My first Mosin Nagant

[zedteamk2]

Hi there. I came across the Mosin Nagant on Cabela's website one day and it caught my attention. I went to the store and they only had a sniper version ( out of my price range).
I looked around online, and ended up with this.
The serial numbers match.
I'm hoping you guys can help me find out what is ( and what is not) special about my Mosin ( besides being mine ).
I'm going to give it a good cleaning this weekend, then hopefully get out and shoot it the next weekend.
I can also provide higher resolution pictures if anyone is interested.
Thanks !

[Junk Yard Dog]

1938 Tula M1891/30 Soviet refurbished rifle. Nice looking one, nice dog too I see the normal mix of Tula, and Izhevsk parts, typical inspection stamps. A great first Mosin

[Longcolt44]

A !938 rifle from the Tula arsenal in a post war stock. A nice Soviet Referb. Be sure to check the head space and firing pin setting before shooting.

[catcracker]

Your collection is off to a great start. Yes, there will be more in your future.

[zedteamk2]

A !938 rifle from the Tula arsenal in a post war stock. A nice Soviet Referb. Be sure to check the head space and firing pin setting before shooting.

Headspace gauge is on the way, from Okie ( found through this site).
I looked up how to check the firing pin, doesn't look too difficult.

Yeah... i could see these being habit forming. There doesn't seem to be a large amount of reasonably priced rifles in my area at the moment ( North Texas).
I've seen similar to mine in the $300 range

[Junk Yard Dog]

$300 for a Soviet refurb is a bit steep, you might want to look into getting your own C&R FFL so you can have many milsurps sent directly to your home.

[Longcolt44]

A !938 rifle from the Tula arsenal in a post war stock. A nice Soviet Referb. Be sure to check the head space and firing pin setting before shooting.

Headspace gauge is on the way, from Okie ( found through this site).
I looked up how to check the firing pin, doesn't look too difficult.

Yeah... i could see these being habit forming. There doesn't seem to be a large amount of reasonably priced rifles in my area at the moment ( North Texas).
I've seen similar to mine in the $300 range

$300.00 is the very inflated buying frenzy price. AIM just had them for $150.00, 6 months ago they were as low as $79.95.

[Rangerflip]

Congrats on the Tula, sweet.

[gurn]

Very nice solid looking first Mosin! Do you have a stash of ammo yet for it? Your going to want to get a case of Russian for it too. Just be sure to wash the salts out after every shoot.

[rideandslidejim]

As of last night they still had 91/30 for $119 . Very nice rifle and welcome to the group . Where did you pick it up ??

Jim

[zedteamk2]

I got it at classic firearms.com
I have about 40 rounds of the new ammo.
Once I know it fires ok I will pick up some military surplus

[Junk Yard Dog]

Save that brass if it's commercial brass case ammo, good for reloading later or for selling to another board member who does reload.

[polymerase2]

Really nice first Mosin. Great stock. You will have the bug soon. They shoot high, so you might want to take a little piece of insulation off of some 14 gauge electrical wire. You can make a nice quick and dirty adjustable front post.

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I must have used the wrong link. The one I was looking for was you just slip a small piece of insulation from #14 wire over the front post. You can slide it up and down with a small screwdriver. It is tight enough to stay put. I'll look for the link if I can find it.

Sorry, here is the right link
http://www.surplusfirearm.com/2012/02/0 ... quick-fix/

[Brian the Brit]

A nice start
You will now be looking for more , It's like a Disease that gets you and I dont think there is a cure , I just look everywhere every day for the DAM things

[mosin430]

Its starts with mosins then before you know it youll be looking at mausers

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[Junk Yard Dog]

That can be arranged.....

[Longcolt44]

Really nice first Mosin. Great stock. You will have the bug soon. They shoot high, so you might want to take a little piece of insulation off of some 14 gauge electrical wire. You can make a nice quick and dirty adjustable front post.

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I must have used the wrong link. The one I was looking for was you just slip a small piece of insulation from #14 wire over the front post. You can slide it up and down with a small screwdriver. It is tight enough to stay put. I'll look for the link if I can find it.

Sorry, here is the right link
http://www.surplusfirearm.com/2012/02/0 ... quick-fix/

Thanks.
LC

[bunkysdad]

That's a very nice looking 38 Tula. Hey where do you live in North Texas? I am in the Dallas area. You can find Mosins in stock at Cabelas in Allen, Tx often times. Also at Gander Mountain in Sherman, Tx.

[Aircooled]

You sure found a beauty there. That's a keeper!

[DanBlue]

COOL! My first (and so far only) Mosin is the same as yours! A 1939 Tula 91/30...I love it. I just followed it up with a cool RC 1940 Mauser, and I desperately want to get a Type 53 Chinese that was a Vet bring back from Vietnam..