Mosin Nagant build
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boss351cleveland
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Leave the poor old war horse alone please , just my opinion .. If you want a bolt gun to customize buy a R700 or a Savage
Don't do it if the rifle have any collector value. That been said...
Boyds is you best option but you must stay Under 100$ before taxes and shipping.
You should also take a look at those videos :
This one is the last of a series of 13 step by step build videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO11gIafId4
This one is... Humm... *Interesting*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDTugZh1p8U
Boyds is you best option but you must stay Under 100$ before taxes and shipping.
You should also take a look at those videos :
This one is the last of a series of 13 step by step build videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO11gIafId4
This one is... Humm... *Interesting*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDTugZh1p8U
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Arloashean
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It's possible.
Boyds has some nice stocks. Richards Microfit does too but they seem to take forever and need a lot of fitting. And the Archangel is coming soon too.
Now that import regs from the US are changing you might be able to get stocks from other manufacturers too. Like Lowell or Bluegrass Stock Co. For even more money.
But seriously. As Boss says, you could leave it alone as a historic firearm that probably shoots pretty well as-is.
Or if you want to soup it up, just do the math...
$200 for the Mosin
$150 for a stock
$75 or more for a bent bolt
$100 for a scope mount/gunsmithing
$75 for a Timney trigger and a lot of aggravation to dremel it in
= $600 +
And it will still shoot like a pretty good early 20th century gun (albeit with a lot of cool modern stuff on it).
It's yours to do what you will, and it is possible to turn it into something remarkable... but the cost is pretty amazing when you begin to add it up.
I've considered slapping on a cool stock and keeping the old one intact if I wanted to swap back to original. But just can't bring myself to take the trouble.
Boyds has some nice stocks. Richards Microfit does too but they seem to take forever and need a lot of fitting. And the Archangel is coming soon too.
Now that import regs from the US are changing you might be able to get stocks from other manufacturers too. Like Lowell or Bluegrass Stock Co. For even more money.
But seriously. As Boss says, you could leave it alone as a historic firearm that probably shoots pretty well as-is.
Or if you want to soup it up, just do the math...
$200 for the Mosin
$150 for a stock
$75 or more for a bent bolt
$100 for a scope mount/gunsmithing
$75 for a Timney trigger and a lot of aggravation to dremel it in
= $600 +
And it will still shoot like a pretty good early 20th century gun (albeit with a lot of cool modern stuff on it).
It's yours to do what you will, and it is possible to turn it into something remarkable... but the cost is pretty amazing when you begin to add it up.
I've considered slapping on a cool stock and keeping the old one intact if I wanted to swap back to original. But just can't bring myself to take the trouble.
I had considered putting an Arcangel stock on mine when I first bought it, since then I have reconsidered. By the time you spend all the money on the stock, scope, and hardware, you could buy a much better gun for the same amount. I have really learned to appreciate them for what they are and will not alter it now.
"...It's possible..." Anything is possible with enough time and money.
"...if the rifle have(SIC) any collector value..." They don't. Now. In ten years they very likely will and we'll(those of us still alive) will be answering the question about where to get original parts for a restoration.
"...= $600 +..." And you'll still have a stock military barrel. And a zero increase in the rifle's value. Nobody wants a customised Moisin Nagant.
"...if the rifle have(SIC) any collector value..." They don't. Now. In ten years they very likely will and we'll(those of us still alive) will be answering the question about where to get original parts for a restoration.
"...= $600 +..." And you'll still have a stock military barrel. And a zero increase in the rifle's value. Nobody wants a customised Moisin Nagant.
that's an advantage... over rem or savage, and other...
The problem with putting an aftermarket stock on a 91/30 is that the ones we have available are all short. That skinny barrel needs support to shoot well for more than 4 or 5 rnds. If the bedding on the original stock is good, you will not be able to improve on with a boyds. If you really want to do some good, make a replica of the original with a pistol grip like the m-39.
If I could offer a suggestion. A bubba'd Enfield has no value to lose and more available as far as aftermarket goes. A sporter with a cut barrel cant be devalued anymore other than deactivating it. The Mosin however would be worthless to any collector after being sporterized. A buddy of mine had one with a very short forend and a welded scope mount, it was akward and hideous. I don't think it shot worth a damn but I was never around when he was shooting paper with it. His slick little M44 was my favourite rifle for the longest time. Nice Russian non-refurb showing every battle scar it had ever seen with no refinish and a bolt that had been smoothed by I don't know how many rounds.
Its my opinion that if you don't care much for the way a Mosin feels, you might be better off to drop your hard earned dollars into a rifle that does feel good. Surplus ammo is cheap now, but that will not always be the case, nor will surplus ammo give you optimum shooting performance. It doesn't make good cash sense to optimize a rifle but use the cheapest ammunition. Mosins are good rifles and no big deal if you need to add a padded butt stock extender, but you can get a much better rifle for the hundreds of dollars you might be considering spending.
I plan on getting an Archangel mosin stock as the slot for the timney is already there. This way I don't have to permanently modify anything. Just add the timney and drop it in and bang your good to go. As for Scopes, you'd need to change the bolt to a bent bolt. I will add that the one i plan to modify is the weakest link in the 3 mosins I own. The trigger is terrible compared to the others and the stock has seen better days. My 1925 and the other 1943 will remain untouched.
