Mosin Nagant

[David L. Burkhead]

While over at Pop Guns (a gun shop/indoor shooting range here in
Indianapolis) shooting today, I made the mistake of glancing over at the
long guns they had lined up against the wall. And, 'lo and behold, what did
I see but a Mosin Nagant that was just crying out in name.

And so, a little poorer one way, but a lot richer in another, I now have my
own noisy maggot.

:D

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"David L. Burkhead" <dbur...@sff.net> wrote in message
news:g0jr7d$ir3$1...@grapevine.wam.umd.edu...
# While over at Pop Guns (a gun shop/indoor shooting range here in
# Indianapolis) shooting today, I made the mistake of glancing over at the
# long guns they had lined up against the wall. And, 'lo and behold, what
# did
# I see but a Mosin Nagant that was just crying out in name.
#
# And so, a little poorer one way, but a lot richer in another, I now have
# my
# own noisy maggot.
#

Yeah - my son did something similar to me for Father's Day/Birthday. Never
would have purchased the gun myself, but once I opened the weird wrapped up
thing on the dining room table it was a part of me. Wouldn't be without it
now. Sentimental value is a powerful thing.

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-Mike-
mmarlo...@alltel.net

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[Omelet]

In article <g0jr7d$ir3$1...@grapevine.wam.umd.edu>,
"David L. Burkhead" <dbur...@sff.net> wrote:

# While over at Pop Guns (a gun shop/indoor shooting range here in
# Indianapolis) shooting today, I made the mistake of glancing over at the
# long guns they had lined up against the wall. And, 'lo and behold, what did
# I see but a Mosin Nagant that was just crying out in name.
#
# And so, a little poorer one way, but a lot richer in another, I now have my

# own noisy maggot.
#

# :D

Jpegs please? :-)
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Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people
until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein

[chasw]

Congrats. What model did you get? What are the markings on the shank of
the barrel, just ahead of the receiver ring? After you cleaned up the bore,
how did it look? I suggest you detail strip it to clean everything up and
get it back to proper working order. The wood can be cleaned with EasyOff
oven cleaner. BTW, if you study the trigger action carefully, you can see
how the letoff can be improved substantially with some simple hand tools.-
CW

"David L. Burkhead" <dbur...@sff.net> wrote in message
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> ...

[ElKaBong]

# Congrats. What model did you get? What are the markings on the shank of
# the barrel, just ahead of the receiver ring? After you cleaned up the
# bore,
# how did it look? I suggest you detail strip it to clean everything up and
# get it back to proper working order. The wood can be cleaned with EasyOff
# oven cleaner. BTW, if you study the trigger action carefully, you can see
# how the letoff can be improved substantially with some simple hand tools.-
# CW

Loud isn't the word for those beasts. I have 5 of them in various models and
configurations and they're all ear splitting. If I'm taking one out to shoot
I always double up on the ear protection.
The other cool thing about the Nagant rifles is their propensity to spit a
great deal of fire out of the barrel. Take your new toy out after sunset and
watch the pyrotechnics. Impress your friend, delight the kiddies.
The M44 seems to be most prolific.
It's amazing that these rifles can still be had for $59 - $99 at just about
every public gun show . There must be an almost infinite supply of these
sitting in warehouses. They've been selling these for a long time and the
prices have remained stable or even dropped leading to the conclusion that
they won't become scarce anytime soon. They must have made over 20 million.

[Don Staples]

I found and won at auction a Remington made M-N for $100. It is near
pristine, only showing storage. Bright bore, the whole bit. Good for the
collection.

[David L. Burkhead]

chasw wrote:
# Congrats. What model did you get? What are the markings on the
# shank of the barrel, just ahead of the receiver ring? After you
# cleaned up the bore, how did it look? I suggest you detail strip it
# to clean everything up and get it back to proper working order. The
# wood can be cleaned with EasyOff oven cleaner. BTW, if you study the
# trigger action carefully, you can see how the letoff can be improved
# substantially with some simple hand tools.- CW

As best I can tell, it's a 91/30. The barrel at least was made in 1937 at
the Tula Arsenal.

Pictures at photobucket:
http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/dburkhead/?action=view&current=leftside.jpg
http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/dburkhead/?action=view&current=rightside.jpg
http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/dburkhead/?action=view&current=tangtop.jpg
http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/dburkhead/?action=view&current=undertang.jpg

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On Sat, 17 May 2008 11:14:58 +0000 (UTC), "ElKaBong"
<fran...@verizon.net> wrote:

#
## Congrats. What model did you get? What are the markings on the shank of
## the barrel, just ahead of the receiver ring? After you cleaned up the
## bore,
## how did it look? I suggest you detail strip it to clean everything up and
## get it back to proper working order. The wood can be cleaned with EasyOff
## oven cleaner. BTW, if you study the trigger action carefully, you can see
## how the letoff can be improved substantially with some simple hand tools.-
## CW
#
#
#
#Loud isn't the word for those beasts. I have 5 of them in various models and
#configurations and they're all ear splitting. If I'm taking one out to shoot
#I always double up on the ear protection.
#The other cool thing about the Nagant rifles is their propensity to spit a
#great deal of fire out of the barrel. Take your new toy out after sunset and
#watch the pyrotechnics. Impress your friend, delight the kiddies.
#The M44 seems to be most prolific.
#It's amazing that these rifles can still be had for $59 - $99 at just about
#every public gun show . There must be an almost infinite supply of these
#sitting in warehouses. They've been selling these for a long time and the
#prices have remained stable or even dropped leading to the conclusion that
#they won't become scarce anytime soon. They must have made over 20 million.
#
By the end of World War II, approximately 17.4 million M91/30 rifles
had been produced. I "think" all totaled the "Vintovka Mosina" in all
it's various configurations, produced in numerous countries exceeds
the 37-million mark. I doubt anyone knows the "true" production
numbers. Around 2-million were even produced in the U.S.

Interesting side note -- Because of the Russian Revolution some M1891
infantry rifles ordered from Remington Arms & New England Westinghouse
could not be delivered. Since they couldn't be delivered, they were
used to equip US National Guard, SATC and ROTC units. Designated "U.S.
Rifle, 7.62mm, Model of 1916", these are among the most obscure U.S.
service arms.
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