Mosin-Nagant 91/30 - I recently (3/2012) acquired the second rifle in my collection of WW II Battle Rifles. I found this one in a gun store in Winchester, Virginia. I paid $140.00, with taxes and background check. It came with a bayonet and the dog-collar sling.
The gun was manufactured at the Tula (USSR) Arsenal in 1933. It appears to have been re-arsenaled after the Great Patriotic War. The serial numbers have been force matched (electro-etched) to the receiver. The gun has a laminated stock. And, I put an after-market butt pad on it to increase the length of pull.
After stripping it down and cleaning it in detail, I put it all back together and oiled it. The bolt runs smoothly and the trigger pull seems decent. I ordered some new 7.62 x 54r ammunition (TulAmmo). I also bought a 10-pack of stripper clips (made in China).
I took it to the range and put some shots down-range at 100 yards. I got a pretty decent group out of it, so I moved over to the 250 yard steel target. I hit 3 out of 5 using the iron sights. Not bad for an 80 year old rifle and Russian ammo.
The gun was manufactured at the Tula (USSR) Arsenal in 1933. It appears to have been re-arsenaled after the Great Patriotic War. The serial numbers have been force matched (electro-etched) to the receiver. The gun has a laminated stock. And, I put an after-market butt pad on it to increase the length of pull.
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| 7.62x54r in stripper clip |
I took it to the range and put some shots down-range at 100 yards. I got a pretty decent group out of it, so I moved over to the 250 yard steel target. I hit 3 out of 5 using the iron sights. Not bad for an 80 year old rifle and Russian ammo.
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