I've got an opportunity to snag a 1933 Tula hex-receiver 91/30 that was captured & property-marked by the Finns, but not reworked into one of their sexier M27,M28, or M39 upgrades.
Good bore, bolt head locks up tight (a ton of slop with the rest of it), the numbered bits match with a few Ishvesk logos on stuff like the cocking piece and barrel bands. Somebody dropped the bolt in a bluing tank at some point for reasons unknown. Handguards lock the barrel down tightly. Trigger is a crisp 10-12 pounds that breaks like a piece of al dente pasta, with the sear dragging the cocking piece downward about 1/8" before it lets the striker go.
"Need" as you know, has little to do with such things. Part of me has a fascination with the history of the piece - both political and arms-development. Another part of me says the Mosin is mainly something to hold up as an example of how NOT to build a bolt action. I've got copies of the Lyman "299" mold in three diameters, so feeding it should be no problem once brass & dies were acquired.
So tell me your Mosin stories good and bad. I'm waffling a little in light of the better bolt guns I already have. Knowing what to expect might help.