$140 Mosin

[161]

Picked this up the other day at a LGS for $140. It was wrapped in white camo Ace bandage tape. It's a 1933 Hex receiver. Not a Tula, don't know how to spell the name but I see people refer to them as IZZYS. Had a cheap repo PU scope and base. And a nice turned down bolt. I tried to shoot it with the repo scope, it was junk. Plus I had to crawl half way up the stack to get the eye relief correct. I put an old Weaver 1.5 X I had around on it. The screws in the rings and the mount for rough elevation had the slots stripped out. So I went to the Farm and Home store and bought metric cap screws to replace them. The mount had to much ground off for the left and right rough adjustment so I drilled and tapped a 10X32 cap screw into the mount to take the place of shims. The trigger is about the same as opening the door on a boxcar. I'll work on that tomorrow. Hope you enjoy the photos.

And just for giggles here's a PKM with me at thr trigger.

[Ricochet]

I have a real soft spot for Mosins.

[OptimusPanda]

Mosins with pu mounts have a look that I can only describe as....soviet. That's a nice looking rifle and with a bolt handle that long I suspect "sticky bolt" is a phrase you're unlikely to encounter.

[161]

This is my 3rd 91/30 I had a 44 in a nice laminated stock but a buddy wanted it. I have a 1928 also.

[Zyvek]

Nice find!

[161]

Well I bought it because it was the hex receiver. After taking it to the range. It doesn't shoot well at all. Tore it apart a little more and the scope base is not installed correctly. Tried to slug the barrel and there wasn't enough rifling to grab the round ball I used. Muzzle has no rifling. Going to counter bore to see if I can salvage the old girl. If not I may send off for a McGowan heavy barrel.

[Uncle Grinch]

Like most milsurps, they are not getting cheaper. The first two I bought was $69 and were in very good condition, especially considering their age and years of use.

[rexherring]

The days of cheap ones is gone. My first rifle was a Mosin bought at the local hardware store for $19.95 and came with a box of ammo. I think it was 1967

[Petrol & Powder]

What's that thing attached to the bolt?

[Hamish]

What's that thing attached to the bolt?

something he can sell to one of the local tacti-cools for $140.00,,,,,,,,,,,,,, So he can put a proper pool ball handle onnit,,,,,,,,,,

161, "Izzy" is slang for the "Izhevsk Arsenal". Nice buy!

[Motor]

161,
There are good 91-30 barrels out there if you wanted to keep it looking the same.

[nagantguy]

You didn't head my warnings; don't but a nagant especially a nice hex one and if it has a mount even one that needs work all is lost. Best buy a new safe and get that second mortgage now. At least its a "cheap" addiction. Very nice old war horse sir.

[LAGS]

If you feel like spending the money.
McGowen makes barrrels for the MN in .310 and .312

[161]

I am kinda interested in the McGowen barrels

[RayinNH]

Is the rifling indeed gone or just hiding under a bunch of fouling?

[NoAngel]

Nice setup, the bolt knob is a little gaudy but cool set up and a great price.

[backbencher]

Mosin triggers can be refined very nicely. I have a 1st WW Remington that has a fare thee well trigger on it. A nice addition is to weld a ring onto the cocking piece which makes putting the safety on much easier.

[Possumcop]

Seems like a pretty good deal to me, even with the worn bore by the muzzle.
If backboring doesn't solve your accuracy problems, try running an electric cleaner in it.

I have an M44 that looked awful until it spent about 16 hours having all the fouling removed via electrolysis. It's still a bit of a challenge to load for since the bore mikes .316", but at least you can see rifling in it now!

[Josh Smith]

Hello,

I'll have a trigger coming up done in about a week if interested.

The name you're looking for is Izhevsk. It is pronounced Iz-YEV-sk.

Surely it's not an original sniper..? Those receivers are hard and I don't think the type of person who would strip screws would be the same type to able to drill and tap straight. Could be wrong.

Josh

[161]

No it's not an original sniper. Mount was put on to far forward and the holes are drilled crocked. I did a trigger job and it turned out well. I haven't gotten it back bored yet. I been doing some youtube on electrolysis. I think I'll give that a try on the bore.