First 91/30 w/ pics

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Picked up my first 91/30 the other day. These are everywhere it seems and I appear to be the only one without one lol, so nothing groundbreaking here. This is mainly for the Mosin fiends out there.
I have only a baseline/intermediate education on these rifles so bare with me.

Its a 1927 Izhevsk ex Dragoon. Great blueing on the receiver and zero surface rust or pitting anywhere.
The bore is shiny and the riflings are strong. Good shape crown too.
Numbers matching throughout as well.
Stock has a few arsenal repairs, otherwise good condition.

The rear sight was removed, but the seller had it and the parts in a bag.
It was a challenge at first reinstalling it without a vice or clamp, but then I remembered a trick I used with my SKS which involves using the Mosin punch as a guide. Easy like Sunday morning after that.

I paid $200 for it and it came with 430 rounds of Chinese x54. So good deal on my end. Looking forward to comparing it to my M38s. The bolt on this rifle feels quite smoother too, so it'll be interesting. Glad I took advantage of the opportunity.







 
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I take a lot of people every year out shooting just to educate people on guns and to get more people into hunting and target shooting. I bring my 10/22, an SKS, and a Mosin Nagant. Good range of guns for people to try out. At the end of the day, everyone likes the Mosin Nagant the most. The Mosin is my fall back gun. I take it to the range with me every time and if I'm having a bad shooting session, I pull the Mosin out to clear the day up.
 
Congrats !!

What a great gun/ammo combo deal when you consider a Mosin Nagant runs between $150-$200 and 400 rounds of Chinese 54r is $99 at SFRC (when they have it in stock).

The pics are very nice. It sure seems you picked up a nice one !!
 
Congrats !!

Judging from the pics it sure looks you picked up a nice one !!

What a great gun/ammo combo deal when you consider a Mosin Nagant runs between $150-$200 and 400 rounds of Chinese 54r is $99 at SFRC (when they have it in stock).

As for "getting an education" on the Mosin Nagants, may I suggest...

http://7.62x54r.net/ - tons of info here

http://www.russian-mosin-nagant-forum.com/ - preservation forum with guys who know their stuff
 
That's a nice one, especially with the older type stock. I'd take that stock, repairs and all, over a pristine post war one - especially on a rifle of that vintage.
 
Thanks, I got the impression that this rifle had been owned by the seller for a while. Its not a recent Canadian Tire or forum sponsor pickup like we usually see lately. It totally lacks that cosmoline smell, indictive of a rifle that has likely been free of the stuff for years.

The rear sight was a real pickle at first. That leaf spring is TOUGH, and depressing it with one hand while lining up the sight to insert the pin was basically impossible. I researched and the only answers were to use a clamp or vise.
Instead, I took a Mosin punch and with a Kevlar glove pushed down on the sight enough to quickly insert the punch (which is smaller) into one of the sides. That trapped or set the sight in place enough for the sights pin to be slide and then tapped through the other side.

I'll have to really search this rifle online because I think there could be a couple of unique or desirable traits attached to it.

Is there anything special about the stock? Or is it simply a pretty war original? I guess having both front and back full metal sling eschutheons indicate as such?
 
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Finally got around to stripping the old gal, and found the receiver is apparently a little older than the barrel.


 
Cool. So you've got an old M91 rebuilt later by the reds as a dragoon, then later converted to 91/30 spec.

I can't make out an arsenal mark on the receiver. someone else will know more about it I'm sure.

My pre-1930 rifle is similar, save that it still has the tsarist crest on the receiver and the stock on the rifle (Izhevsk) has a faint Tula 1935 cartouche on it. So I wonder if it was repaired and restocked again in '35, or whether in the post war parts bin refurb process it got mated with an old stock (which also has some repairs).

So while yours isn't oozing cosmo, it's oozing history.

BTW - mine came in an import that must have had a lot of nasty old rifles. They were packed 2 to a white box, rather than in crates. Maybe yours was in that batch too? Most I saw had heavy dark peeling shellac and sewer pipe bores, but some were decent.
 
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Cool. So you've got an old M91 rebuilt later by the reds as a dragoon, then later converted to 91/30 spec.

I can't make out an arsenal mark on the receiver. someone else will know more about it I'm sure.

My pre-1930 rifle is similar, save that it still has the tsarist crest on the receiver and the stock on the rifle (Izhevsk) has a faint Tula 1935 cartouche on it. So I wonder if it was repaired and restocked again in '35, or whether in the post war parts bin refurb process it got mated with an old stock (which also has some repairs).

So while yours isn't oozing cosmo, it's oozing history.

BTW - mine came in an import that must have had a lot of nasty old rifles. They were packed 2 to a white box, rather than in crates. Maybe yours was in that batch too? Most I saw had heavy dark peeling shellac and sewer pipe bores, but some were decent.
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Hey, never thought about that. A convert/reconvert 91/30. Pretty neat stuff!
This rifle is clean with a shiny bore. I'm really not sure of its origin beforehand. The previous owner didnt appear too knowledgable about rifles, and said he had shot it before.
I inspected the bolt and could see that bright red grime around the bolt face. Which I believe is the red sealant found on some ammo's primers. He said "oops, I guess I forgot to clean it last time out." Worry some with corrosive ammo, but the thing doesn't have a spec of rust or pitting anywhere. Strange, but oh well, at least now it's got a good home.
 
I had it outside the other day and snapped a few more pics. The natural light makes all the difference.





 
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Nice!

I wish I had devoted more time to picking out my Mosin instead of just grabbing a plain one.
That hex receiver and all those markings probably make it worth about $500 now?
 
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