How to make your Mosin Nagant sexy!

[MechAg94]

Wanna sell me the corroded one ?

I might...or... yes I think I would.  I can't think of what the hell else to do with it

Have you ever seen anyone try to convert one to a free float barrel? 

[HankB]

My 1939 Izhevsk 91/30 has a pitted bore (was filled with Soviet cosmoline), force-matched serial numbers, and was rebuilt at least once at a Soviet facility in the Ukraine. Despite the condition, with its accessories it's a piece of history for my WWII collection, since it was almost certainly used against the Nazis - and maybe elsewhere. It's a good example of Russian design philosophy & engineering, too . . . and cheap fun to shoot with the milsurp Soviet ammo that's still around. Makes for an interesting contrast with other WWII vintage arms in my small collection.

It's worth the $99 I paid for it at Cabela's . . . but it's not worth spending hundreds more on to make it more "tacticool" . . . there are better platforms to use as starting points, and putting all sorts of geegaws on it reminds me of the old saying about putting lipstick on a pig . . .

[Pharmacology]

If they were for a rare rifle, I don't know if I could get behind it - but as is? I actually really like those stocks.

Although, spending that much money on a Mosin Nagant... kinda defeats the purpose, doesn't it? 

LOL,  it would be worth it if they included a star wars costume with each one.

[Fitz]

I might...or... yes I think I would.  I can't think of what the hell else to do with it

Have you ever seen anyone try to convert one to a free float barrel?

Never seen it. Lemme do some googling

Ill pm you

[brimic]

Never seen it. Lemme do some googling

Ill pm you

The Finns 'accurized' theirs by shimming the front of the barrel channel to put upward pressure on the barrel and also shimmed in front of the recoil lug.

Shimming barrels was a common practice for accurizing before glass/pillar bedding actions came into common use.
I don't think free floating a Mosin will do much good unless the stock is shortened and/or stiffened and the action is held firmly in place with glass bedding.

[MechAg94]

Yeah, it may not be worth it.  Might be simpler just to sell it and find a handy .308 woods gun.  I would consider that Ruger rifle, but it is way too expensive.  Might as well build a 308 AR.

[Jocassee]

HOLY *expletive deleted*ing HELL.

DO. WANT.

I may try the archangel setup, if only to use the magazines. Mausers are my favorite 'surp, because reloads are stupid quick. Mosins, not so much.

[brimic]

I may try the archangel setup, if only to use the magazines. Mausers are my favorite 'surp, because reloads are stupid quick. Mosins, not so much.

K-31s do it all- fast reloads, detachable magazine, very accurate, and they are very easy to mount a scope to.

[White Horseradish]

K-31s do it all- fast reloads, detachable magazine, very accurate, and they are very easy to mount a scope to.

They also have ammo supply that is drying up and magazines that are pretty hard to find.

[RevDisk]

HOLY *expletive deleted* HELL.

DO. WANT.

I may try the archangel setup, if only to use the magazines. Mausers are my favorite 'surp, because reloads are stupid quick. Mosins, not so much.

What can I say? The Finns loved me. So, to show my appreciation, I shot their weapons, drank their booze and hell, I'm wearing one of those jackets at the moment. They also gave me patches, knives, etc. They could not, repeat COULD NOT, get me one of their Rk-95 rifles. Which is THE BEST assault rifle on the planet, this I swear by the Nine Planets of Yggdrasil.

Aside from carrying Glocks (which warrants a WTF, but fine), they prefer sticking with Russian pattern small arms. The Sako TRG is supposed to take over, but at the time and even now, only really high speed units get them. A lot of folks want the TRG for tacticool points, but admit, they'd want the Mosin Nagant if the Russians invaded again. 

If nothing else, the Mosin Nagant is a rugged and reliable weapon.

[coppertales]

I just lean mine against my Ural Gear Up motorcycle and sidecar while I sit in the sidecar sipping on a bottle of Russian vodka.   It is the same bike the Russian army uses.......chris3

[MechAg94]

If the Vepr's could be had with anything but a 5 round mag, I would be more interested in those.  The newer sporterized rifles look like nice shooters, but I heard they only do 5 round mags in 308 and 54R. 

[Fitz]

Welp. I'm getting my C&R again.


FML

[French G.]

They also have ammo supply that is drying up and magazines that are pretty hard to find.

Commercial ammo was non-existent when I started buying them. Now, lots of commercial. GP-11 still there, have 2400+ but I'm trying to get more, as well as jump on the next berdan primers I see. Places like Graf's make runs of brass, I bought a bunch. .308 bullets to reload. In fact, now that component and 7.62x51 prices stuck on stupid I'm trying to get enough GP-11 to justify chambering a Savage 110 to 7.5swiss.

Mags no real issue, buy some chargers. Typically if I take a K-31 for a walk I confiscate all the mags from my spare rifles.

[brimic]

Commercial ammo was non-existent when I started buying them. Now, lots of commercial. GP-11 still there, have 2400+ but I'm trying to get more, as well as jump on the next berdan primers I see. Places like Graf's make runs of brass, I bought a bunch

I started with necking up .284 winchester brass, and have enough to last several lifetimes now.

In fact, now that component and 7.62x51 prices stuck on stupid I'm trying to get enough GP-11 to justify chambering a Savage 110 to 7.5swiss.

That would be a cool project.

[Ben]

Places like Graf's make runs of brass, I bought a bunch.

That's what I did back when I got mine. As I recall, cheap 7.5 was hard to find even when the rifles were very available. I still have a few 20ct boxes I bought from either Midway or Grafs, and I remember them costing more than factory .308s.

I have a good amount of brass though, and can feed them for a good long time. I should make a note to buy a little more the next time I see a batch for sale.

[brimic]

That's what I did back when I got mine. As I recall, cheap 7.5 was hard to find even when the rifles were very available. I still have a few 20ct boxes I bought from either Midway or Grafs, and I remember them costing more than factory .308s.

I remember GP-11 being around $22/60.
Expensive for surplus, super cheap when you consider its match grade ammo.

[French G.]

Rifle and a 60rd block of ammo for $129. 

[Ben]

I remember GP-11 being around $22/60.
Expensive for surplus, super cheap when you consider its match grade ammo.

Wait, did that come in a plain brown cardboard box? Then I may have some of that stored somewhere too. The stuff I got from Grafs or Midway or whatever was production ammo in 20 round boxes.

[brimic]

I think they were white boxes or maybe bown boxes with white boxes inside. I ordered a bunch from AIM, but shot it all up a long time ago. Prvi Partisan and maybe Wolf still make factory loads. Ive only shot gp-11 or handloads through my rifles.