and then you find out that the varieties are endless.