Would I regret buying a 91/30

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I don't have a lot of money and I want something for deer season plus plinking plus whatever. I was thinking that a nice 91/30 might be a good start.

Anyone ever regret buying one?
 
I don't have a lick of regret in any of my Mosin purchases. The 7.62x54R has more than enough jam to put Bambi to sleep, and can be very accurate after a good cleaning. Buy one, and long before you know it, you'll have two! Enjoy!
 
I sold my baby eagle for a mosin sniper....One of those res vs non res kind arguments where going on in my head...Wish I still had the eagle! ALTHOUGH if I had a m44 with a mosin pu on it that would be to beautiful! I just find a mosin sniper to be to long akward and heavy while pushing bush.

For your circumstances something thats reliable, cheap (for the firearm and ammo). The mosin sits perfectly in there!
 
Mosins are inexpensive and ammo is plentiful, both surplus and commercial hunting loads. You won't find too many rifles for less cash. I've taken half a dozen deer in the last few years with a Mosin.
 
IMHO Mosins are great tough old utilitarian rifles that will put game meat in the freezer if you do your part.
 
They are clunky and crude and not very pretty.

Also, they are not very easy to scope.

That's the bad part.

The good part is that they are as reliable as a brick, they are five-eighths of indestructible, the iron sights are excellent, they can be very accurate and they pack the same wallop as a .30-'06...... and they cost about a fifth as much as a decent '06.

You can add to that that they are genuine historical relics which MADE history in the most vicious war ever fought, the death struggle between Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia.

What's not to like?

WHEN your rifle arrives, be sure to get all of the hard grease (much like Cosmoline) out of the action, the barrel, the magazine and the BOLT. Learn how to LOAD it and how to work the action PROPERLY (4 distinct, full motions). The Magazine has a little trick of its own: it will not release a cartridge unless the bolt handle is turned down all the way. Load it any way you like, work it like this and it will NEVER jam or mis-feed.

Bambi doesn't have a chance.

Good luck!

Hope this helps.
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See this man. He is shooting a M91/30 made in 1938, with surplus ammo, from a standing position during a milsurp shooting competition. He is getting his 10 shots at 100 yards on target and getting a decent score (despite being an average shot at best!). He is having one heck of a time.
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This is louthepou. You too could be this happy. :)

(FYI this was taken yesterday at the Eastern Ontario Handgun Club).

As SMELLIE said, it's difficult to find bad things about this $100 (or slightly higher) rifle. Easy to clean after shooting corrosive ammo; and currently it is possible to find non-corrosive ammo that's not ridiculously expensive.
 
louthepou said:
See this man. He is shooting a M91/30 made in 1938, with surplus ammo, from a standing position during a milsurp shooting competition. He is getting his 10 shots at 100 yards on target and getting a decent score (despite being an average shot at best!). He is having one heck of a time.
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This is louthepou. You too could be this happy. :)

(FYI this was taken yesterday at the Eastern Ontario Handgun Club).

As SMELLIE said, it's difficult to find bad things about this $100 (or slightly higher) rifle. Easy to clean after shooting corrosive ammo; and currently it is possible to find non-corrosive ammo that's not ridiculously expensive.
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And the guy with the Belt Fed Browning is after the whole herd of Deer. Laugh2

The Mosin-Nagant is a good rifle if you want to use a Milsurps for an all round rifle. When it comes to hunting and general shooting, there is probably no One-size-fits-all rifle and each Milsurp has it's good and not so good points. Many of these have already been pointed out, such as length, difficulty of mounting a scope, etc. Also, the safety is a bit more difficult to use than on an average hunting rifle.

The Mosin-Nagant is one of the best buys today for a Milsurp rifle, and the reasons or reliability, cheap ammo, ruggedness, and others have been pointed out. So, if you want a Milsurp for a start and are going to hunt with it, then the Mosin-Nagant will do.

There might also be an alternative to consider. For about the same price of a Mosin-Nagant, with a bit of looking, you could also buy an already sporterized Lee-Enfield or SMLE on the Equipment Exchange.

I can not really recommend the SKS for Deer Hunting.
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Everything previous posters have said, plus the fact that there were over 300 different variants made over the rifle's nearly 70 year service life by the many nations that fielded them, and Mosin collecting is a fascinating field indeed. Check out 7.62x54r.net for details.

I love my Mosins so much that I've officially adopted Russian as my emergency backup secondary ethnic identity.
 
if you can buy one at a shop so you can do a bore inspection.99.%of the onez ive purchased on line have good at best bores.not a problem as they all (one exeption)will do 3 -6 inches at 100 yards.i just like seeing what im getting
 
I didn't even realized until I read this tread that I already have 5 of them..:)
1948 M44 she is minty won't be shot
1944 M38 she is beat up, been around the block with a nice bore. She is my go to pop can killing machine.
1943 M91/30 I don't think ever been issued, or she has been refurbed to minty, comes with red stamps
1943 M91/30 exsniper bent bolt, beautiful bore.
1941 M91/30 bent bolt westrifle special.
Right now thinking of getting refurbed sniper...
They are fun rifles. Got to love the fireball coming out of the M38.:)
 
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