Author Topic: Was given a Mosin Nagant  (Read 1937 times)

Offline Major 2

  • "Still running against the wind"
  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 15832
  • NCOWS #: 3032
  • GAF #: 785
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 415
Was given a Mosin Nagant
« on: March 01, 2021, 02:58:50 PM »
Not bad at all....needed some TLC

Some carding of rust out side at the front sight , probably caused by the bayonet , no big deal
Good rifling no pitting , bright lands
Head space looks good 
Tula 1944 war production

Stock was discolored by a slip-on rubber shoulder wimp butt pad, but since the photo I have blended that in to match

Its a wall hanger in the reloading room for now , till I get around to finding some brass 
when planets align...do the deal !

Offline Drydock

  • MA1 USN ret. GAF #19, Colonel, Chief of Staff. BC, CC, SoM. SASS 1248 Life
  • American Plainsmen Society
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 4831
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 18
Civilize them with a Krag . . .

Offline Major 2

  • "Still running against the wind"
  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 15832
  • NCOWS #: 3032
  • GAF #: 785
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 415
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2021, 06:53:19 PM »
Prvi Partizan Brass 7.62x54R Russian Unprimed Bag of 50
$25.89
Out of stock
Item #: PPC762X54R
$0.52 per round

At the Lapua Brass 7.62x54R Russian Unprimed Box of 100  $147.99  ::)  it will stay on the wall
when planets align...do the deal !

Advertising

  • Guest
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #3 on: Today at 07:01:42 AM »

Offline DeaconKC

  • Retired Predator Hunter
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 1814
  • SASS #: 110215
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 4669
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2021, 08:02:56 PM »
The MNs were sighted in with the bayonet attached, so expect to have to adjust your sights. Also, I may have a bayonet around here somewhere if you need one.
SASS DeaconKC
The Deacon AZSA
BOLD 1088
RATS 739
STORM 448
Driver for Howard, Fine & Howard
Veterinary & Taxidermy Clinic
"Either way, you get your dog back"

Offline Major 2

  • "Still running against the wind"
  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 15832
  • NCOWS #: 3032
  • GAF #: 785
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 415
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2021, 08:25:46 PM »
 I was looking on eBay at bayonets
I could see one on this old gun .

I have to get dies and brass ,,,I have coated bullets from Missouri Bullets I use them to load for 303 British.
when planets align...do the deal !

Offline Major 2

  • "Still running against the wind"
  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 15832
  • NCOWS #: 3032
  • GAF #: 785
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 415
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2021, 06:28:47 AM »
Along with the rifle the PO gave me three surplus pack of ammo.
One he opened an shot several rounds ( I also shot it, but just twice  :o I found the recoil some unpleasant)

I suppose I could pull the bullets and reload Trail Boss to tame it down some. 
when planets align...do the deal !

Offline Drydock

  • MA1 USN ret. GAF #19, Colonel, Chief of Staff. BC, CC, SoM. SASS 1248 Life
  • American Plainsmen Society
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 4831
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 18
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2021, 08:02:11 AM »
Krag data works well.  10-12 grains unique works very well for lead loadings. 
Civilize them with a Krag . . .

Offline Baltimore Ed

  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 1850
  • SASS #: 11754
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 189
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2021, 09:44:13 AM »
Been using 10 gr of VV Tin Star with a 193 gr gc Hunters Supply boolit in my Krags and 03s for our clubs BAM shoots. Never shot jacketed in any of them other than a couple of M1 garand ball rds in the 03. BIG difference. Like them in the garand not in the 03. Don’t ever remember shooting a MN. Have fun with your new toy Comrad Major2.
"Give'em hell, Pike"
 There is no horse so dead that you cannot continue to beat it.

Offline Major 2

  • "Still running against the wind"
  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 15832
  • NCOWS #: 3032
  • GAF #: 785
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 415
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2021, 11:09:37 AM »
I like your 193 gr gc Hunters Supply boolit, in my Krag.... hadn't try it in the 06's



when planets align...do the deal !

Offline Delmonico

  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 23324
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 1
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2021, 03:51:09 PM »
Well there is always this. ;D
Mongrel Historian


Always get the water for the coffee upstream from the herd.

Ab Ovo Usque ad Mala

The time has passed so quick, the years all run together now.

Offline Drydock

  • MA1 USN ret. GAF #19, Colonel, Chief of Staff. BC, CC, SoM. SASS 1248 Life
  • American Plainsmen Society
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 4831
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 18
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2021, 04:08:34 PM »
Civilize them with a Krag . . .

Offline Major 2

  • "Still running against the wind"
  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 15832
  • NCOWS #: 3032
  • GAF #: 785
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 415
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2021, 06:06:53 PM »
Probably 10 or so years ago , I came close to buying one , it was hex receiver Tula with accessories.
The consigner had it listed at my LGS , but he pulled it  ::)


This is the only one ( the one in my photo) I ever shot, and I was not a fan for the recoil (Surplus ammo) so I just never tried for another one.
Now that is has been given to me....
I will get some Prvi Partizan Brass 7.62x54R when it is available again, and load for fun not punishment 
when planets align...do the deal !

Offline Major 2

  • "Still running against the wind"
  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 15832
  • NCOWS #: 3032
  • GAF #: 785
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 415
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2021, 06:47:37 AM »
I watched restoration video where the dude , stripped and restored a Mosin Nagant stock...considered it  :'(

But decided, NOT ...  this a war production 1944 Tula, it probability earned its scars and at some point was armory refurbished and imported...  one of thousands years ago.

A Mosin Nagant was never anything but a homely and functionally ugly battle rifle that won the eastern front.
Restoring the stock might be a fun project, it would be something akin to lipstick on Bruce Jenner.



when planets align...do the deal !

Offline Niederlander

  • American Plainsmen Society
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 3099
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 6
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2021, 06:56:11 AM »
Careful.................
"There go those Nebraskans, and all hell couldn't stop them!"

Offline Major 2

  • "Still running against the wind"
  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 15832
  • NCOWS #: 3032
  • GAF #: 785
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 415
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2021, 07:07:57 AM »
no kidding ..... Trial of the century and  Brucey try'n' to keep up with the Kardashian's

Funny how Robert Kardashian was involved in both  ::)
when planets align...do the deal !

Offline Pitspitr

  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 4592
  • 308 214-0082 45551 Rd 816, Sargent NE 68874 USA
    • Grand Army of the Frontier
  • SASS #: 74523
  • NCOWS #: L187
  • GAF #: 147
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 2
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2021, 08:43:11 AM »
Restoring the stock might be a fun project, it would be something akin to lipstick on Bruce Jenner.
I'm not sure the lipstick thing sounds like any fun what so ever.  ::)
I remain, Your Ob'd Servant,
Jerry M. "Pitspitr" Davenport
(Bvt.)Brigadier General Commanding,
Grand Army of the Frontier
BC/IT, Expert, Sharpshooter, Marksman, CC, SoM
NRA CRSO, RVWA IIT2; SASS ROI, ROII;
NRA Benefactor Life; AZSA Life; NCOWS Life

Offline DeaconKC

  • Retired Predator Hunter
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 1814
  • SASS #: 110215
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 4669
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2021, 01:01:01 PM »
Just so you folks all know, Minwax Red Mahogany is an excellent match for the Tula factory finish.
SASS DeaconKC
The Deacon AZSA
BOLD 1088
RATS 739
STORM 448
Driver for Howard, Fine & Howard
Veterinary & Taxidermy Clinic
"Either way, you get your dog back"

Offline cpt dan blodgett

  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 1693
  • SASS Conv 2013
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 3
Re: Was given a Mosin Nagant
« Reply #17 on: March 10, 2021, 01:17:02 PM »
They will receive at least honorable mention in the ugliest rifle ever made competition, look more suitable for a boat oar than shooting but with silver tipped ammo my tula hex receiver MN will shoot sub 2 in at 100 before my cataracts were fixed.  Have not tried it since the fix and I can see the front sight a bit better
Queen of Battle - "Follow Me"
NRA Life
DAV Life
ROI, ROII

 

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk

© 1995 - 2023 CAScity.com