Got my first Mosin Nagant and glad to be here

keiichi · Post by **keiichi** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:54 pm

Bought myself a Mosin Nagant about a month ago and finally got to clean it and take it to the range.

Also glad to be here to learn more and be part of the community.

Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:43 am

Welcome to the board, that's a dark one, but indoor flash tends to kill the red highlights in the shellac. Have fun shooting it, I assume you checked the headspace?

wolfstein · Post by **wolfstein** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:38 am

WELCOME You are at the right place.

carls mosin · Post by **carls mosin** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:07 am

hi and welcome. good to have you here. congrats, that is a beauty.

catcracker · Post by **catcracker** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:24 am

Welcome to the madness. Nice rifle.

81turbota · Post by **81turbota** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:57 am

I really like those older Izhevsk rifles, yours has very crisp markings! That crest is perfect. I have to find it, but I remember reading that hex Izhevsk rifles are rarer than Tulas, it wasn't until the war that Izhevsk started cranking them out.

Both my pre war 91/30's are fantastic shooters, yours should be too!

Welcome

Lotema · Post by **Lotema** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:46 am

Welcome to the boards and congratulations on your first Mosin. Metal and wood both look really good on that one. So how did you and the rifle do at the range? Were you shooting the surplus or commercial in it?

qz2026 · Post by **qz2026** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:14 am

Welcome. Very nice first Mosin

captkirk222 · Post by **captkirk222** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:01 am

Welcome from one new guy to another. I wish I had an Izhevsk with that clear of a Soviet crest, I've never seen one so clear before.

Ironnewt · Post by **Ironnewt** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:15 am

Don't listen to these guys, they are all trying to butter you up. That 'thing' is a commie sewer pipe POS. It's not worth the money it will cost you to ship to me to dispose of properly. I'll give you $17.82 for it.

Seriously that is a very nice rifle. I hope you enjoy it (and the rest of it's cousins that you buy) for many years to come.

keiichi · Post by **keiichi** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:22 am

Junk Yard Dog wrote:Welcome to the board, that's a dark one, but indoor flash tends to kill the red highlights in the shellac. Have fun shooting it, I assume you checked the headspace?

Thanks.
I actually got lazy and just used my phone for the picture taking and no flash was involved. However my lighting source was pretty bad as it was my room lighting that was casting shadows everywhere so I had to position myself to avoid blocking the light....but that just caused the bright reflections you see in the picture.

As for headspace, you guys are probably going to give me heck as I know about the gauges etc., but the condition of the gun was pretty good, I trusted the gun store's appraisal and did some chambering with snap caps etc....but yes, dumb lazy risk.....

keiichi · Post by **keiichi** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:45 am

Lotema wrote:Welcome to the boards and congratulations on your first Mosin. Metal and wood both look really good on that one. So how did you and the rifle do at the range? Were you shooting the surplus or commercial in it?

The range was good! To my surprise, windage was pretty good, but I was shooting embarrassingly high. Iron sighting at 50M was okay and easy to compensate, but then trying to hit something at 100M was not natural. I ended up placing another target below the one I was aiming for and targeted the lower bullseye to hit the center of the higher target...lol. Other than that, grouping was pretty decent and overall pretty happy with it.

I was shooting surplus, so I've been pretty picky about cleaning it after I'm done.

There's just something about these classic rifles that I can't explain why I have an affinity to.....

AJ333 · Post by **AJ333** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:06 pm

Congratulations and welcome to the club! What a beauty.
Be careful, Mosins have a way of multiplying in the gun safe. Sometimes 1 by itself can reproduce, but as soon as there are 2, there seems to be no stopping it. The 91/30 is the gateway Mosin, and it leads to much harder rifles.

Cold Steele · Post by **Cold Steele** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:14 pm

Welcome now that you have bought your first one it will be hard to resist getting more. Nice looking rifle!!

djbuck1 · Post by **djbuck1** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:55 pm

I agree. You've started with a very nice rifle.

Welcome!

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:12 pm

That is a very nice first Mosin!

What is the second one going to be?

Post by **Longcolt44** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:23 pm

Welcome to the madness.

Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:38 pm

keiichi wrote:
Junk Yard Dog wrote:Welcome to the board, that's a dark one, but indoor flash tends to kill the red highlights in the shellac. Have fun shooting it, I assume you checked the headspace?
Thanks.
I actually got lazy and just used my phone for the picture taking and no flash was involved. However my lighting source was pretty bad as it was my room lighting that was casting shadows everywhere so I had to position myself to avoid blocking the light....but that just caused the bright reflections you see in the picture.

As for headspace, you guys are probably going to give me heck as I know about the gauges etc., but the condition of the gun was pretty good, I trusted the gun store's appraisal and did some chambering with snap caps etc....but yes, dumb lazy risk.....

Trust...but verify.

SA1911a1 · Post by **SA1911a1** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 am

That is a very nice entry into the Mosin-Nagant business. Congratulations, and welcome!

Joeinthehills · Post by **Joeinthehills** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:47 pm

I think that you did very well, after my 1st Finn I ordered nothing but Russian Hex receivers from both Arsenals from the mid 20's - 30's and am very pleased.

Just wish that I had gotten into 91/30's earlier and less $$$, but still pleased to have gotten on board w/ these specimens.

Now w/ the PU's and M44's in the '40's I love them all

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