Mosin Nagant Carbine - Wow!

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After work today I sauntered into the local gun shop and found a great deal on a Carbine with matching serials all over and a brand new looking bore. Got a deal on a case of ammo to boot! If that wasn't good enough, I took the lil darlin out to the range to see what all the rage is about these old guns.

After about 10 shots to zero it to my eyes at 50 yards I was hitting half inch targets fairly consistently with the irons once I figured out the trigger and a good hold. I was blow away at how comfortable and easy this gun was to shoot. Loud though! And the recoil was very manageable. 80 shots in total I took (well I let my bud take 10 shots with it cuz well, if you can't share a little of the fun what can you do?) All and all, I think this is a fantastic gun! I am going to take it apart and clean up the stock and metal bits, and smooth the stock over with some fine steel wool.

How much would it hurt the value of the rifle to lightly sand that awful brown off and put do a nice job on the wood?

Is this an acceptable deer rifle?

Thanks CGN'ers!
 
It would hurt the value a fair amount and I don't condone doing it, but keep in mind that it's not a very valuable gun in the first place, in terms of how much money you'll spend.

It is an acceptable deer rifle. You'll find that 203 grain soft points out of a Mosin Carbine will kill most anything you'd need to kill in Canada. Take it to the range first to see how it shoots with the hunting load before trying it on deer, however. You will likely find a different point of impact compared to the bulk light ball we all buy in crates.

Did you get an M38 or an M44? I have an M38, personally. I love it.
 
m38's are great little carbines and they put out a pretty good fireball to..:D

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I use my Mosins for hunting all the time, both 91/30 and carbines. I like the way the carbines handle easier but the full length 91/30s seem shoot better with iron sights.

I take a couple deer every year, as said the 203gr soft points drop deer in their tracks, but the POI changes a bit. Not just low, but can be off to the side a few inches as well. I have 8x10 steel targets and gongs that I shoot to 150 yards with not much problems.

I have several 91/30s, m44s and m38s and its really hard to decide which one I like better.
 
Welcome to the club! It's a fine rifle for game! Good luck!

Ps: I wouldn't sand it. They aren't worth much now, but garands weren't worth much 20 years ago either... More original the better!
 
Thanks guys. This has a 44 under the top barrel cover so I'm thinking that is what it is. 1945 stamped on the receiver. I was pretty sure it would be good to go with regards to hunting and it's good to know a few still use them. I was wondering about the number of rounds and if I have to pin it to hunt with it.

Other than that it has gotten a gunk removing bath and I am considering stripping that god awful brown lacquer off and putting tung oil on it, as well as painting the shiney bits a flat black. Yes, it's not that much money but i plan on keeping this and when it's not good for the field anymore, putting it over the mantel with the horns it's taken.
 
If I ever get the illness to purchase a former Soviet Bloc carbine, it would be something like the M44.

And not anything else.

Edit: I admit, that's not entirely true. A Finnish Mosin with several decent mod's would get more then a glance from me.
 
TacticalCanuck said:
Thanks guys. This has a 44 under the top barrel cover so I'm thinking that is what it is. 1945 stamped on the receiver. I was pretty sure it would be good to go with regards to hunting and it's good to know a few still use them. I was wondering about the number of rounds and if I have to pin it to hunt with it.

Other than that it has gotten a gunk removing bath and I am considering stripping that god awful brown lacquer off and putting tung oil on it, as well as painting the shiney bits a flat black. Yes, it's not that much money but i plan on keeping this and when it's not good for the field anymore, putting it over the mantel with the horns it's taken.
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No bayonet lug. M38.

Bayonet on a side mounted lug. M44.
 
My old eyes don't work well with iron sights. But I do have a M44 that had been modded a bit when I got it. I found that by using a fine square file I was able to open up the notch in the rear sight so I could see better. It helped.
 
My main M38 shoots great. I have two as well as three of the full sized predecessors. Next for me will be a M44.
Just need to pick between a mint and clean one and one that's cheaper but COVERED and CAKED in cosmo sludge.
 
That shellac will come off easily with some lacquer thinner. Probably not a great idea to try and tung oil it, if it's birch or laminated it wont soak up the oil well [or stain for that matter] - what you can pick up is the min wax "Tung Finish" which says it's tung oil based ~ but that is a lie. It will leave a hard shiny coating much like the existing shellac but more durable. Then if you need to remove it, same thing, lacquer thinner and re-shellac it.
 
A quick google search tells me the Archangel stock for the 91/30 fits the M44. You won't need to touch the wood stock...and you get a 10rd box mag.
 
Welcome to the Mosin Nagant world !!

If you are looking at more info on these fine rifles, visit here:

http://7.62x54r.net/

http://www.russian-mosin-nagant-forum.com/

P.S. If i were you I wouldn't alter in any way such a fine piece of Soviet history. I own 2 Mosin Nagants and neither one is getting touched in any way, other than general cleaning, gun oïl for the metal and lemon oïl for the stock.
 
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