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Hello everybody!

I've always been fascinated in history (the wars in particular) and weaponry. But it never occurred to me until recently to start collecting firearms. I decided to finally take the plunge and have been looking in to making the Mosin Nagant 91/30 the first firearm I ever own! Partly due to its low cost, and also the fact that it was designed for peasent farmers to maintain and shoot, no fiddling with gas systems and such. Am I mistaken for thinking that there was a sticky thread for field stripping the Mosin like the excellent SVT-40 thread? But my real question is this, these weapons are at least over 70 years old and used in a war! What risks are there when using one these rifles? Are there certain things I should look out for? If I buy one of these rilfes from a reputable source (say one of this sites sponsers) can I assume the rifle is safe to use?

Thanks for any insite you can give!
 
Mosins are very simple to field strip as are most bolt action rifles.
Most ammo for them will be corrosive and therefor require cleaning after firing to prevent rust (1-3 hours is fine)
They are very easy to clean and maintain.

However Mosins are old and have a bunch of common issues.
Sticky bolt is a common problem, It doesn't effect the guns performance downrange but does take time to get used to.
Bad triggers, Once again doesn't effect your performance downrange but does take time to get used to.
They fire approx 6" to the right @ 100 meters, as they were meant to be fired with the bayonet attached.
If your a smaller framed person the recoil might be rough.

I've got a couple and they are both sound, They are built like tanks and there are quite a few videos on youtube showcasing just how reliable and safe they are.

Infact there is an entire american sub-gun culture focused around the Mosin.
 
I started with the Mosin m44 and i loved the side folding bayonet, than i found the SKS also a must have!! cheep ammo very plentiful and CZ/VZ's use the same caliber, some people like the SVT 40 and its in the same caliber as the Mosin. These are all great rifles with there own breeds of collectors modifiers and purists, Welcome to the forum abeallen
 
abeallen said:
Hello everybody!

I've always been fascinated in history (the wars in particular) and weaponry. But it never occurred to me until recently to start collecting firearms. I decided to finally take the plunge and have been looking in to making the Mosin Nagant 91/30 the first firearm I ever own! Partly due to its low cost, and also the fact that it was designed for peasent farmers to maintain and shoot, no fiddling with gas systems and such. Am I mistaken for thinking that there was a sticky thread for field stripping the Mosin like the excellent SVT-40 thread? But my real question is this, these weapons are at least over 70 years old and used in a war! What risks are there when using one these rifles? Are there certain things I should look out for? If I buy one of these rilfes from a reputable source (say one of this sites sponsers) can I assume the rifle is safe to use?

Thanks for any insite you can give!
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Welcome! Mosin Nagant are built to last, extremely strong action and they stoud the test of time since 1891! With a good bore, they are usually very accurate with proper ammos.
Joce
 
Can't really go wrong with any of the rifles mentioned in this thread so far. I own all of them mosin, svt40, sks and cz858 and they are all equally awesome. I love the power of the 7.62x54 round especially in my mosin.

The mosin does shoot right and high withouth the bayonet but you can adjust your windage and I hold about 6 inches low at 100 and 200 is about dead on. I think I got lucky with my mosin because it is a tack driver and the barell looks cleaner then my Remington 700. Beautiful rifle my friend, pick one up and never look back!
 
Moisins are utter junk. *runs over to moisin and strokes it. "I'm sorry I still love you nagant".* In all seriousness moisins are great guns. Plenty accurate, durable, cheap ammunition. If you were ever interested in taking up long range shootimg this might help you develop some solid fundamentals for that. And it's good fun to just take it banging on the field.

Oh and cz858s are garbage. If you know someone selling one at a reasonable price let me know, I'm slowly looking for my third one.
:)
 
I personally would buy a sks first. A little cheaper to shoot, less recoil, rugged and simple design. Super easy to take apart and clean. That being said, I also love my mosin! Its more of a long range gun though. My $.02
 
Mosin is a good way to go. Cheap ammo and yes corrosive but a quick clean with Hoppes #9 and gun and you're done.
Sticky bolt has, to me, more to do with the ammo. I had sticky bolt with lacquer ammo but with the copper wash amm, smooth as glass.
Read up on how to remove the stock and take the bolt apart for cleaning. Especially if you are new to firearms, a bolt gun is the easiest way to start. Once you get into gas operation the cleaning regiment near triples which is fine if you know what you are doing.

If you really what to start light, meaning recoil, find a nice old cooey for a hundred bucks. Learn how to shoot then work up on the recoil end. Nothing worse than flintching with every shot because you are anticipating the recoil.
 
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