A rushed mosin

[kaskirov]

I've had a few mosins. I think I had 8 at one point. I had to sell off all but one of them due to job loss and the inability to find a decent paying job in this province. I put up my last two for sale on EE with the intention of keeping which ever wasn't sold first. My 1934 Tula went first, and I was left with this run-of-the-mill '42 Izzy. I took long hard look at this rifle once the dust settled, and i'm quite glad that this is what I ended up with. This rifle appears to have been rushed through production with zero time spent on finishing. Every piece of metal on it shows gouges from machining. The exterior of the barrel is as smooth as a file. There is a large amount of material left under the rear sight. The Left side finger groove is not level. There is metal in the stock for bedding. All matching except for the bayonet. I can't remember exactly, but I paid around $100-110 for this. Boy have these gone up in price!

Just thought I would share. Enjoy!

Receiver

Underside of barrel. Note the extra material under the sight.

Bedding Metal

Non-straight groove

underside

Red text. Triangle 25 mark.

X on stock

 

[infideleggwelder]

if there was ever a Khyber pass mosin.....you have it.
you could use it for a file. how does it shoot?

 

[EL34/6L6]

Yup, the Russians were rushin'...

 

[Jay]

Worth every penny of $100... And I'll agree with you, the prices nowadays are nuts & that's the reason I don't have one lol.

Cheers
Jay

 

[EL34/6L6]

I have 3 x late 1920's ex-Dragoons in good shape. They aren't going anywhere.

 

[drew425]

Pretty darn good investment.

 

[jmichelin84]

Ok for me that's a one of s kind treasure, kind of wish my 43 Izzy was like it hahah

 

[mbogo3]

Had 80 at $118 a piece/doubled my money , kept 2 ......a early 30's hex and a 42 Tula ex-PEM very rare and shoots 3/4" with irons.

 

[Philthy1]

I have a few wartime Mosins too. Some guys call them rough, but there is history there. Typically you'll see the rough machining marks starting on the 1941 but the 1940s are nice.

 

[SA85M1]

The wartime finish is evident,but still..I bet she shoots just fine...nice rifle..

 

[GaryF]

Really nice...thanks for sharing

 

[ArtyMan]

I have been looking for a really rough example of a 91/30 for a while - very nice rifle! Something interesting about the rushed production rifles.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

It's June 1942 at the Izvesk Arsenal, and things aren't going well.

Comrade Inspector makes his rounds every twenty minutes. Since his last visit, Igor has finished his share of the requisite manufacturing steps for 12 rifles. This is insufficient. Comrade Inspector is coming in four minutes. Last time he was checking on Igor, he made several notes in his little book and shook his head.

Igor clearly recalls his friend Sergei. Sergei worked the line next to him. Comrade Inspector found that Sergei lacked the necessary Revolutionary Fervour to perform his tasks on 36 rifles an hour. Comrade Inspector made his notes, shook his head, and three days later, Sergei was gone. News is hard to come by, but at the last Worker's Meeting, the Commissar mentioned that the front always needs men, and that men from this very factory, undermotivated men, men that weren't doing what they should to support the war against the Hitlerites, well, those men are now carrying the rifles they wouldn't build.

Comrade Inspector will be back in two minutes. Igor looks at what he must get done on these rifles. There is too much to do. There are too many rifles. There is not enough time. Pizdec.

Igor takes six rifles from the "to do" pile and transfers them, otherwise untouched, to the "done" pile. They function. The sights mostly line up. They will chamber and fire ammunition. Close enough.

Comrade Inspector arrives and glances at the 18 rifles. This one has met the quota. Very good. He flips his notebook to the next page and carries on to look over the shoulder of the next man in line.

There were a LOT of Igors and Inspectors. There was a lot of "good enough". That's history, and well worth preserving. When fear and desperation show up in machining and woodwork, guns are telling the stories we always wish they could.

 

[hsatimmy]

First was $160 shipped. Can't go more than 200 unless it's a shorty or something special

 

[Claven2]

That rifle looks familiar - is it possible you bought it from me?

 

[CanadianAR]

Cool rifle. I also had a 42 Ishevsk. It was really crude but not that crude.

What’s a run of the mill Mosin going for these days?

 

[shredder]

"Pretty? Nyet., Shoots, DA!!!"

"Is gun, gun shoots. What more you want?"

 

[Eaglelord17]

I have a few wartime Mosins too. Some guys call them rough, but there is history there. Typically you'll see the rough machining marks starting on the 1941 but the 1940s are nice.

The war never started for the Soviets until 41 so 40 was prewar production for them.

 

[kaskirov]

I have only taken it out shooting once. It shot the same as the other 91/30s i had. I might try some non surplus in it and see if i can get better than 6-8moa.

I bought thisnone easter at the shooting edge. One of the staff got mad at me for opening boxes, but i grabbed this one and a tula hex before he stopped me. Haha.

My first mosin was $170 shipped.
Next 2 were $110 each
Next 2 were $120 each
Paid around $320 for a m44
Around $600 for a pu sniper
Paid $300 for a m91.
This was all in the last 5 years. Nowadays 91/30s seem to go for $300-400. I loved the m44, but the price of carbines have jumped to more than i am willing to pay... on second thought, all mosins are too much money now. Thus is the way surplus goes i guess. Yugo m48, and tokarevs are the only surplus worth the money right now imo.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Yup, the Russians were rushin'...

Checked one of those out, the edges were so sharp you could cut yourself on one.

Grizz