Got my first Mosin 91/30 today

[Ponchsox]

I paid $189 for one of the Classic Firearms "turn ins" What I got was a 1928T Izhevsk hex reciever with sling. How did I do?

[LCU1670]

Welcome to the Mosin club!

[Ponchsox]

Welcome to the Mosin club!

Thanks! Even thought this was the least expensive C&R rifle out of my collection, I really like it. Something cool about them despite many people holding their nose to them.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

No one around here holds their noses to them. Maybe some indoor range wannabe suburban commandos do. We love Mosins around these parts.

[musketjon]

I have 4. With proper hand loads they can be surprisingly accurate. You didn't get the deal of the century but you didn't get hosed. That's the going rate nowadays. The $129 91/30 days at big 5 are unfortunately, gone.
Jon

[Ponchsox]

I have 4. With proper hand loads they can be surprisingly accurate. You didn't get the deal of the century but you didn't get hosed. That's the going rate nowadays. The $129 91/30 days at big 5 are unfortunately, gone.
Jon

Yeah that's how I feel. I know I'm late to the inexpensive Mosin game. I ended up going for one of these instead of a WWII era refurb. I do like the battle scars on this one.

[mosinnagantm9130]

It's in a nice pre-war/early war stock set too.

[plumbum]

Welcome to club!
I got my first 91/30 from big 5 when they were $49, then they want to $79 and I thought it was too much. They hit $129 and I thought I was overpaying but it was the markings I wanted and I had a gift card... I have had as many as 12, but now I think 8... If I could find them locally for $200 I'd still be buying them!
You may be late to the game, but they still are an amazing value.

Edit: holy heck, Classic wants $259 for a Mosin? Well, still a deal I guess - they aren't making any more of them!

[Bobby Ricigliano]

I have 4. With proper hand loads they can be surprisingly accurate. You didn't get the deal of the century but you didn't get hosed. That's the going rate nowadays. The $129 91/30 days at big 5 are unfortunately, gone.
Jon

I remember those deals as it wasn't long ago. I bought 2 91/30's for $100 each at Big 5 and was able to dig through numerous boxes to get the ones I wanted.

I thought I struck gold with a GREAT looking pre-war Tula. I took it home and it sat in my safe for months fill of cosmo. When I finally got around to stripping and cleaning it, the entire undercarriage beneath the stock was rusted and pitted beyond what I would feel comfortable shooting.

It is always worth a little more money if you can personally inspect the specific rifle you are buying, but even that is no guarantee.

[Enfield47]

Welcome to Mosin club, everybody should have at least one.

[ArnoldKC]

Welcome to the Mosin Club.. I have a few 91/30s, a Hungarian M44, and a Finnish M39. I love them all!

[DennisCA]

Mosin the gateway c&r drug

[C&Rtrader]

Watch out they tend to multiply in your safe... welcome to the mosin club!

[Josh Smith]

Some even make their livings with them. I know there's a show about Alaska where a family uses 'em to hunt. I don't watch the show but have talked to the father -- his daughter's M38 is fitted with one of my sights.

They're good rifles.

Josh

[DennisCA]

When you run out of bullets you can use as a club!
Mosin = Takes a licking and keeps on ticking!