Cuz mosin made love to archangel....

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So, i built this one for sale, its my third piece.
Finally chased out the gremlin that lived behind the interruptor tab in this 42ish 91/30...

There is no finer naildriver.

Specs are only surpassed by my other build, which was essentially the same but based on a 32 hex receiver mint model, essentially unfired. The purists forums sent me death threats when i sawed up the stock.

Anyways, MITT machining muzzle brake. (Zero barrel lift, almost no felt recoil)
Timney trigger @3lbs, these things are amazing. like 1.5mm draw..glass rod.
Burris Scout 2-7x Scope
S&K Mount (picatinny version) with Leupold rings.
Archangel stock, bedded in where necessary for the action to fit perfectly.
Short bipod, mounted through the body of the stock into a bed of JBweld for a permanent anchor in the perfect location so it doesnt interfere with firing in any position or holding it in a number of ways.
Bolt recently polished entirely.

All bolt pieces and the bore/action soaked repeatedly (after being steam cleaned) in EEZOX, super penetrant, neutralizes corrosive primer salts, conditions the metal permanently against corrosion with repeated use, and functions as a dry lubricant when conditions so ultra smooth and doesnt get gunky no matter how filthy the ammo. AMAZING product i bring in from the states. It has saved many a rifle and all my SKS's.
The barrel was warmed, soaked, left to sit, then repeated several times, and has been cleaned with the stuff several times very well after shooting...

you can pretty much work the bolt with one finger, yet the tolerances are still nice and tight (for a mosin). its just on rails since being configured and polished and the metal treated. no slap. no stick.


The bore isnt perfect, its in good wartime shooter condition. But my other one is pretty much unfired unissued, so comparing the two isnt fair.

They'll both ring the 2" gong all day, in the hands of any novice shooter, from 300 yards.
I cant imagine what someone experienced could do with it. If they had them like this in ww2 it would have shortened the war ;)


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That looks pretty cool and by your description smooth as. How about some range pics (or bump an old thread results I guess).
 
Looks Good! I liked my mosin Archangel stock for comfort, but in the winter I found the pillards that extend the butstock would crack. I ended up getting what I paid after warranty sent me a new one so I sold it and used the original wood stock now without issue. The magazine issues that plague it are a pain too.
 
i find it long enough without extending so no issue there, and the mag issues are 100% overcome.
Eliminate 5 round mags in favour of 10 rounds, and the rest is the fault of your rifle. sand/shave the interruptor tab down a little and shave inside the stock if needed (already done on second run models)..
the mag issues from the first run of mags was resolved by the second run.

its the ####ty mosins that are the issue

my 1932 hex was perfect.. didnt need to touch it.
my 42 needed a bunch of tweaking, not the fault of archangel... except for the mag thing.


They sent me new 10 round mags and offered to swap all my 5 rounders for 10s. Cant go wrong with that service.
 
I'm curious ......... where does one find these muzzle breaks in Canada?

you cant.
both my brakes are from the states. one is MITT MACHINING, (call them direct) and the other is RIFLEMODZ, it was custom made from the original 1932 bayonet that came with my rifle, so its historic and unique to the rifle and INCREDIBLY effective.
both were a VERY good value for what you get.
 
Very sharp looking rifles there! I'd be tempted to cut the barrel down to 18'' for the looks.

Yeah but youd lose with muzzle velocity and the visual impact of having what appears to be an antiaircraft piece. I know its tighter but, the physical size and skeletal appearance is imposing on the range.
its nice to keep that muzzle report away from you and other shooters the extra foot too.

I looked at the cost of professional barrel cutting and then threading for a wider range of brakes, and these are just so ###y and work so well there was no point in the expense.

these things give the immediate impression that you can reach out and ##### something. If i wanted a snub nose rifle i'd buy a remington police special or something and be boring like everyone else.

Or build this off one of the shorter mosins.. the 91/30 is just the best out there but there are other options.
 
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