My first rifle, a Mosin Nagant

[keiichi]

So, I finally found some time to clean up the gun and get it ready for zeroing.

What a pleasure to field strip and clean up and put it all together again...

 

[Phat Eagle]

Looks nice! Enjoy, and make sure you clean well soon after shooting. Corrosive ammo is no problem, but you need to look after it properly.

 

[EL34/6L6]

Early 30s? or late 20s?

 

[bp2626]

Great choice for a first rifle. You can't break it, the ammo is cheap, and accurizing it is easy and very DIY.

 

[keiichi]

Early 30s? or late 20s?

1933 Hex Receiver.

Thanks for all the advice, yeah I'm going to make sure to clean it right after I shoot.

As for durability, I figure if it can survive during the Winter in Russia and during the conditions during the Third Reich, I'm sure it'll out last me....lol

 

[Cb750k]

Nice, where did you pick it up from?

 

[keiichi]

Nice, where did you pick it up from?

Wanstalls

 

[westrifle_sks]

Very good choice of the rifle.

 

[SA85M1]

Nice 91/30 ....they are good rifles, and mostly underrated. ..

 

[midnightpossum]

They are great rifles... congrats

 

[shortrange]

37 million made. Must be good. Mine arrived today from SFRC and I can't wait to customize it.

 

[lalunette]

Welcome comrade to the wonderful world of Mosin Nagant !!!

 

[steamy teabag]

Something about the Russian ladies that keep a person coming back, they are beautiful.

 

[biker_boy]

Nice rifle

 

[Mumbles Marble Mouth]

The Mosin is a great first rifle for many reasons. Very nice hex receiver.

 

[EL34/6L6]

Many acquire one of the crudely machined wartime Mosins and never get to experience the beauty of a hex receiver's more detailed and percise cuts.

 

[Hermid]

I picked up a 1943 mosin the other day, The tooling marks arnt as bad as the tooling marks on ones made in 1941-42.
As stated, its a very under rated rifle. Just remember the iron sights are terrible. However its inexpensive and easy to upgrade

 

[lalunette]

Just remember the iron sights are terrible.

What? Really?

When I first got my '34 Tula hex I found it to be very accurante from the get-go.

I was hitting the 200 yard gong with the original iron sights with no difficulty.

However its inexpensive and easy to upgrade.

Yes, it is inexpensive and there are many upgrades available.

I've chosen to keep mine as stock as possible, except for a non-permanent modification to the rear sight so I could add a scope for deer season.

 

[mbogo3]

I'm regularly shooting 1.25"-2" 3 shot groups at 100 yards even with the crudely finished wartime models. Like women....outside appearances are nice but it's what they're made of inside that counts! Something reliable you can count on.Harold

 

[4x4junkie]

Many acquire one of the crudely machined wartime Mosins and never get to experience the beauty of a hex receiver's more detailed and percise cuts.

The Hex is pretty cool! When I bought mine it had to be a hex!

OP awsome lookin Mosin! Now get out there N shoot it!!! The fun has just begun.