And so, it has come to this . . .

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And so, it has come to this . . .

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I used to enjoy motoring over to Cabela's to look over the racks of M91-30 refurbs. Granted, most of them were 1942 or 1943 Izhevsks, but not infrequently you could find a nice hex receiver, or an ex-sniper, or an ex-Dragoon.

No more.

I suppose that it's the embargo, but the old refurbs are gone.

I dropped in yesterday, and for a moment I started to perk up because I could see two! Then I got closer. A 1942 Izhevsk and a 1930 . . . both with refinished stocks. :very mad: $129 and $179, respectively. I think that perhaps Bubba was aiming at a "just like the original" effect, but he fell badly short. The 1930 (pictured) had been well sanded and was smooth as a baby's bottom. Ditto the 1942. That one just had a darker stain (or whatever).

'Not saying this is the End, or that we won't eventually see more imports. I'm just reporting what is the case right now. Frankly, I'd never seen a Bubba'd M91-30 in Cabela's before, let alone two. It worries me a bit.

I wonder if some poor newb would pick these two up as "beautiful, numbers-matching, non-issued Mosins."
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If it makes you feel better, the last time I went in my lgs they had one 91/30 and it had been refinished in solid black piano lacquer and they wanted $229 for it.
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Vendetta wrote:If it makes you feel better, the last time I went in my lgs they had one 91/30 and it had been refinished in solid black piano lacquer and they wanted $229 for it.
In the words of Don Corleone, "Infamita."
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djbuck1 wrote:
Vendetta wrote:If it makes you feel better, the last time I went in my lgs they had one 91/30 and it had been refinished in solid black piano lacquer and they wanted $229 for it.
In the words of Don Corleone, "Infamita."
It was sad. I mean truly sad. They were proud of it. I just had to see it in case my eyes were deceiving me. [emoji35]
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Better hold onto what you got guys. Sell something else if times get tough. Sell the lawn mower! :P
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Been there and seen that ...Cheap Enfields, cheap Garands and M1 carbines, cheap Finn Mosins....cheap Russian Mosins...
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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But hey, that one seems to be sporting a tacticool sling.
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