What's so great about the Mosin Nagant?

BeaverMeat said:
I never understood why people claim the 7.62 Russian as being ridiculously powerful with stout recoil.

Have any M-N owners fired a 30-06 or 8x57 (8mm)?
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Never said it was overly powerful but does bruise my shoulder after 20 rounds and I just said what I have done with it, punching holes in steel, fun to do , I do not own a 3006 so don't know what it can do, the guy just asked about the Mosin so I mentioned! Oh yea, it shoots a fantastic flame in the dusk/dark with surplus ammo, check it out on yutube! Maybe a 30-06 does too!
Mine are not particularly accurate, but that is mostly me,;0)
 
thebutcher said:
Yeah I have seen them at the can tire here and the price is tempting. But looking at the different models I would like a carbine version. Though I have only seen them on the ee. Not that that's a problem. I would definately like to scope one. Can I put a modern scope on and still use iron sights? I guess I'll have to do some reading.
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Google "Brass Stacker" - they make a mount for the 91/30, and a different one for the M44/M38 carbines, that attaches to the rear sight by drifting out the retaining pins from the old sight, and using the holes to bolt on a wrap-around see-through rail. They sometimes do, and sometimes don't, ship to Canada, depending on how bad the ATF is slapping them around for export permits.

I just got one I plan on mounting to my M38. It's a nice, easily removable mod (so I can return the rifle to original by removing two bolts and re-inserting the retention pins). It does force you to go with a Scout Scope type of arrangement, but seeing as that was the whole point behind me getting an M38, I'm Ok with that. And it leaves the original sights in place so you can use it as a BUIS for out to 200 meters.
 
bobdbldr said:
Never said it was overly powerful but does bruise my shoulder after 20 rounds and I just said what I have done with it, punching holes in steel, fun to do , I do not own a 3006 so don't know what it can do, the guy just asked about the Mosin so I mentioned! Oh yea, it shoots a fantastic flame in the dusk/dark with surplus ammo, check it out on yutube! Maybe a 30-06 does too!
Mine are not particularly accurate, but that is mostly me,;0)
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If you want a bruised shoulder after 3 shots, wear a t-shirt and shoot a k98 with a big ol' steel butt plate... proper loads mind you. That will make a man of you.
 
Thank you so much for that link Steamy, LOL

And to the OP, just buy one! If anything they may increase in value by the time you want to retire, although most likely sooner!
 
BeaverMeat said:
If you want a bruised shoulder after 3 shots, wear a t-shirt and shoot a k98 with a big ol' steel butt plate... proper loads mind you. That will make a man of you.
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Or spend the afternoon doing "mad minute" drills with an old No1 Mk3... A friend of mine and I decided to give it a whirl one day. Know what the problem with doing speed drills is with an old Enfield with a brass buttplate? If you fail to pay attention for a micro-second, you light off a round with the butt plate against the bone of your shoulder instead of the meat.

I'd like to say it's the kind of mistake you only make once... But I was much younger and prone to repeating my mistakes often.
 
I've handled only 2 91/30s ever. One was mine. It did not feed nor eject well. I could not cycle 5 rds thru it without a jam. Never shot it and traded it for a SKS ( which did not like soft points either!). The next Mosin I did shoot was my buddy's. His would not eject fired rounds and the bolt would be stuck. You had to bash the crap out of it to open and eject the spent casing ( I posted about all 3 problems previously). For a supposedly ridiculously reliable rifle, I have not had a good experience with any so far.
 
grelmar said:
Or spend the afternoon doing "mad minute" drills with an old No1 Mk3... A friend of mine and I decided to give it a whirl one day. Know what the problem with doing speed drills is with an old Enfield with a brass buttplate? If you fail to pay attention for a micro-second, you light off a round with the butt plate against the bone of your shoulder instead of the meat.

I'd like to say it's the kind of mistake you only make once... But I was much younger and prone to repeating my mistakes often.
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Yup. Almost like firing off both barrels on a SxS at the same time. You only do it once.
 
Still alive said:
I've handled only 2 91/30s ever. One was mine. It did not feed nor eject well. I could not cycle 5 rds thru it without a jam. Never shot it and traded it for a SKS ( which did not like soft points either!). The next Mosin I did shoot was my buddy's. His would not eject fired rounds and the bolt would be stuck. You had to bash the crap out of it to open and eject the spent casing ( I posted about all 3 problems previously). For a supposedly ridiculously reliable rifle, I have not had a good experience with any so far.
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Bit of bad luck, but there certainly are lemons in the pool... The nicest were produced between WW1 and WW2, or the true Snipers. I have a 1923 Hex that is smooth as silk... Had to buy a crate of 12 to find that one though!!!!
 
Not much to say that hasn't already been said... but I just enjoy the simple, rugged, beauty of these historical instruments of war.
 
Phat Eagle said:
Bit of bad luck, but there certainly are lemons in the pool... The nicest were produced between WW1 and WW2, or the true Snipers. I have a 1923 Hex that is smooth as silk... Had to buy a crate of 12 to find that one though!!!!
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Hi Phat Eagle,
Both the Mosins were between WW I and WW II stamped. I currently have a M38 that I paid waaaay too much for. Kicks like a mule but shoots fine.
 
EL34/6L6 said:
Not much to say that hasn't already been said... but I just enjoy the simple, rugged, beauty of these historical instruments of war.
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That sums it up for me.

I purchased my first Mosin Nagant 91/30 just over a year ago... and I've already purchased 2 more... along with several spam cans of Chinese and Bulgarian ammo.
 
My trick for reducing recoil on my Mosins is to shoot a box of shells with my 14" shotgun first. Makes a Mosin carbine recoil feel like an SKS lol.
 
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