Decent 7.62x54 rifle for price?

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What a good rifle the shoots the 7.62x54 I noticed that Marstar has a mauser for $550.
 
You can't go wrong with a Mosin Nagant. You've got two options the M44 or the 91/30, and they're about half the price of that Mauser.
 
the mausers on marstar shoot the 7.92x57mm. If you want a good 7.62x54R rifle however I would suggest a Mosin-nagant as they are cheap(depending where you get it) and reliable.
 
I got my M44 mosin nagant for about $170 shipped from TradeEx.. not sure if they still have m44's in stock, but they do have 91/30's for about 20 bucks more
 
My MN m1891/30 from tradex is a great shooter. Got it for 160$ in at the Valley gun show in Carp.

Looking to get a MN m44 over the next few months.
 
As said above, the Mauser is 8mm (7.92x57) ammunition is at least 50% more expensive, although shoots very nice , is not 7.62x54R.

I hunted with my Mosin 91/30 most of last fall and its a nice rifle with a good hunting bullet. Lots of rounds available without hand loading and there is still some surplus on the market for cheap shooting.

Westrifle and Frontier have good deals on an assortment of Mosins as well as some package deals with ammo.
 
fiddler said:
As said above, the Mauser is 8mm (7.92x57) ammunition is at least 50% more expensive, although shoots very nice , is not 7.62x54R.

I hunted with my Mosin 91/30 most of last fall and its a nice rifle with a good hunting bullet. Lots of rounds available without hand loading and there is still some surplus on the market for cheap shooting.

Westrifle and Frontier have good deals on an assortment of Mosins as well as some package deals with ammo.
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I've heard nothing but good reports about german mausers. I was contact by one guy who has a mosin for sale.

Which is also on my to buy list. They both proved themselves in war.

Mosin in WW2 and Nam and the mauser in WW2
 
_Rai_ said:
I've heard nothing but good reports about german mausers. I was contact by one guy who has a mosin for sale.

Which is also on my to buy list. They both proved themselves in war.

Mosin in WW2 and Nam and the mauser in WW2
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Both the Mauser and the Mosin are very nice rifles as well as good choices. The only Mauser I own is Yugo 8mm M48 and it shoots like a dream and I can't wait to get out hunting with it. Having that said, ammo seems to be at both a low in availability and a premium to buy. I'm solving this with a set of loading dies when I've accumulated enough brass. There are some nice hunting loads available for about the same price as other decent hunting loads at this point.

The Mosin rifles are half price or less of the Mausers and ammo is plentiful both commercially and surplus for now. Cheap shooting for sh*ts n giggles, the Mosin is the way to go for now. If you go the way of the Mosin, buy your surplus now while its available. Odds are that the availability will dry up as with every other surplus cartridge. The Mosin 7.62x54R is also reloadable.


Both very nice choices to hunt and shoot with but at the same time comparing the two are apples and oranges. 7.62x54R is definitely the cheaper to shoot for the two.
 
fiddler said:
Having that said, ammo seems to be at both a low in availability and a premium to buy. I'm solving this with a set of loading dies when I've accumulated enough brass.
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I have 38 pieces of 8mm mauser brass you can have for the cost of shipping if you want it.

As for the OP's question. I can't say anything bad about my SVT-40. The brass is reloadable after being run through it, and where else are you going to find a full power semi auto for $300?
 
Except 91/30 nothing been imported into Canada for the past 2 years or so. If you find one cheap buy it while people did not realize that those are only ones available now.
 
_Rai_ said:
I've heard nothing but good reports about german mausers. I was contact by one guy who has a mosin for sale.

Which is also on my to buy list. They both proved themselves in war.

Mosin in WW2 and Nam and the mauser in WW2
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Mausers were found in Korea, 'Nam, and have popped up in the sand box. As designed, nothing is wrong with a Mauser or a Mosin at all.

For an excellent Mauser try to find a Norwegian Kar.98K in .30-06. Fantastic, at least mine is.
 
I bought my first and last Mosin sometime back in 1984 for $25.00.

shot great, no idea on the model.

if I'd have known how they have gotten expensive, I would have bought 100 of them.

I still know where my old one is... perhaps I will get it back one day

they kick like a mule, but are powerful enough for any game in north america
 
I always see posts like that and I can't help it but ask this questions.
What was your salary in 1984?
What was the price of gas in 1984?
What was the price of your rent/house in 1984?
What was the cost of a vacation/hotel in 1984?
Now how much is it in 2011/ 1984 multiply 100% . Everything over 100 is % it went up
So if it is say 200 now and it was 25 then % it went up is
200/25 X 100 = 800 - 100= 700 %
Now I don't know what is the price of the house in 1984 but if someone know please do calculation. It is I am sure scary proportion like 70000%. Gas alone in 1996 was .28 cents. Now it is 1.22

Nanuk I have nothing against you I just want to say that things went up in price. I wish I could buy gas gold and Microsoft share in 1984. This is where I would seriously profit. Guns made to be bought and shoot hunt and have fun.

Again no offense Nanuk just see post like yours all the time and wanted to say something.
nanuk said:
I bought my first and last Mosin sometime back in 1984 for $25.00.

shot great, no idea on the model.

if I'd have known how they have gotten expensive, I would have bought 100 of them.

I still know where my old one is... perhaps I will get it back one day

they kick like a mule, but are powerful enough for any game in north america
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I find the SVT to be a bit of a hog compared to a Nagant. No offense intended and BTW my collection of 7.62 X 54R ; while not substantial, has grown to 4 pieces. The SVT is cool but just not as graceful as a Nagant, IMO.
 
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